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title: Google Drive
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.701360
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  A visual cheat-sheet for the 54 keyboard shortcuts found in Google Drive on the web
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## Keyboard Shortcuts

### Navigation and views

| Shortcut | Action                                     |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `G` `N`  | Go to navigation panel (folders list)      |
| `G` `L`  | Go to items view                           |
| `V`      | Switch between grid and list in items view |
| `G` `D`  | Go to details pane                         |
| `G` `T`  | Go to top of application (Google bar)      |
| `G` `A`  | Go to download status                      |
| `G` `U`  | Go to upload status                        |
| `D`      | Show or hide details pane                  |
| `I`      | Show or hide activity pane                 |

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### Select items

| Shortcut        | Action                        |
| --------------- | ----------------------------- |
| `X`             | Select or deselect item       |
| `J/Down`        | Select next item down         |
| `K/Up`          | Select next item up           |
| `H/Left`        | Select next item to the left  |
| `L/Right`       | Select next item to the right |
| `Shift` `Down`  | Extend selection down         |
| `Shift` `Up`    | Extend selection up           |
| `Shift` `Left`  | Extend selection left         |
| `Shift` `Right` | Extend selection right        |
| `Shift` `A`     | Select all visible items      |
| `Shift` `N`     | Clear all selections          |

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### Move between items

| Shortcut       | Action                                |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `Down`  | Move down without changing selection  |
| `Ctrl` `Up`    | Move up without changing selection    |
| `Ctrl` `Left`  | Move left without changing selection  |
| `Ctrl` `Right` | Move right without changing selection |

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### Take action on selected items

| Shortcut           | Action                                     |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| `Enter`            | Open selected item                         |
| `N`                | Rename selected item                       |
| `.`                | Share selected items                       |
| `Z`                | Move selected items to new folder          |
| `S`                | Star or unstar selected items              |
| `Shift` `Z`        | Add selected items to an additional folder |
| `Delete`           | Remove selected items                      |
| `Ctrl` `Z`         | Undo last action                           |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `Z` | Redo last undone action                    |

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### Create new items

| Shortcut    | Action       |
| ----------- | ------------ |
| `Shift` `T` | Document     |
| `Shift` `P` | Presentation |
| `Shift` `S` | Spreadsheet  |
| `Shift` `D` | Drawing      |
| `Shift` `F` | Folder       |
| `Shift` `O` | Form         |

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### Open menus

| Shortcut | Action                      |
| -------- | --------------------------- |
| `C`      | Create menu                 |
| `A`      | More actions menu           |
| `F`      | Current folder actions menu |
| `R`      | Sort menu                   |
| `T`      | Settings menu               |

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### Application actions

| Shortcut    | Action                          |
| ----------- | ------------------------------- |
| `Shift` `/` | Display keyboard shortcuts list |
| `Q` `Q`     | Choose next visual density      |
| `Ctrl` `F`  | Find/find next                  |
| `Ctrl` `P`  | Print                           |
| `M`         | Show last message               |
| `/`         | Search your drive               |

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### Preview mode actions

| Shortcut | Action     |
| -------- | ---------- |
| `Esc`    | Close      |
| `Space`  | Play/pause |
| `+/=`    | Zoom in    |
| `-`      | Zoom out   |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2563044?hl=en) _(support.google.com)_