Google Drive Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A visual cheat sheet for 54 keyboard shortcuts in the web version of Google Drive.

Navigation and Views

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Go to navigation panel (folder list)	`G` + `N`	`G` + `N`
Go to item view	`G` + `L`	`G` + `L`
Toggle between grid and list in item view	`V`	`V`
Go to details pane	`G` + `D`	`G` + `D`
Go to top of application (Google bar)	`G` + `T`	`G` + `T`
Enter download status	`G` + `A`	`G` + `A`
Enter upload status	`G` + `U`	`G` + `U`
Show or hide details pane	`D`	`D`
Show or hide activity pane	`I`	`I`

Selecting Items

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Select or deselect item	`X`	`X`
Select next item	`J/Down`	`J/Down`
Select previous item	`K/Up`	`K/Up`
Select next item on left	`H/Left`	`H/Left`
Select next item on right	`L/Right`	`L/Right`
Extend selection down	`Shift` + `Down`	`Shift` + `Down`
Extend selection up	`Shift` + `Up`	`Shift` + `Up`
Extend selection left	`Shift` + `Left`	`Shift` + `Left`
Extend selection right	`Shift` + `Right`	`Shift` + `Right`
Select all visible items	`Shift` + `A`	`Shift` + `A`
Clear all selections	`Shift` + `N`	`Shift` + `N`

Moving Between Items

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Move down without changing selection	`Cmd` + `Down`	`Ctrl` + `Down`
Move up without changing selection	`Cmd` + `Up`	`Ctrl` + `Up`
Move left without changing selection	`Cmd` + `Left`	`Ctrl` + `Left`
Move right without changing selection	`Cmd` + `Right`	`Ctrl` + `Right`

Actions on Selected Items

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Open selected item	`Enter`	`Enter`
Rename selected item	`N`	`N`
Share selected item	`.`	`.`
Move selected item to a new folder	`Z`	`Z`
Star or unstar selected item	`S`	`S`
Add selected item to another folder	`Shift` + `Z`	`Shift` + `Z`
Delete selected item	`Delete`	`Delete`
Undo last action	`Cmd` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Redo last undone action	`Cmd` + `Shift` + `Z`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Z`

Creating New Items

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Documents	`Shift` + `T`	`Shift` + `T`
Presentation	`Shift` + `P`	`Shift` + `P`
Spreadsheet	`Shift` + `S`	`Shift` + `S`
Drawing	`Shift` + `D`	`Shift` + `D`
Folder	`Shift` + `F`	`Shift` + `F`
Form	`Shift` + `O`	`Shift` + `O`

Opening Menus

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Create menu	`C`	`C`
More actions menu	`A`	`A`
Current folder actions menu	`F`	`F`
Sort menu	`R`	`R`
Settings menu	`T`	`T`

Application Actions

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Show keyboard shortcut list	`Shift` + `/`	`Shift` + `/`
Select next visual density	`Q` + `Q`	`Q` + `Q`
Find / Find next	`Cmd` + `F`	`Ctrl` + `F`
Print	`Cmd` + `P`	`Ctrl` + `P`
Show last message	`M`	`M`
Search your drive	`/`	`/`

Preview Mode Actions

Operation	Mac Shortcut	Win Shortcut
Close	`Esc`	`Esc`
Play / Pause	`Space`	`Space`
Zoom in	`+/=`	`+/=`
Zoom out	`-`	`-`