Google Drive Keyboard Shortcuts

Cheat sheet guide

Google Drive shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 71 searchable Google Drive keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories. Start with the shortcuts for Navigation, File Actions, Selection, View, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

Go to Drive search/
Create new folderAltCF
Select next item↓
Switch to grid viewAltVL(togglegrid/list)
Go to items viewAltGI
Go to navigation panelAltGF

Navigation

14 shortcuts

Go to Drive search

/

Go to items view

AltGI

Alt+G I · Opt+G I

Go to details panel

AltGD

Alt+G D · Opt+G D

Go to Shared with me

GthenS(legacy;unverified)

G S

Go to Starred

GthenR(legacy;unverified)

G R

Go to Recent

GthenE(legacy;unverified)

G E

Go to Trash

GthenT(legacy;unverified)

G T

Focus Page Content

AltGC

Alt+G C · Opt+G C

Focus Google Application Bar

AltGT

Alt+G T · Opt+G T

Focus Download Status

AltGA

Alt+G A · Opt+G A

Focus Upload Status

AltGU

Alt+G U · Opt+G U

Find Text or Next Match

CtrlF

Ctrl+F · Cmd+F

Show Last Status Message

AltGK

Alt+G K · Opt+G K

File Actions

27 shortcuts

Create new folder

AltCF

Alt+C F · Ctrl+C F

Create new document

AltCT

Alt+C T · Ctrl+C T

Create new spreadsheet

AltCS

Alt+C S · Ctrl+C S

Create new presentation

AltCP

Alt+C P · Ctrl+C P

Create new form

AltCO

Alt+C O · Ctrl+C O

Open selected item

Enter

Enter

Rename file

F2

Move to trash

Delete#

Delete · Backspace

Restore from trash

R(legacy;unverified)

Star / unstar

CtrlAltS

Ctrl+Alt+S · Opt+Cmd+S

Preview

CtrlAltP

Ctrl+Alt+P · Opt+Cmd+P

Open Selected Items in New Tab

CtrlEnter

Ctrl+Enter · Cmd+Enter

Move Selected Items to Folder

CtrlAltM

Ctrl+Alt+M · Opt+Cmd+M

Create Shortcut to Selected Items

CtrlAltR

Ctrl+Alt+R

Copy Selected Item URLs

CtrlAltL

Ctrl+Alt+L · Opt+Cmd+L

Copy Selected Item Titles

CtrlShiftC

Ctrl+Shift+C · Shift+Cmd+C

Cut Selected Items

CtrlX

Ctrl+X · Cmd+X

Upload Files

AltCU

Alt+C U · Ctrl+C U

Upload Folder

AltCI

Alt+C I · Ctrl+C I

Create New Drawing

AltCD

Alt+C D · Ctrl+C D

Open Current Folder Actions

AltShiftA

Alt+Shift+A · Ctrl+Shift+A

Print Current Content

CtrlP

Ctrl+P · Cmd+P

Undo Last Action

CtrlZ

Ctrl+Z · Cmd+Z

Redo Last Action

CtrlY

Ctrl+Y · Cmd+Y

Selection

16 shortcuts

Select next item

↓

Select previous item

↑

Select item

ShiftSpace

Shift+Space

Select all visible items

CtrlA

Ctrl+A · Cmd+A

Deselect all

Esc

Esc

Show keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl/

Ctrl+/ · Cmd+/

Select Item to the Left

←

Select Item to the Right

→

Extend Item Selection Down

Shift↓

Shift+↓

Extend Item Selection Up

Shift↑

Shift+↑

Extend Item Selection Left

Shift←

Shift+←

Extend Item Selection Right

Shift→

Shift+→

Move Down without Changing Selection

Ctrl↓

Ctrl+↓ · Cmd+↓

Move Up without Changing Selection

Ctrl↑

Ctrl+↑ · Cmd+↑

Move Left without Changing Selection

Ctrl←

Ctrl+← · Cmd+←

Move Right without Changing Selection

Ctrl→

Ctrl+→ · Cmd+→

View

14 shortcuts

Toggle Grid/List (Grid Alias)

AltVL(togglegrid/list)

Alt+V L · Opt+V L

Toggle Grid/List (List Alias)

AltVL(togglegrid/list)

Alt+V L · Opt+V L

Show details panel

AltVD

Alt+V D · Opt+V D

Show activity panel

AltVA

Alt+V A · Opt+V A

Sort by name

RthenN(legacy;unverified)

R N

Sort by last modified

RthenL(legacy;unverified)

R L

Toggle Approvals Pane

AltVE

Alt+V E · Opt+V E

Cycle Visual Density

AltTQ

Alt+T Q · Ctrl+T Q

Close Item Preview

Esc(previewmode)

Esc

Play or Pause in Preview

Space(previewmode)

Space

Zoom In within Preview

(previewmode)=(previewmode)

Zoom Out within Preview

-(previewmode)

Documentation check for this addition

39 additional actions were checked against the official documentation on 2026-11-06. Existing actions were retained. These are documentary checks, not tests in installed applications. A dash means this batch does not provide a verified binding for that system. Context such as PDF viewer, text field or address bar is part of the action.

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