Google Drive shortcuts that will 10x your productivity

We all know that Google Drive is a great platform for keeping your files organized and accessible from anywhere. Like most people, you must use Google Drive almost daily to share & store files. But did you know that there are keyboard shortcuts that can make your Google Drive experience 10 times more productive?

Most of us are familiar with the basic keyboard shortcuts that make our lives easier when using computers. But did you know that there are keyboard shortcuts specifically for Google Drive? These can come in handy whether you’re working on a collaborative project or just want to save time when you’re working on your own. At Patronum, we’ve compiled a list of the most useful keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web.

Navigation and views
Go to navigation panel (folders list)	g then ng then f
Go to items view	g then l
Switch between grid and list in items view	v
Go to details pane	g then d
Go to top of application (Google bar)	g then t
Go to download status	g then a
Go to upload status	g then u
Show or hide details pane	d
Show or hide activity pane	i

Select items
Select or deselect item	x
Select next item down	jDown arrow
Select next item up	kUp arrow
Select next item to the left	hLeft arrow
Select next item to the right	lRight arrow
Extend selection down	Shift + Down arrow
Extend selection up	Shift + Up arrow
Extend selection left	Shift + Left arrow
Extend selection right	Shift + Right arrow
Select all visible items	Shift + a
Clear all selections	Shift + n

Move between items
Move down without changing selection	Ctrl + Down arrow (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Down arrow (Mac)
Move up without changing selection	Ctrl + Up arrow (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Up arrow (Mac)
Move left without changing selection	Ctrl + Left arrow (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Left arrow (Mac)
Move right without changing selection	Ctrl + Right arrow (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Right arrow (Mac)

Take action on selected items
Open selected item	Entero
Rename selected item	n
Share selected items	. (dot)
Move selected items to new folder	z
Star or unstar selected items	s
Create shortcuts to selected items	Shift + z
Remove selected items	# or Alt + Backspace (Chrome OS)# or Delete (Windows)# or Fn + Delete (Mac)
Undo last action	Ctrl + z (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + z (Mac)
Redo last undone action	Ctrl + Shift + z (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + Shift + z (Mac)
Copy an item URL to the clipboard	Ctrl + c (Windows)⌘ + c (Mac)
Copy an item title to the clipboard	Ctrl + Shift + c (Windows)⌘ + Shift + c (Mac)
Cut an item to the clipboard	Ctrl + x (Windows)⌘ + x (Mac)
Paste an item from the clipboardor move an item from the clipboard	Ctrl + v (Windows)⌘ + v (Mac)
Create an item shortcut within Drive	Ctrl + Shift + v (Windows)⌘ + Shift + v (Mac)
Open an item in new tab	Ctrl + Enter (Windows)⌘ + Return (Mac)

Create new items
Document	Shift + t
Presentation	Shift + p
Spreadsheet	Shift + s
Drawing	Shift + d
Folder	Shift + f
Form	Shift + o

Open menus
Create menu	c
More actions menu	a
Current folder actions menu	f
Sort menu	r
Settings menu	t

Application actions
Display keyboard shortcuts list	Shift + /Ctrl + / (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + / (Mac)
Choose next visual density(row height and element spacing for list view)	q then q
Find/find next	Ctrl + f (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + f (Mac)
Print	Ctrl + p (Chrome OS, Windows)⌘ + p (Mac)
Show last message	m
Search your Drive	/

Preview mode actions
Close	Esc
Play/pause	Space
Zoom in	+ or =
Zoom out	–