Select itemsCreate new
Shortcut | Action |
↓/j | Navigate to the next item in the list |
↑/k | Navigate to the previous item in the list |
x | Select/deselect the current item |
Shift + ↓/j | Continue the selection/deselection to the next item |
Shift + ↑/k | Continue the selection/deselection to the previous |
Shift + a | Select all visible items |
Shift + n | Clear all selections |
Go to different views
Shortcut | Action |
g then n | Focus the navigation panel |
g then f | Focus the folders view |
g then l | Focus the items view |
g then d | Focus the details pane |
g then t | Focus the Google bar at the top of the page |
Application
Shortcut | Action |
?, Shift + /, or Ctrl + / | Display the keyboard shortcuts pop-up |
d | Show/hide the details pane |
/ | Focus the search box |
Google Drive file types (docs, sheets, slides, etc.) DO NOT count against your Drive storage space.
Google documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
Shortcut | Action |
Shift + t | Create a new document |
Shift + p | Create a new presentation |
Shift + s | Create a new spreadsheet |
Shift + d | Create a new drawing |
Shift + f | Create a new folder |
Shift + o | Create a new form |
Shift + t | Create a new document |
Menus
Shortcut | Action |
c | Open the create menu |
u | Open the upload menu |
a | Open the more actions menu |
r | Open the sort menu |
t | Open the settings menu |
Actions
Shortcut | Action |
Enter or o | Open the current item |
n | Rename the current item |
. | Share the selected items |
z | Move the selected items |
s | Star/unstar the current item or the selected items |
p | Show document preview |
Shake Up Learning by Kasey Bell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at www.shakeuplearning.com.
Google Drive Cheat Sheet - by ShakeUpLearning.com