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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Work Smarter With Google Drive Shortcut Keys

Use keyboard shortcuts in Google Drive. Try them out:


Navigate and select items

Shortcut
Action
j
Navigate to next item in list (highlights selection)
k
Navigate to previous item in list (highlights selection)
x
Select or de-select a highlighted item
Select next item in list
Shift +
Select next item in list while leaving the current selection selected
Select previous item in list
Shift +
Select previous item in list while leaving current selection selected
Shift + a
Select all
Shift + n
Select none

Create new Google Docs

Shortcut
Action
Shift + t
Create a new text 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

Go to different views

Shortcut
Action
g then n
Access navigation panel
g then l
Access list of documents
g then f
Access folders
g then d
Access details pane

Show various menus

Shortcut
Action
c
Show the create new menu, use arrow keys to select an item to create
u
Show upload menu
a
Show actions menu
r
Show sort menu
v
Show view menu

Take action

Shortcut
Action
z
Organize
s
Star/unstar
o or Enter
Open item
.
Share

Access or enable features

Shortcut
Action
/
Go to search box
d
Show / hide details pane
? or Ctrl + /
Access shortcuts help menu

Mac users can replace Ctrl with the Command key ( or 'Apple' key) and Alt with the Option key.