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Google Drive Shortcuts Cheatsheet

A quick reference guide to Google Drive shortcuts for efficient file management and navigation.

Navigation Shortcuts

Basic Navigation

j / k

Select next/previous file or folder in the list.

o

Open the selected file or folder.

Enter

Open the selected file or folder (same as o).

Shift + t

Open the selected file in a new tab.

n

Open a new document (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms).

g + l

Go to ‘My Drive’.

Moving Around

g + t

Go to ‘Shared with me’.

g + n

Go to ‘Recent’.

g + b

Go to ‘Starred’.

g + d

Go to ‘Trash’.

g + a

Go to ‘Computers’.

Esc

Close dialog box, or go back to Drive from a document.

File Management Shortcuts

File Operations

v

Move the selected file or folder to a different location.

Shift + f

Add the selected file or folder to ‘My Drive’.

Shift + z

Add to folder (similar to Shift + f, but opens a dialog).

c

Create a new folder.

Shift + m

Move selected file/folder to a folder.

s

Star/unstar the selected file or folder.

Renaming and Deleting

Shift + r

Rename the selected file or folder.

#

Move the selected file or folder to the trash.

Shift + a

Create a shortcut to the selected file.

Shift + s

Report abuse.

Shift + q

Search in Drive.

Shift + /

Open the list of keyboard shortcuts.

Document Editing Shortcuts (Google Docs)

Formatting

Ctrl + b (Cmd + b)

Bold text.

Ctrl + i (Cmd + i)

Italicize text.

Ctrl + u (Cmd + u)

Underline text.

Ctrl + Shift + 7 (Cmd + Shift + 7)

Numbered list.

Ctrl + Shift + 8 (Cmd + Shift + 8)

Bulleted list.

Ctrl + Shift + e (Cmd + Shift + e)

Align center.

Navigation and Editing

Ctrl + z (Cmd + z)

Undo.

Ctrl + y (Cmd + Shift + z)

Redo.

Ctrl + k (Cmd + k)

Insert link.

Ctrl + Alt + m (Cmd + Option + m)

Insert comment.

Ctrl + Shift + c (Cmd + Shift + c)

Word count.

Ctrl + Alt + f (Cmd + Option + f)

Open file menu.

Spreadsheet Shortcuts (Google Sheets)

Cell Editing

F2

Edit the selected cell.

Ctrl + Enter (Cmd + Enter)

Keep the cursor in the current cell after editing.

Alt + Enter (Option + Enter)

Start a new line within the cell.

Ctrl + Shift + ; (Cmd + Shift + ;)

Insert current time.

Ctrl + ; (Cmd + ;)

Insert current date.

Ctrl + Shift + Space (Cmd + Shift + Space)

Insert non-breaking space.

Navigation and Selection

Ctrl + Space (Cmd + Space)

Select entire column.

Shift + Space

Select entire row.

Ctrl + Shift + Down (Cmd + Shift + Down)

Select all cells below the current cell until the last non-empty cell.

Ctrl + Shift + Right (Cmd + Shift + Right)

Select all cells to the right of the current cell until the last non-empty cell.

Ctrl + Home (Cmd + Home)

Go to the first cell (A1).

Ctrl + End (Cmd + End)

Go to the last cell containing data.
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