keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive

Instant Google Drive Starter Book

Instant Google Drive Starter

Many of us know and use Google Drive for storing files over the internet. Google drive is a well-known cloud based solution which allows us to store, edit, share over 30 different file types online.

In the era of internet and that too cloud specifically has powered us with many great features and has given us endless opportunities too. Google drive is one of the great and powerful solution for storing and working online with files we need. And you can access your files from any part of the world and using any device you have such as computer, tablet, phone since it supports Android & iOS too.

So as to help you and to allow you to use Google Drive properly and with full throttle Mike Procopio has written a nice book titled as “Instant Google Drive Starter” which covers all the features, shortcuts, tips & tricks, related to Google Drive. He has pointed out everything very clearly and with well written description and snapshots which helps to understand things easily. Even if you are new to Google Drive, you can start using Google Drive very easily with the help of this book since it has covered everything right from the basics of using Google Drive up to the professional. I liked the book and would like to suggest this book to everyone such that they can use the power of internet to solve their daily life issues.

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Google Drive Shortcuts

Objectives :

  • What are the shortcuts for Google Drive?
  • What are the shortcuts for Google Docs?
  • How to use Google Drive using keyboard shortcuts?
  • What are the keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive?

Following are the shortcuts for Google Drive :

Shortcut

Purpose

 
Menus
c Create
u Upload
a Action
r Sort
t Setting
 
Action
. (Dot / period) Share
Enter or o Open
Z Organize
S Star / Unstar
 
Create
Shift + t Creates Text Document
Shift + p Creates Presentation
Shift + s Create Spreadsheet
Shift + d Creates Drawing
Shift + f Creates Folder
 
Application
? or Shift + / or Ctrl + / Keyboard shortcuts
d Show / hide details pane
/ Search
   
Go to  
g then n Navigation Panel
g then f Folders
g then l Documents List
g then d Details Pane
g then t Top of the page
 
Selection
j Highlight the next item in the list.
k Highlight the previous item in the list.
x Select / unselect the current highlighted item.
Down Select next item.
Shift + Down Select next item & current items.
Up Select previous item.
Shift + Up Select previous item & current items.
Shift + a Select all visible items.
Shift + n Clear all selections.