Google Drive is our favorite cloud storage solution, not only because it offers a massive 15GB limit for free users, but because it seamlessly integrates with Google Docs (which is our favorite Microsoft Office alternative). It's the best all-in-one solution for office productivity, and it gets even better when you start using the following essential Google Drive keyboard shortcuts:
| Keyboard shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Create actions | |
| Shift + F | Create a new folder |
| Shift + P | Create a new presentation |
| Shift + S | Create a new spreadsheet |
| Shift + T | Create a new document |
| Navigation actions | |
| ONE | Open the More Actions menu for the currently selected item |
| do | Open the New Item menu |
| re | Toggle details pane |
| F | Opens the folder actions menu. |
| me | Toggle activity panel |
| R | Opens the Sort menu |
| T | Opens the settings menu |
| V | Switch between grid and list views |
| / | Go to Google Drive search bar |
| General Actions | |
| north | Rename selected item |
| S | Highlight or unhighlight the selected item |
| Z | Move selected item to another folder |
| Enter | Open selected item |
| Period | Share selected article |
| Shift + 3 | Delete selected item |
| Shift + A | Select all visible elements |
| Shift + N | Clear all selections |
| Shift + // | Open list of all shortcuts |
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + P | Printing |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo last undone action |
| Selection Actions | |
| Down Arrow | Select the next item below |
| Left Arrow | Select the next element to the left |
| Correct Arrow | Select the next element to the right |
| Up Arrow | Select the next element above |
| Shift + Down Arrow | Include the next element below in the current selection |
| Shift + Left Arrow | Include the next element to the left in the current selection |
| Shift + Right Arrow | Include the next element to the right in the current selection |
| Shift + Up Arrow | Include the next element in the current selection |
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