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 happens to be 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

A

Open the More Actions menu for the currently selected item

C

Open the New Item menu

D

Toggle the Details Pane

F

Open the Folder actions menu

I

Toggle the Activity Pane

R

Open the Sort menu

T

Open the Settings menu

V

Switch between grid and list views

/

Jump to Google Drive search bar

General Actions

N

Rename selected item

S

Star or unstar selected item

Z

Move selected item to another folder

Enter

Open selected item

Period

Share selected item

Shift + 3

Delete selected item

Shift + A

Select all visible items

Shift + N

Clear all selections

Shift + /

Open list of all shortcuts

Ctrl + F

Find

Ctrl + P

Print

Ctrl + Z

Undo last action

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Redo last undone action

Selection Actions

Down Arrow

Select next item below

Left Arrow

Select next item to the left

Right Arrow

Select next item to the right

Up Arrow

Select next item above

Shift + Down Arrow

Include next item below in current selection

Shift + Left Arrow

Include next item to the left in current selection

Shift + Right Arrow

Include next item to the right in current selection

Shift + Up Arrow

Include next item above in current selection

If you want to take your office efficiency even further, check out our article on organizing your Google Drive like a pro, which has several Google Drive tips like color coding, advanced search, revision histories, and more.