Box provides keyboard shortcuts to quickly navigate our web application.
For actions related to an item, select the item before pressing the shortcut. You can view a list of all keyboard shortcuts in the web application by pressing Shift + ?.
Item Actions:
| ⌘ + c / Ctrl + c | Copy selected items |
| ⌘ + v / Ctrl + v | Paste copied items in current folder |
| ⌘ + x / Ctrl + x | Cut selected items |
| Shift + d | Download selected items |
| Shift + m | Move selected items |
| Shift + s | Share selected item |
| Shift + c | Invite collaborators to selected item |
| Shift + r | Rename selected item |
| Enter | Open selected item |
Item Selection:
| ↑ | Select previous item |
| ↓ | Select next item |
| Shift + x | Select current item |
| Shift + ↑ | Add previous item to current selection |
| Shift + ↓ | Add next item to current selection |
| ⌘ + a / Ctrl + a | Select all |
| Esc | Deselect all |
Navigation:
| / | Jump to search field |
| ] | Next page |
| [ | Previous page |
| Shift + g, then Shift + a | Go to All Files page |
| Shift + g, then Shift + f | Go to Favorites page |
| Shift + g, then Shift + m | Go to Messages page |
| Shift + g, then Shift + c | Go to Collaborators page |
| Shift + g, then Shift + s | Go to Synced page |
| Shift + g, then Shift + t | Go to Trash page |
Other:
| Shift + b | Create new bookmark |
| Shift + n | Create new folder |
| Shift + v | Switch between grid view and list view |
Box Notes Shortcuts
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⌘/Ctrl + < |
Decrease font size |
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⌘/Ctrl + > |
Increase font size |
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⌘/Ctrl + E |
Center text |
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⌘/Ctrl + J |
Left align text |
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⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + X |
Check/uncheck checklist item |
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⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + O |
Show/hide comments |
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⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + U |
Show/hide sidebar |
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⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 1 |
View recent notes |
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⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 2 |
View favorites |
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⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 6 |
Toggle checklist |
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⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 7 |
Toggle numbered list |
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⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 8 |
Toggle bulleted list |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 9 |
Strikethrough |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥ + N | Create note |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + A | Add annotation |
| ⌘/Ctrl + K | Add hyperlink |
| ⌘/Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| ⌘/Ctrl + / | Toggle keyboard shortcut legend |
| ⌘/Ctrl +⌥ + ⇧ + B | Play Battle Notes |
Box Drive Shortcuts
To search your entire Box account with Box Drive, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
- For Mac: ctrl + option + cmd + space
- For Windows: ctrl + alt + shift + b
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