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 and copy selected items |
| Shift + s | Share selected item or invite collaborators to selected item |
| Shift + r | Rename selected item |
| Enter | Open selected item |
Item Selection:
| ↑ | Navigate to previous item |
| ↓ | Navigate to 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 the first twenty items. To select all items displayed in the list, scroll to the bottom of the list then scroll back to the top, then press the shortcut keys. |
| 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 + 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