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:
| ⌘ / Ctrl + c | Copy selected items |
| ⌘ / Ctrl + v | Paste copied items in current folder |
| ⌘ / 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 |
| ⌘ /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
To open a list of available keyboard shortcuts in Box Notes:
- On a Mac, press Command and /
- On a PC, press Control and /
| ⌘/Ctrl + < | Decrease font size |
| ⌘/Ctrl + > | Increase font size |
| ⌘/Ctrl + E | Center text |
| ⌘/Ctrl + J | Left align text |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + X | Check/uncheck checklist item |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + O | Show/hide comments |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + U | Show/hide sidebar |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 1 | View recent notes |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 2 | View favorites |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 6 | Toggle checklist |
| ⌘/Ctrl + ⇧ + 7 | Toggle numbered list |
| ⌘/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 |
Box Sign Shortcuts
To prepare your Sign documents or templates as a sender, use the following keyboard shortcuts:
| ⌘/Ctrl + x | Cut selected fields |
| ⌘/Ctrl + c | Copy selected fields |
| ⌘/Ctrl + v | Paste selected fields. Carries over copied field values. Pasted fields have a slight overlap in the same location as the original. |
| ⌘/Ctrl + d | Duplicate selected fields. Combination of Copy and Paste. |
| ⌘/Ctrl + left click | Select multiple fields. After selecting, you can use these shortcuts:
Bulk reassign recipients within a signature request. Select two or more fields then left click to reassign the recipients. Additionally, you can delete the selected fields. |
| ⌘/Ctrl + z | Undo* |
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⌘/Ctrl + y ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + z |
Redo* |
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Esc |
Cancel operation:
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| Del | Delete selected field(s) |
* Actions that Undo/Redo can be used for include:
- Adding, removing, moving, and resizing fields
- Updating fields and their settings (including fonts), title & settings, recipient assignment, and Required/Not Required selection
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