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Box provides keyboard shortcuts to quickly navigate our web application. In this article, Alt/Option indicates to press the Alt key on Windows, and the Option key on Mac. 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 Alt/Option + ?. Item Actions:
/ Ctrl + cCopy selected items.
/ Ctrl + vPaste copied items in current folder.
⌘****/ Ctrl + xCut selected items.
Alt/Option + dDownload selected items.
Alt/Option + mMove and copy selected items.
Alt/Option + sShare the selected item or invite collaborators to the selected item.
Alt/Option + rRename the selected item.
EnterOpen the selected item.
Item Selection:
Navigate to the previous item.
Navigate to the next item.
Alt/Option + xSelect the current item.
Shift + Add the previous item to the current selection.
Shift + Add the next item to the current selection.
⌘ /Ctrl + aSelect 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.
EscDeselect all.
Navigation:
Alt/Option + /Jump to the search field.
]Next page.
[Previous page.
Alt/Option + g, then Shift + aGo to the Files page.
Alt/Option + g, then Shift + fGo to the Favorites page.
Alt/Option + g, then Shift + cGo to the Collaborators page.
Alt/Option + g, then Shift + sGo to the Synced page.
Alt/Option + g, then Shift + tGo to the Trash page.
Other:
Alt/Option + bCreate a new bookmark.
Alt/Option + nCreate a new folder.
Alt/Option + vSwitch 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 + ECenter text.
⌘/Ctrl + JLeft align text.
⌘/Ctrl + + XCheck/uncheck checklist item.
⌘/Ctrl + + OShow/hide comments.
⌘/Ctrl + + UShow/hide sidebar.
⌘/Ctrl + + 1View recent notes.
⌘/Ctrl + + 2View favorites.
⌘/Ctrl + + 6Toggle checklist.
⌘/Ctrl + + 7Toggle numbered list.
⌘/Ctrl + + 8Toggle bulleted list.
⌘/Ctrl + + 9Strikethrough.
⌘/Ctrl + + NCreate a note.
⌘/Ctrl + + AAdd an annotation.
⌘/Ctrl + KAdd a hyperlink.
⌘/Ctrl + ZUndo
⌘/Ctrl + /Toggle keyboard shortcut legend.

Box Sign Shortcuts

To prepare your Sign documents or templates as a sender, use the following keyboard shortcuts:
⌘/Ctrl + xCut selected fields.
⌘/Ctrl + cCopy selected fields.
⌘/Ctrl + vPaste selected fields.  Carries over copied field values. Pasted fields have a  slight overlap in the same location as the original.
⌘/Ctrl + dDuplicate selected fields.  Combination of Copy and Paste.
⌘/Ctrl + left clickSelect multiple fields. After selecting, you can use these shortcuts:
  • Cut
  • Copy
  • Paste
  • Duplicate
  • Delete

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 + zUndo*

⌘/Ctrl + y

⌘/Ctrl + Shift + z

Redo*

Esc

Cancel operation:
  • Field settings menu
  • Field selection
DelDelete selected field(s).
* Actions for which Undo/Redo can be used include:
  • Adding, removing, moving, and resizing fields.
  • Updating fields and their settings (including fonts), title and settings, recipient assignment, and Required/Not Required selection.

Box Drive Shortcuts

To search your entire Box account with Box Drive, use the following keyboard shortcuts:
  • For Mac: ctrl + option + cmd + space
  • For Windows: ctrl + alt + shift + b