Using Keyboard Shortcuts for Box

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 + Shift + /.

Item actions

Shortcut	Action
⌘ / Ctrl + c	Copy selected items.
⌘ / Ctrl + v	Paste copied items in current folder.
⌘ / Ctrl + x	Cut selected items.
Alt/Option + d	Download selected items.
Alt/Option + m	Move and copy selected items.
Alt/Option + s	Share the selected item or invite collaborators to the selected item.
Alt/Option + r	Rename the selected item.
Enter	Open the selected item.

Item selection

Shortcut	Action
↑	Navigate to the previous item.
↓	Navigate to the next item.
Alt/Option + x	Select the current item.
Shift + ↑	Add the previous item to the current selection.
Shift + ↓	Add the next item to the 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.

Shortcut	Action
Alt/Option + /	Jump to the search field.
]	Next page.
[	Previous page.
Alt/Option + g, then Alt/Option + a	Go to the Files page.
Alt/Option + g, then Alt/Option + f	Go to the Favorites page.
Alt/Option + g, then Alt/Option + c	Go to the Collaborators page.
Alt/Option + g, then Alt/Option + s	Go to the Synced page.
Alt/Option + g, then Alt/Option + t	Go to the Trash page.

Other

Shortcut	Action
Alt/Option + b	Create a new bookmark.
Alt/Option + n	Create a new folder.
Alt/Option + 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 Windows, press Control and /

Shortcut	Action
⌘ / Ctrl + <	Decrease font size.
⌘ / Ctrl + >	Increase font size.
⌘ / Ctrl + E	Center text.
⌘ / Ctrl + J	Left align text.
⌘ / Ctrl + ⇧ + X	Check or uncheck a checklist item.
⌘ / Ctrl + ⇧ + O	Display or hide comments.
⌘ / Ctrl + ⇧ + U	Display or hide the 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 a note.
⌘ / Ctrl + ⇧ + A	Add an annotation.
⌘ / Ctrl + K	Add a hyperlink.
⌘ / Ctrl + Z	Undo.
⌘ / Ctrl + /	Toggle the 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: 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 + z	Undo*
⌘ / Ctrl + y ⌘ / Ctrl + Shift + z	Redo*
Esc	Cancel operation: Field settings menu Field selection
Del	Delete the selected fields.

* 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:

Mac: Ctrl + Option + Cmd + Space
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + b

Box Hubs shortcuts

Box Hubs has separate shortcuts for building a Hub and for reading one. To see them while you work, open a Hub and press Alt/Option + Shift + /. The Keyboard Shortcuts panel opens with an Edit Mode tab and a View Mode tab. For the full list, see Using keyboard shortcuts in Box Hubs.

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Item actions

Item selection

Navigation

Other

Box Notes shortcuts

Box Sign shortcuts

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