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Google Drive adds support for selecting a lot of text and a shortcut for copying / pasting files

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority

TL; DR

  • Google Drive adds a multi-text selection.
  • Google Drive gets a shortcut to copy and paste files.

Google Drive has finally added support for two basic features, features that you probably should have had from the beginning.

The first big addition is the choice of a lot of text, similar to Microsoft Word. Unfortunately, unlike Word, Google Drive requires a total of four keyboard shortcuts to select multiple sections of text. These shortcuts are:

– Ctrl + Alt + Shift + left / right arrow on Windows – Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + left / right arrow on Mac

Read more: How to use Google Drive

The second upgrade Google Drive received was a shortcut to copy and paste files. Fortunately, Google was left with a much simpler, more familiar combination:

– Ctrl + C, Ctrl + X and Ctrl + V on Windows – Cmd + C, Cmd + X and Cmd + V on Mac

These new upgrades are relatively minor, but have a long way to go to bridge the gap with Word and provide a solid quality of life upgrade.

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