Use N to Rename a Google Doc
In Google Drive you can easily rename files using the keyboard shortcut N.
Single Click
Click one time on a file in Google Drive. Press N to prompt a box to rename.
Mass Rename
One time I accidentally attached the wrong document in Google Classroom. I had to delete the assignment in Google Classroom. However, the folder of student work is still in Google Drive. Some students had done work on the mistaken assignment and I didn’t want to delete all the files. I instead opted to rename all of the files to “Old” so students could tell.
Steps (NO mouse required):
- Single click first file.
- Press N
- Go to front of the line and type the word you wish to append with a space.
- Hold down shift and repeatedly press the left arrow key to select the characters of the appended word.
- Use Control C to copy the appended word.
- Press enter.
- Down arrow.
- Press N.
- Home button (I use Command left arrow on my Mac) to put the cursor at the front of the line.
- Control V to paste
- Press enter
- Repeat
Google Drive Rename
Google Drive Rename
