Keyboard shortcuts for tables
Action | Shortcut |
Move across cells | Arrow keys |
Edit selected cell | Enter |
Save cell and exit editing | Enter |
Cancel editing | Escape (Esc) |
Move to previous/next cell (while editing) | Tab / Shift+Tab |
Select multiple cells | Shift + Arrow keys |
Copy selected cells | Ctrl+C (Windows), Cmd+C (Mac) |
Paste data into selected cell | Ctrl+V (Windows), Cmd+V (Mac) |
Delete data in cell | Delete |
Select entire row | Space |
Select/unselect all records | Navigate to header checkbox with arrows and press Space |
Bulk-edit selected cells (paste) | Ctrl+V (Windows), Cmd+V (Mac) |
Bulk-edit selected cells (delete) | Delete |
Open dropdown in a cell | Enter |
Navigate dropdown options in cell editing | Arrows |
Confirm dropdown selection | Enter |
Exit dropdown | Escape (Esc) |
Got to start of line | Ctrl+left arrow (Windows), Cmd+left arrow (Mac) |
Go to end of line | Ctrl+right arrow (Windows), Cmd+right arrow (Mac) |
Go to first row of page | Ctrl+up arrow (Windows), Cmd+up arrow (Mac) |
Got to last row of page | Ctrl+down arrow (Windows), Cmd+down arrow (Mac) End |
Move column | Navigate to header cell with arrows and use Shift+Arrows |
Open header menus | Navigate to header cell with arrows and use Alt+down arrow (Windows), Option+down arrow (Mac) |
Open filter menu | Navigate to header cell with arrows and use Ctrl+Enter (Windows), Cmd+Enter (Mac) |
Leave a menu | Escape (Esc) |