Grist Shortcuts#

General#

Key (Mac) Key (Windows) Description
F1, / F1,Ctrl + / Display shortcuts pane
Z Ctrl + Z Undo last action
Z, Y Ctrl + Shift + Z,Ctrl + Y Redo last action
F Ctrl + F Find
G Ctrl + G Find next occurrence
G Ctrl + Shift + G Find previous occurrence
Key (Mac) Key (Windows) Description
Move downward to next record or field
Move upward to previous record or field
Move right to the next field
Move left to the previous field
Tab Tab Move to the next field, saving changes if editing a value
Tab Shift + Tab Move to the previous field, saving changes if editing a value
PageDown PageDown Move down one page of records, or to next record in a card list
PageUp PageUp Move up one page of records, or to previous record in a card list
Ctrl + Move up to the first record
Ctrl + Move down to the last record
Home Home Move to the first field or the beginning of a row
End End Move to the last field or the end of a row
Alt + Open next page
Alt + Open previous page
O Ctrl + O Activate next page widget
O Ctrl + Shift + O Activate previous page widget
Space Space Opens a record card in a table widget

Selection#

Key (Mac) Key (Windows) Description
Shift + Adds the element below the cursor to the selected range
Shift + Adds the element above the cursor to the selected range
Shift + Adds the element to the right of the cursor to the selected range
Shift + Adds the element to the left of the cursor to the selected range
A Ctrl + A Selects all currently displayed cells
Shift Ctrl + Shift + Selects cells above the selected cell in the same column
Shift Ctrl + Shift + Selects cells below the selected cell in the same column
Shift Ctrl + Shift + Selects cells to the right of the selected cell in the same row
Shift Ctrl + Shift + Selects cells to the left of the selected cell in the same row
A Ctrl + Shift + A Copy anchor link

Editing#

Key (Mac) Key (Windows) Description
Enter,F2 Enter,F2 Start editing the currently-selected cell
Enter Enter Finish editing a cell, saving the value
Escape Escape Discard changes to a cell value
D Ctrl + D Fills current selection with the contents of the top row in the selection
Delete Backspace,Delete Clears the currently selected cells
Enter Enter Toggles the value of checkbox cells
= = When typed at the start of a cell, make this a formula column
; Ctrl + ; Insert the current date
; Ctrl + Shift + ; Insert the current date and time

Data manipulation#

Key (Mac) Key (Windows) Description
Enter Ctrl + Shift + Enter Insert a new record, before the currently selected one in an unsorted table
Enter Ctrl + Enter Insert a new record, after the currently selected one in an unsorted table
D Ctrl + Shift + D Duplicate the currently selected record(s)
Delete Ctrl + Backspace,Ctrl + Delete Delete the currently selected record(s)
= Alt + Shift + = Insert a new column, before the currently selected one
= Alt + = Insert a new column, after the currently selected one
M Ctrl + M Rename the currently selected column
- Alt + Shift + - Hide the currently selected column
- Alt + - Delete the currently selected columns