Keyboard navigation - Guide - Handsontable Documentation

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Navigation
Selection
Controlling the editor
Context menu

Windows shortcut	Mac shortcut	Command
`Arrow Up ↑`	`Arrow Up ↑`	Move to the cell above current active cell if exists
`Arrow Down ↓`	`Arrow Down ↓`	Move to cell below the current active cell if exists
`Arrow Right →`	`Arrow Right →`	Move to the cell on the right side of the current active cell if exists
`Arrow Left ←`	`Arrow Left ←`	Move to the cell on the left side of current active cell if exists
`Tab`	`Tab`	Move to the cell on the right side of the current active cell if exists
`Tab` + `Shift`	`Tab` + `Shift`	Move to the cell on the left side of current active cell if exists
`Home`	`Fn` + `Arrow Left ←`	Move to the first cell in a row
`End`	`Fn` + `Arrow Right →`	Move to the last cell in a row
`Ctrl` + `Home`	`Ctrl` + `Fn` + `Arrow Left ←` or `Cmd` + `Home`	Move to the first cell in a column
`Ctrl` + `End`	`Ctrl` + `Fn` + `Arrow Right →` or `Cmd` + `End`	Move to the last cell in a column

# Selection

Windows Shortcut key	Mac Shortcut key	Command
`Ctrl` + `A`	`Cmd` + `A`	Select all
`Shift` + `Arrow Up ↑`	`Shift` + `Arrow Up ↑`	Extend selection of the cell above
`Shift` + `Arrow Down ↓`	`Shift` + `Arrow Down ↓`	Extend selection of the cell underneath
`Shift` + `Arrow Right →`	`Shift` + `Arrow Right →`	Extend selection of the cell on the right
`Shift` + `Arrow Left ←`	`Shift` + `Arrow Left ←`	Extend selection of the cell on the left
`Shift` + `Home`	`Shift` + `Fn` + `Arrow Left ←` or `Shift` + `Home`	Select all cells in the row to the left including the current cell
`Shift` + `End`	`Shift` + `Fn` + `Arrow Right →` or `Shift` + `End`	Select all cells in the row to the right including the current cell
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Home`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Fn` + `Arrow Left ←` or `Cmd` + `Shift` + `Home`	Select all cells in the column to the top including the current cell
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `End`	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Fn` + `Arrow Right →` or `Cmd` + `Shift` + `End`	Select all cells in the column to the bottom including the current cell
`Ctrl` + `M`	`Cmd` + `M`	M§erge/unmerge selected cells when plugin `mergeCells` are enabled

# Controlling the editor

Windows shortcut	Mac shortcut	Command
`Enter ⏎`	`Enter ⏎`	Open/close cell editor
`F2`	`F2`	Open cell editor
`Esc`	`Esc`	Cancel editing and close cell editor
`Backspace`	`Backspace`	Empty cell
`Delete`	`Delete`	Empty cell
`Shift` + `Enter ⏎`	`Shift` + `Enter ⏎`	Opens editor and move to the cell above current active cell (if exists)
`Ctrl` + `Enter ⏎`	`Ctrl` + `Enter ⏎`	Opens editor and adds new line in the cell
`Ctrl` + `C` or `Ctrl` + `Insert`	`Cmd` + `C`	Copy cell's content
`Ctrl` + `X`	`Cmd` + `X`	Cut cell's content
`Ctrl` + `V` or `Shift` + `Insert`	`Cmd` + `V`	Paste cell's content
`Ctrl` + `Enter ⏎`	`Cmd` + `Enter ⏎`	Fill all selected cells with edited cell's value
`Ctrl` + `Z`	`Cmd` + `Z`	undo
`Ctrl` + `Y`	`Cmd` + `Y`	redo

Windows shortcut	Mac shortcut	Command
`Arrow Down ↓`	`Arrow Down ↓`	Move to the next option in context menu
`Arrow Up ↑`	`Arrow Up ↑`	Move to the previous option in context menu
`Enter ⏎`	`Enter ⏎`	Select option from context menu

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