Keyboard shortcuts — Nixt Sheets docs

These shortcuts work while the grid has keyboard focus. If a shortcut does nothing, click a cell first.

On a Mac, shortcuts shown with ⌘ also work with the Control key. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl. Tooltips in the app show shortcuts with the ⌘ symbol on every platform; on Windows and Linux, read it as Ctrl.

Files

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Save	`⌘S`	`Ctrl+S`

Editing cells

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Start typing into the current cell, replacing its contents	Any character key	Any character key
Edit the current cell’s contents	`F2` or double-click	`F2` or double-click
Confirm and move down	`Enter`	`Enter`
Confirm and move up	`Shift+Enter`	`Shift+Enter`
Confirm and move right	`Tab`	`Tab`
Confirm and move left	`Shift+Tab`	`Shift+Tab`
Cancel the edit	`Esc`	`Esc`
Clear the selected cells’ contents, or delete the selected pictures and shapes	`Delete` or `Backspace`	`Delete` or `Backspace`
Tick or untick the selected checkboxes (when the current cell is a checkbox)	`Space`	`Space`
Undo	`⌘Z`	`Ctrl+Z`
Redo	`⇧⌘Z` or `⌘Y`	`Ctrl+Shift+Z` or `Ctrl+Y`

Clipboard and fill

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Copy	`⌘C`	`Ctrl+C`
Cut	`⌘X`	`Ctrl+X`
Paste	`⌘V`	`Ctrl+V`
Fill down from the top row of the selection	`⌘D`	`Ctrl+D`
Fill right from the left column of the selection	`⌘R`	`Ctrl+R`

Formatting

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Bold	`⌘B`	`Ctrl+B`
Italic	`⌘I`	`Ctrl+I`
Underline	`⌘U`	`Ctrl+U`

Moving and selecting

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Move one cell	Arrow keys	Arrow keys
Extend the selection one cell	`Shift` + arrow keys	`Shift` + arrow keys
Jump to the edge of the data	`⌘` + arrow keys	`Ctrl` + arrow keys
Extend the selection to the edge of the data	`⇧⌘` + arrow keys	`Ctrl+Shift` + arrow keys
Move to column A	`Home`	`Home`
Extend the selection to column A	`Shift+Home`	`Shift+Home`
Move down or up 24 rows	`Page Down` / `Page Up`	`Page Down` / `Page Up`
Extend the selection 24 rows	`Shift+Page Down` / `Shift+Page Up`	`Shift+Page Down` / `Shift+Page Up`
Move down or up one cell	`Enter` / `Shift+Enter`	`Enter` / `Shift+Enter`
Move right or left one cell	`Tab` / `Shift+Tab`	`Tab` / `Shift+Tab`
Select all the data on the sheet	`⌘A`	`Ctrl+A`

Find and view

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Open the find bar	`⌘F`	`Ctrl+F`
Go to the next match (in the find bar)	`Enter`	`Enter`
Close the find bar	`Esc`	`Esc`
Zoom in by 10%	`⌘=`	`Ctrl+=`
Zoom out by 10%	`⌘-`	`Ctrl+-`

Pictures, shapes and charts

Action	macOS	Windows and Linux
Move the selected objects a little	Arrow keys	Arrow keys
Move the selected objects further	`Shift` + arrow keys	`Shift` + arrow keys
Deselect pictures and shapes	`Esc`	`Esc`
Delete the selected pictures and shapes	`Delete` or `Backspace`	`Delete` or `Backspace`

Mouse actions

Action	How
Select a cell	Click it
Select a block	Drag across it, or `Shift`-click its far corner
Select a column or row	Click its letter or number; `Shift`-click another heading to extend
Select all the data	Click the corner where the headings meet
Edit a cell	Double-click it
Resize a column or row	Drag the edge of its heading
Fit a column to its contents	Double-click the right edge of its letter heading
Fill a series or copy cells	Drag the fill handle at the selection’s bottom-right corner
Scroll sideways with a mouse wheel	Hold `Shift` and turn the wheel
Tick a checkbox	Click the box
Fold or unfold a group	Click the − or + box in the outline gutter
Show an outline level	Click a numbered button in the corner of the outline gutter
Show a sheet	Click its tab
Rename, delete or move a sheet	Right-click its tab
Select an object	Click it
Add an object to the selection	`Shift`-click it
Move an object	Drag it; hold `Alt` as you release to snap to the cell grid
Resize an object	Drag a handle
Filter with a slicer	Click a button; `⌘`-click, `Ctrl`-click or `Shift`-click to add or remove a value
Filter with a timeline	Drag across its axis