Sheet shortcuts

Every key you can use in a sheet, in one place.

Navigation

These shortcuts let you work in a sheet without reaching for the mouse. To start, click any cell. From there, you can move around the whole grid with the keys below. (Getting into the grid from the keyboard is coming soon.)

Shortcut	Action
`Arrow keys`	Move between cells
`Tab`	Next cell (adds a column at the end)
`Shift`+ `Tab`	Previous cell
`Enter`	While editing: save and move down a row (adds rows at the end)
`Escape`	Deselect everything
`Ctrl`+ `F`	Find in this sheet

Editing

Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Start editing the active cell
Start typing	Replaces what was in the cell
`Delete` / `Backspace`	Clear the cell or selected range (use Clear in the toolbar for a whole row or column)
`Escape`	Cancel current edit
`Ctrl`+ `B`	Bold
`Ctrl`+ `I`	Italic

Tip

Good to know: Enter opens the cell and keeps what's in it, so you can fix it. Typing straight away, without pressing Enter, replaces whatever was there.

Selection

Action	How
Select a row	Click the row number
Select a column	Click the column letter
Select a range	`Shift` + click (with a mouse or trackpad)
Extend the selection	`Shift`+ `Arrow keys`
Auto-fit column width	Double-click the column's right border
Deselect	`Escape`

Clipboard

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+ `C`	Copy
`Ctrl`+ `X`	Cut
`Ctrl`+ `V`	Paste

Undo and redo

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+ `Z`	Undo (up to 50 actions per tab)
`Ctrl`+ `Shift`+ `Z`	Redo

Note

Each tab remembers its own actions. You can switch to another tab, come back, and still undo what you did before.