---
title: Keyboard navigation
metaTitle: Keyboard navigation - Guide - Handsontable Documentation
permalink: /next/keyboard-navigation
canonicalUrl: /keyboard-navigation
tags:
- key bindings
- keymap
---
# Keyboard navigation
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## Navigation
| 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 |
## Context menu
| 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 |