Numbers Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Moving around in a spreadsheet
Page Up	Scroll one screen up Scroll one page up (in Print View)
Optn-Page Up	Scroll one screen left Scroll one page left (in Print View)
Page Down	Scroll one screen down Scroll one page down (in Print View)
Optn-Page Down	Scroll one screen right Scroll one page right (in Print View)
Home	Scroll to beginning of sheet
End	Scroll to end of sheet
Cmnd-Page Up	Go to previous sheet
Left Arrow or Up Arrow	Go to previous sheet (if sheet is selected in Sheets pane)
Cmnd-Page Down	Go to next sheet
Right Arrow or Down Arrow	Go to next sheet (if sheet is selected in Sheets pane)
Moving around within text
Left Arrow	Move one character to the left
Right Arrow	Move one character to the right
Up Arrow	Move to line above
Down Arrow	Move to line below
Optn-Left Arrow	Move to beginning of current or previous word
Optn-Right Arrow	Move to end of current or next word
Cmnd-Left Arrow	Move to beginning of current line
Cmnd-Right Arrow	Move to end of current line
Optn-Up Arrow	Move to beginning of current paragraph
Optn-Down Arrow	Move to end of current paragraph
Selecting text
Click in front of first character and drag across characters you want to select	Select one or more characters
Double-click the word	Select a word
Triple-click in the paragraph	Select a paragraph
Cmnd-A	Select all text within selected object
Shft-Cmnd-A	Deselect all text within selected object
Click in the text and Shft-click in another location in the text	Extend text selection
Shft-Right Arrow	Extend selection one character to the right
Shft-Left Arrow	Extend selection one character to the left
Shft-Optn-Right Arrow	Extend selection to end of current word
Shft-Optn-Left Arrow	Extend selection to beginning of current word
Shft-Cmnd-Right Arrow	Extend selection to end of current line
Shft-Cmnd-Left Arrow	Extend selection to beginning of current line
Shft-Up Arrow	Extend selection to the line above
Shft-Down Arrow	Extend selection to the line below
Shft-Optn-Up Arrow	Extend selection to beginning of current paragraph
Shft-Optn-Down Arrow	Extend selection to end of current paragraph
Shft-Cmnd-Up Arrow or Shft-Home	Extend selection to beginning of text
Shft-Cmnd-Down Arrow or Shft-End	Extend selection to end of text
Select the first text you want and select additional text while holding down the Cmnd key	Select multiple words or blocks of text that aren't next to each other
Formatting text
Cmnd-T	Show Font panel
Cmnd-B	Make selected text bold
Cmnd-I	Make selected text italic
Cmnd-U	Underline selected text
Delete	Delete previous character or selection
Del (not available on all keyboards)	Delete next character or selection
Cmnd-plus sign (+) or Cmnd-equal sign (=)	Make font size bigger
Cmnd-minus sign (-)	Make font size smaller
Ctrl-Cmnd-plus sign (+)	Make text superscript
Ctrl-Cmnd-minus sign (-)	Make text subscript
Cmnd-{ (left brace)	Align text flush left
Cmnd-|	Center text
Cmnd-} (right brace)	Align text flush right
Optn-Cmnd-|	Align text flush left and flush right (justify)
Use arrow keys to move into hyperlink text	Edit hyperlink text without disabling hyperlink
Cmnd-X	Cut
Cmnd-C	Copy
Cmnd-V	Paste
Optn-Shft-Cmnd-V	Paste and match formatting of destination text
Optn-Space bar	Insert nonbreaking space
Shft-Return or Ctrl-Return	Insert line break (soft return)
Return	Insert paragraph break
Manipulating objects
Optn-click Shapes in toolbar, choose a shape, and drag crosshairs on canvas	Draw shape
Optn-click Charts in toolbar, choose a chart, and drag crosshairs on canvas	Draw chart
Select one object and press Cmnd-A	Select all objects on sheet
Select one object and press Cmnd-Shft-A	Deselect all objects
Cmnd-click or Shft-click	Select or deselect additional objects
Shft-drag or Cmnd-drag	Add range to or remove it from selection
Arrow key	Move selected object one point
Shft-arrow key	Move selected object ten points
Shft-Cmnd-B	Send object to the back
Optn-Shft-Cmnd-B	Send object one layer back
Shft-Cmnd-F	Bring object to the front
Optn-Shft-Cmnd-F	Bring object one layer forward
Optn-Cmnd-G	Group objects
Optn-Shft-Cmnd-G	Ungroup objects
Cmnd-L	Lock objects
Optn-Cmnd-L	Unlock objects
Cmnd-D or Optn-drag	Duplicate object
Shft-drag	Constrain movement of object to 45º
Drag handle	Resize object
Optn-drag handle	Resize object from center
Shft-drag handle	Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object
Optn-Shft-drag handle	Constrain aspect ratio when resizing object from center
Cmnd-drag handle	Rotate object
Shft-Cmnd-drag handle	Rotate object 45º
Cmnd-Optn-drag handle	Rotate object around opposite handle (instead of center)
Shft-Cmnd-Optn-drag handle	Rotate object 45º around opposite handle (instead of center)
Cmnd-drag	Turn off alignment guides
Shft-Cmnd-M	Mask or unmask object
Return, Cmnd-Return, Enter, or double-click	Exit mask mode
Double-click masked image	Reenter mask mode
Ctrl-click	Open shortcut menu for selected item
Cmnd-Return	Exit text edit mode and select object
Working with tables
Select a cell and press Cmnd-A	Select all cell content in a table
Select a border segment and press Cmnd-A	Select all cell borders in a table
Delete	Delete selected table or border segment or contents of selected cells
Shft-drag table	Constrain movement of table and snap to guides
Drag selected cell by its border and release when other cell is selected	Move contents of selected cell to another cell, replacing its contents
Optn-drag selected cell to the other cell	Copy contents of selected cell to another cell
Shft-click in the other cell or use Shft-arrow keys	Extend selection from selected cell to another cell
Click cell	Select cell
Cmnd-click selected or unselected cell	Add cell to or remove it from selection
Select cell and click once, twice, or three times	Edit content in cell
Cmnd-Return	Stop editing cell and select cell
Cmnd-click a selected cell	Select table
Double-click border segment of selected or unselected table	Select a single border segment (if border selection is on)
Click the segment in a selected or unselected table	Select a long border segment (if border selection is on)
Click selection	Change single-segment selection to long-segment selection (if border selection is on)
Shft-click or Cmnd-click unselected border segment	Add single or long border segment to selection (if border selection is on)
Shft-click or Cmnd-click selected single segment	Deselect single border segment (if border selection is on)
Drag selection	Move selected long border segment to new position (if border selection is on)
Arrow keys	Move selected table, border, or long border segment one point
Shft-arrow keys	Move selected table, border, or long border segment ten points
Arrow keys (in cell selection mode)	Select next cell to the left, right, up, or down
Shft-arrow keys (in cell selection mode)	Extend cell selection by one cell
Tab	Select next cell
Select last cell in row and press Tab	Add column to right side of table when "Return key moves to next cell" is selected
Return	Add new row at end of table when last cell is selected and "Return key moves to next cell" option is selected
Tab from last cell in table	Add new row at end of table when last cell is selected and "Return key moves to next cell" option isn't selected
Shft-Tab	Select previous cell
Cmnd-Return	Stop editing cells and select the table
Optn-Tab	Insert a tab when editing cell
Ctrl-Return	Insert a line break (soft return) when editing text in a cell
Optn-Return	Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell and "Return key moves to next cell" is selected
Return	Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell and "Return key moves to next cell" isn't selected
Ctrl-click table	Open table formatting menu for selected table or cells
Select cell and type =	Open Formula Editor to add a new formula
Double-click cell	Open Formula Editor to edit a formula
Return, Enter, or Accept button	In Formula Editor, save changes
Escape, or Cancel button	In Formula Editor, discard changes
Double-click cell	Edit value in cell with cell format
Working with editable shapes
Click the shape and then click again	Make custom shape editable
Click point and drag to another location	Move a point of an editable shape
Click point and press Delete	Delete a point of an editable shape
Optn-click the shape edge where you want to add a point	Add a point to an editable shape
Double-click the corner point	Change a corner point of an editable shape into a curved point
Double-click the curved point	Change a curved point of an editable shape into a corner point
Click a point on the curve and move the ctrl handles	Reshape the curve of an editable shape
Using Print View
Optn-Cmnd-P	Show pages in selected sheet
General
Cmnd-N (opens Template Chooser or template specified in Numbers preferences)	Create new spreadsheet
Shft-Cmnd-N	Open Template Chooser
Cmnd-O	Open existing spreadsheet
Cmnd-S	Save
Shft-Cmnd-S	Save as
Cmnd-P	Print selected sheet
Cmnd-?	Open Numbers help
Cmnd-F	Find
Cmnd-G	Find next
Shft-Cmnd-G	Find previous
Cmnd-E	Use selection for find
Cmnd-J	Scroll to found selection
Cmnd-semicolon (;)	Check spelling
Cmnd-colon (:)	Show spelling window
Cmnd->	Zoom in
Cmnd-<	Zoom out
Cmnd-W	Close window
Cmnd-M	Minimize window
Cmnd-comma (,)	Show preferences
Optn-Cmnd-I	Show Inspector window
Cmnd-R	Show document rulers
Shft-Cmnd-L	Show layout
Shft-Cmnd-C	Show Colors window
Cmnd-H	Hide Numbers
Optn-Cmnd-H	Hide other windows
Cmnd-Q	Quit Numbers

 

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