Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

You can use the arrow keys to move the cell selection around.

You can jump to adjacent cells with the arrow keys by pressing “out of the text” while you edit: When the text editing cursor is at the left end of the text, pressing the left arrow key jumps to the cell to the left; similarly, when the cursor is at the rightmost end of the text, pressing the right arrow key jumps to the next cell to the right. You can always immediately jump away with the Tab key (or Shift (⇧)-Tab).

Action	Shortcut
Next Cell to the Right	Right Arrow
	Tab
Previous Cell to the Left	Left Arrow
	Shift (⇧)-Tab
Next Cell Below	Down Arrow
	Enter
Previous Cell Above	Up Arrow
	Shift (⇧)-Enter
Jump to Leftmost Cell in Row	Command (⌘)-Left Arrow
Jump to Rightmost Cell in Row	Command (⌘)-Right Arrow
Jump to Topmost Cell in Column	Command (⌘)-Up Arrow
Jump to Bottommost Cell in Row	Command (⌘)-Down Arrow

Editing

Action	Shortcut
Edit Cell (preserving contents)	Alt (⌥)-Enter
Edit Cell (overwriting contents)	(just start typing)
Insert Column Before Selection	Alt (⌥)-Left Arrow
Insert Column After Selection	Alt (⌥)-Right Arrow
Insert Row Above Selection	Alt (⌥)-Up Arrow
Insert Row Below Selection	Alt (⌥)-Down Arrow
Align Left	Command (⌘)-Shift (⇧)-[
Align Center	Command (⌘)-Shift (⇧)-\
	(equals Command (⌘)-|)
Align Right	Command (⌘)-Shift (⇧)-]

Workflow

Action	Shortcut
Create Document from Clipboard	Command (⌘)-Alt (⌥)-N
Copy Table (as Markdown)	Command (⌘)-Shift (⇧)-C
Copy Table (and specify outcome)	Command (⌘)-Alt (⌥)-Shift (⇧)-C
Resize Table	Command (⌘)-Alt (⌥)-R