Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

Shortcut	Action
Arrow keys	Move selection
Tab	Move right
Shift+Tab	Move left
Enter	Confirm edit, move down
Shift+Enter	Confirm edit, move up
Ctrl+Home	Go to A1
Ctrl+End	Go to last cell
Ctrl+Arrow	Jump to edge of data
Ctrl+Backspace	Jump to active cell (scroll view)
Page Up/Down	Page scroll
Ctrl+G	Go To dialog
F8	Jump to next invalid cell
Shift+F8	Jump to previous invalid cell

Find & Replace

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+F	Find
Ctrl+H	Find and Replace
F3	Find next
Shift+F3	Find previous
Shift+F4	Find next (Excel alias)

Selection

Shortcut	Action
Shift+Arrow	Extend selection
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow	Extend to edge of data
Ctrl+A	Select all
Shift+Click	Extend selection to cell
Ctrl+Click	Add to selection (discontiguous)
Shift+Space	Select entire row
Ctrl+Space	Select entire column
Ctrl+Shift+End	Select to last cell

Editing

Shortcut	Action
F2	Edit cell
Escape	Cancel edit
Enter	Confirm edit
Ctrl+Enter	Confirm edit in place (stay on cell)
Delete	Clear cell contents
Ctrl+D	Fill Down
Ctrl+R	Fill Right
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Y	Redo
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo (alternate)
Ctrl+;	Insert current date
Ctrl+Shift+;	Insert current time
F4	Cycle cell reference ($A$1 → A$1 → $A1 → A1)

Clipboard

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+Alt+V	Paste Special (opens dialog)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V	Paste Values only

Formatting

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+B	Bold
Ctrl+I	Italic
Ctrl+U	Underline
Ctrl+5	Strikethrough
Ctrl+1	Format panel
Ctrl+Shift+~	General format
Ctrl+Shift+!	Number format (2 decimals)
Ctrl+Shift+@	Time format
Ctrl+Shift+#	Date format
Ctrl+Shift+$	Currency format
Ctrl+Shift+%	Percent format
Ctrl+Shift+^	Scientific format

Formulas

Shortcut	Action
=	Start formula
Alt+=	AutoSum
Ctrl+`	Toggle formula view
F9	Recalculate all
F1	Context help (in formula)
Tab/Enter	Accept autocomplete

Named Ranges

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+N	Create named range
F12	Go to precedents (cells this cell references)
Shift+F12	Find all references (cells that reference this cell)
Ctrl+Shift+R	Rename symbol

Dependency Tracing

Shortcut	Action
Alt+T	Toggle trace mode
Alt+[	Cycle to next precedent
Alt+]	Cycle to next dependent
F5	Return to trace source cell

On Linux, Ctrl+[ and Ctrl+] also work for cycling precedents/dependents.

View

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+P	Command Palette
Ctrl+K	Quick Open (cells, ranges, files)
Ctrl+Shift+I	Inspector Panel
F10	Problems Panel
Alt+F11	Lua Console
Ctrl+,	Preferences
F11	Zen Mode (hide UI)
Ctrl+\	Split View
F6	Switch split pane
Ctrl+Alt+=	Zoom in
Ctrl+Alt+-	Zoom out
Ctrl+Alt+0	Zoom reset (100%)
Shift+F10	Context menu

File

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+N	New file
Ctrl+O	Open file
Ctrl+S	Save
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save As
Ctrl+W	Close window
Ctrl+Q	Quit

Sheets

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Page Down	Next sheet
Ctrl+Page Up	Previous sheet
Shift+F11	Add new sheet

Alt Key (Excel-style Command Access)

VisiGrid supports Excel-style Alt navigation using a scoped command palette.

• Alt enters command mode
• First key selects a scope
• Commands are searched and executed via the palette

Shortcut	Scope	What’s in it
Alt+A	Data	Filter, Sort, Validation
Alt+E	Edit	Fill, Clear, Undo/Redo
Alt+F	File	Open, Save, Export
Alt+V	View	Inspector, Zoom, Freeze
Alt+T	Tools	Trace, Verified Mode, Explain
Alt+O	Format	Bold, Italic, Colors
Alt+H	Help	About, Shortcuts
Alt+Down	—	Open validation/filter dropdown

Example flow: Alt+A → type “sort” → Enter

Keyboard Hints (Vimium-style)

Enable in Preferences → Navigation.

Shortcut	Action
g	Show cell labels
a-z, aa-zz	Jump to labeled cell
Escape	Cancel hint mode
Backspace	Delete last character

Vim Mode

Enable in Preferences → Navigation.

Shortcut	Action
h/j/k/l	Move left/down/up/right
i	Enter edit mode
a	Enter edit mode (append)
0	Jump to column A
$	Jump to last data column
w	Next filled cell (right)
b	Previous filled cell (left)
gg	Go to A1
G	Go to bottom of data
Shift+hjkl	Extend selection

Keybinding Customization

Remap any shortcut via JSON config.

Location: ~/.config/visigrid/keybindings.json

Access: Command Palette → “Open Keyboard Shortcuts”

Example:

{
  "ctrl-shift-d": "edit.filldown",
  "ctrl-;": "edit.trim"
}

User keybindings override defaults.

Keyboard Invariants

These shortcuts never change — they’re Excel muscle memory that VisiGrid respects unconditionally.

Shortcut	Action	Rationale
F2	Edit cell	Universal spreadsheet convention
F4	Cycle reference (in formula)	$A$1 → A$1 → $A1 → A1
F9	Recalculate all	Excel’s “refresh” key
Ctrl+D	Fill Down	Fundamental data entry
Ctrl+R	Fill Right	Fundamental data entry
Ctrl+Arrow	Jump to data edge	Power navigation
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow	Extend to data edge	Power selection
Ctrl+Backspace	Jump to active cell	View navigation
Alt+=	AutoSum	Quick sum formula
Alt+Down	Open dropdown	Validation list → Filter menu → nothing