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
Shortcut
Action
Ctrl+F
Find
Ctrl+H
Find and Replace
F3
Find next
Shift+F3
Find previous
Shift+F4
Find next (Excel alias)
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+Home
Extend selection to A1
Ctrl+Shift+End
Extend selection to last cell
Ctrl+\
Select row differences — in each row, the cells whose value differs from the active cell’s column
Ctrl+Shift+|
Select column differences — in each column, the cells whose value differs from the active cell’s row
Both are available from 0.32.0. Differences are compared by computed value, so two formulas that evaluate to the same result count as equal.
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
Ctrl+’
Copy formula from cell above
Ctrl+Shift+“
Copy display value from cell above
F4
Cycle cell reference ($A$1 → A$1 → $A1 → A1)
Shortcut
Action
Ctrl+C
Copy
Ctrl+X
Cut
Ctrl+V
Paste
Ctrl+Alt+V
Paste Special (opens dialog)
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V
Paste Values only
Alt, H, C, P
Copy as Picture — the selection as a PNG on the clipboard
Shortcut
Action
Ctrl+B
Bold
Ctrl+I
Italic
Ctrl+U
Underline
Ctrl+5
Strikethrough
Ctrl+1
Format panel
Ctrl+Shift+~
General format
Ctrl+Shift+!
Number format (2 decimals)
Ctrl+Shift+@
Time format
Ctrl+Shift+#
Date format
Ctrl+Shift+$
Currency format
Ctrl+Shift+%
Percent format
Ctrl+Shift+^
Scientific format
Shortcut
Action
=
Start formula
Alt+=
AutoSum
Ctrl+`
Toggle formula view
F9
Recalculate all
F1
Context help (in formula)
Tab/Enter
Accept autocomplete
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
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.
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
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
Shortcut
Action
Ctrl+Page Down
Next sheet
Ctrl+Page Up
Previous sheet
Shift+F11
Add new sheet
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
Since 0.31.0 a few of Excel’s Alt sequences work as typed: press Alt, release it, then the letters one at a time.
Sequence
Action
Alt, W, V, G
Toggle gridlines
Alt, H, C, P
Copy as Picture — the selected range as a PNG, including off-screen cells, with gridlines, fills, borders, alignment and common font formatting preserved
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
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
Remap any shortcut via JSON config.
Location: ~/.config/visigrid/keybindings.json
Access: Command Palette → “Open Keyboard Shortcuts”
Example:
"ctrl-shift-d" : " edit.filldown " ,
User keybindings override defaults.
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