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Sheetward User Guide

Turn an Excel or OpenDocument workbook (or Google Sheet) into a multi-user web app — forms, validation, lookups, import/export and more.

Keyboard shortcutsReference

Every shortcut below works on a physical keyboard; on a phone the same actions are on screen. Ctrl stands for on a Mac. Single-letter shortcuts never fire while you are typing in a field, so they can't interrupt data entry.

Records grid — an app's list of records.

KeysWhat it does
Ctrl KJump to the record search box from anywhere on the page.
/Also focuses the search box.
nOpens a new record (editors, builders and admins).
EscIn the search box: clears the search and leaves the box.
↑ ↓On a focused row: move to the previous or next record.
Enter / SpaceOn a focused row: opens the record.

Record form and fields

KeysWhat it does
EscCloses a line item's full-row editor.
Enter / SpaceOn a line item's expand icon: opens its full-row editor.
← → ↑ ↓Date picker: move a day (left / right) or a week (up / down).
Page Up / Page DownDate picker: move a month; in the month and year grids, a year or twelve years.
Enter / Space / EscDate picker: Enter or Space picks the highlighted day, month or year; Esc steps back from a month or year grid, then closes the picker.
↑ ↓ Home End Enter EscDropdowns: move through the options, jump to the first or last, pick, close. In a plain dropdown, typing a letter jumps to the next matching option; in a searchable one, typing filters the list.
↑ ↓ Enter EscLookup pickers: move through the matches, pick one, close.
← → ↑ ↓ Home End Delete 0Rating stars: change the rating by one star, jump to one star or the maximum, clear the rating.

Dashboards, templates, support and menus

KeysWhat it does
EscDashboard: closes a zoomed widget.
Enter / SpaceDashboard table widget: opens the focused row's record.
← → EscTemplate preview: previous or next image; close the preview.
Enter / Shift EnterSupport assistant: Enter sends your question; Shift Enter starts a new line.
Ctrl EnterSupport ticket reply in the Admin Console: sends the reply.
EscCloses any open menu, panel, dialog or the message inbox.
Shortcuts can't be customized, and they are the same in every language.