In SeaTable, recurring actions and operations can be carried out very easily using key combinations. Inserting a new row, displaying the row details or undoing an action - in SeaTable this can be done in a fraction of a second with the right key combination.
Learn more about SeaTable's keyboard shortcuts and use them to work faster in SeaTable. In the following instructions, keys on an English keyboard are shown. At the bottom of this page is a table comparing keys on German and English keyboards.
Actions, key combinations and their mouse alternatives
For most actions, such as scrolling pages, you can use the mouse or a keyboard shortcut. But for some actions, such as undo, you can only do them with the keyboard shortcut. Here below we show you in a table which actions you can do with keyboard shortcuts or with the mouse.
To quickly get an overview for all key combinations, you also do not have to keep switching to this website. In SeaTable you can open an overview window for all key combinations by clicking on the "..." icon in the top right-hand corner of the editor and then clicking on "Key combination" in the menu that opens. symbol in the top right-hand corner of the editor and then clicking on "Key combination" in the menu that opens.
In the key combination, it does not matter whether a letter like
If you want to use a key combination, always press and hold the function key first, then the letter key. For example: for
| Actions | Key combination | Mouse alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Open search function * | Click on the magnifying glass on the right of the view setting | |
| Lock/unlock line | Right click on a cell and click "Lock row" in the menu | |
| Undo action | none | |
| Execute action again | none | |
| Set selected date or time/date field to now | Change manually in the cell | |
| Copy a cell or a selection of cells | For one cell: none. For several cells: Right-click on the selected cell and then click on "Copy selection" in the opened menu. |
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| Print the current view or Row Detail, if applicable | If necessary, click on the "..." symbol in the table view or row details. symbol and then "Print | |
| Cut a cell or a selection of cells | none | |
| Paste cell (when selecting several cells, the value is pasted into all selected cells) | Right-click on the cell to be inserted and then click on "Insert row above" or "Insert row below" in the menu that opens. | |
| Expand selected entry | On an entry, click on the "double arrow" symbol on the left. | |
| Scrolling up or down a screen display | Use scroll wheel from mouse or scroll bar in browser | |
| Scrolling a screen display to the left or right | Use scroll wheel from mouse or scroll bar in browser | |
| Scroll to the table border | Use scroll wheel from mouse or scroll bar in browser | |
| Insert a new row under the selected cell | Click on the "+" symbol under the last line. | |
| Add a new row and open its row details | Under the last line, click on the "+" symbol, and then click on the double arrow symbol of the line | |
| Show comment column | Right-click on a line and then click on "Comment on line". | |
| Line details: Previous entry | Click on the up arrow | |
| Line details: Next entry | Click on the down arrow | |
| Close extended entry | Click on the "X" symbol in the top right-hand corner of the pop-up window. |
* - If you are using Google Chrome as your browser, this key combination may invoke the browser's search function. In this case, first click on any cell and then you can activate SeaTable's search function by key combination.
Comparison table of German and English keyboards
The labelling of the function keys and the arrangements of some of the keys affected in this article are different on a German and an English keyboard. As the table above is suitable for English keyboards, below is a table comparing affected keys.
Note that this table is only useful for SeaTable key combination.
For example: if on an English keyboard there is the key combination
| Key on an English keyboard | Key on a German keyboard |
|---|---|
