Navigating a Grid

You can navigate in a grid with your mouse or by using the following keystrokes:

To use these keys, you must give the grid focus by clicking it with the mouse.

The key...

Lets you...

Up arrow

Select the cell in the previous row and the same column.

Down arrow

Select the cell in the next row and the same column.

Left arrow

Select the cell in the same row and the previous column.

Right arrow

Select the cell in the same row and the next column.

Home

Select the cell in the first column of the current row.

End

Select the cell in the last column of the current row.

Page Up

Move up through the grid one page at a time. Available only if the display mode on the grid is Scrolling.

Page Down

Move down through the grid one page at a time. Available only if the display mode on the grid is Scrolling.

Tab

Move horizontally from one cell to the next.

Enter

Move vertically from one cell to the next.

Shift+Up arrow or Shift+Down arrow

Select multiple rows. To select multiple rows with the mouse, select a cell, hold the Shift key and click and drag the mouse.

NOTE: Navigation in a grid is dependent on the type of selection that is set for the grid. For example, if the grid selection is set to Enable Column Selection, you will not be able to select individual cells. See Selecting Data in a Grid for more information.

See Also

Grids at Run Time