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Apple Numbers Keyboard Shortcuts for Web on Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for the Apple Numbers web app on Windows. Navigate cells, enter formulas, and manage spreadsheet data in the browser on Windows.
Key label style

Frequently used chortcuts

Cut the selected text or object
Ctrl+X
Copy the selected text or object
Ctrl+C
Paste the selected text or object
Ctrl+V
Add a formula to the selected cell
=
Edit a formula in a cell
Double-click
or
Alt+Enter
Add a row above the selected cells
Alt+Up
Add a row below the selected cells
Alt+Down
Add a column to the right of the selected cells
Alt+Right
Add a column to the left of the selected cells
Alt+Left
Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell
Alt+Enter

General

Cut the selected text or object
Ctrl+X
Copy the selected text or object
Ctrl+C
Paste the selected text or object
Ctrl+V
Open a new spreadsheet from the template chooser (with a template selected)
Enter
Move between the spreadsheet, toolbar, and the Format sidebar
Ctrl+Shift+U
Zoom in
Ctrl+Shift+.
Zoom out
Ctrl+Shift+,
View at 100% (actual size)
Ctrl+0
Hide or show the Format sidebar
Ctrl+Alt+I
Undo the last action
Ctrl+Z
Redo the last action
Ctrl+Y
Print a spreadsheet
Ctrl+P
Delete the previous character or selection
Bksp
Delete the next character or selection
Del
Delete the word before the insertion point
Alt+Bksp
Delete the word after the insertion point
Alt+Del

Work with tables

Add a row above the selected cells
Alt+Up
Add a row below the selected cells
Alt+Down
Add a column to the right of the selected cells
Alt+Right
Add a column to the left of the selected cells
Alt+Left
Remove rows and columns with content (by dragging the resize button)
Alt+Drag
Delete selected rows
Alt+Shift+Bksp
Delete selected columns
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Bksp
Insert a row at the bottom of the table (with a cell in the bottom row selected)
Enter
Insert a column on the right of the table (with a cell in the right-most column selected)
Tab
Select an entire row or column in the selected table (by clicking the letter for the column or the number for the row)
Click
Select all rows that intersect the current selection
Alt+Shift+Enter
Select all columns that intersect the current selection
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Select additional columns
Shift+LeftRight
Select additional rows
Shift+UpDown
Select additional cells
Shift+Click
Select only the body cells in a row or columnDouble-click the lettered bar for a column, or the numbered bar for a row.
Double-click
Stop the reordering of rows or columnsPress while dragging.
Esc
Resize the table columns evenlyPress while dragging.
Alt
Select a table from a cell selection
Ctrl+Enter
Select the first cell in a selected table
Alt+Enter
Select all content in a table (with a table selected)
Ctrl+A
Delete the selected table, or the contents of selected cells
Bksp
Select a cell
Click
Edit a cell
Alt+Enter
Stop editing the cell and select the cell
Ctrl+Enter
Stop editing the cell and select the table
Ctrl+Enter+Enter
Move the selected table one point
UpDownLeftRight
Move the selected table ten points
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Select the next cell to the left, right, up, or down
UpDownLeftRight
Extend cell selection by one cell
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Extend cell selection to the first row
Shift+Pg Up
Extend cell selection to the last row
Shift+Pg Dn
Extend cell selection to the first column
Shift+Home
Extend cell selection to the last column
Shift+End
Move cell selection to the first row
Alt+Pg Up
Move cell selection to the last row
Alt+Pg Dn
Move cell selection to the first column
Alt+Home
Move cell selection to the last column
Alt+End
Select the cell in the next row; from the last cell in the last row, add a new row
Enter
Select the cell in the next column; from the last cell in a row, add a new column
Tab
Select the cell in the previous column
Shift+Tab
Select the cell in the previous row
Shift+Enter
Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell
Alt+Enter
Select a value in a pop-up menu for a selected cell
Space
Merge selected cells
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M
Unmerge selected cells
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+U
Turn Filters on or off
Ctrl+Alt+F

Create formulas

Add a formula to the current cell
=
Edit a formula
Double-click
or
Alt+Enter
In the formula editor, save changes
Alt
or
Enter
In the formula editor, discard changes
Esc
Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell referencesPress to move forward or backward through options.
Ctrl+K
or
Ctrl+Shift+K

Move around within a spreadsheet

Move one character to the left
Left
Move one character to the right
Right
Move to the line above
Up
Move to the line below
Down
Move to the beginning of the current or previous word
Ctrl+Left
Move to the end of the current or next word
Ctrl+Right
Move to the beginning of the current line
Shift+Home
Move to the end of the current line
Shift+End
Move to the beginning of the current paragraph
Ctrl+Up
Move to the end of the current paragraph
Ctrl+Down
Move to the beginning of the current text area, text box, shape, or table
Ctrl+Home
Move to the bottom of the current text area, text box, shape, or table
Ctrl+End
Scroll to the beginning of the sheet
Home
Scroll to the end of the sheet
End

Select text

Select one or more characters
Click+Drag
Select a word
Double-click
Select a paragraph
Triple-click
Select all objects and text
Ctrl+A
Deselect all objects and text
Ctrl+Shift+A
Extend the text selection
Click,Shift+Click
Extend the selection one character to the right
Shift+Right
Extend the selection one character to the left
Shift+Left
Extend the selection to the end of the current word
Alt+Shift+Right
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current word
Alt+Shift+Left
Extend the selection to the end of the current line
Ctrl+Shift+Right
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current line
Ctrl+Shift+Left
Extend the selection to the line above
Shift+Up
Extend the selection to the line below
Shift+Down
Extend the selection to the beginning of the current paragraph
Alt+Shift+Up
Extend the selection to the end of the current paragraph
Alt+Shift+Down
Extend the selection to the beginning of the text
Ctrl+Shift+Up
Extend the selection to the end of the text
Ctrl+Shift+Down

Format text

Apply boldface to selected text
Ctrl+B
Apply italic to selected text
Ctrl+I
Apply underline to selected text
Ctrl+U
Decrease the indent level of a block of text or a list item
Shift+Tab
or
Shift+[
Increase the indent level of a block of text or a list item
Tab
or
Ctrl+]
Turn text into a link
Ctrl+K
Add a range to (or remove it from) the selection
Shift+Drag
or
Ctrl+Drag
Insert a line break (soft return)
Shift+Enter
Insert a paragraph break
Enter
Make the text superscript
Ctrl+Alt+=
Make the text subscript
Ctrl+Alt+-

Find and replace text

Find
Ctrl+F
Find next
Ctrl+G
Find previous
Ctrl+Shift+G
Find using selected text
Ctrl+E
Replace text
Enter
Replace using selected text
Ctrl+Shift+E
Hide the Find window
Esc

Manipulate objects

Select or deselect objects
Ctrl+Click
or
Shift+Click
Move the selected object one point
UpDownLeftRight
Move the selected object ten points
Shift+UpDownLeftRight
Constrain the movement of the object horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (45°)
Shift+Drag
Send the selected object to the back
Ctrl+Shift+B
Send the selected object one layer back
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B
Bring the selected object to the front
Ctrl+Shift+F
Bring the selected object one layer forward
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F
Group selected objects
Ctrl+Alt+G
Ungroup selected objects
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G
Disable alignment guides while moving or resizing an object
Ctrl+Drag
or
Draga handle,Ctrl
Resize the object
Draga handle
Resize the object from the center
Alt+Draga handle
Constrain the aspect ratio when resizing the object
Shift+Draga handle
Rotate the object
Ctrl+Draga handle
Rotate the object 45°
Ctrl+Shift+Draga handle
Exit masking
Enter
Open the shortcut menu for the selected item
Right+Click

Navigate in the document manager

Move from one spreadsheet to another (with a spreadsheet selected)
UpDownLeftRight
Extend the selection to the next spreadsheet
Shift+LeftRight
Extend the selection above or below the spreadsheet
Shift+UpDown
Extend spreadsheet selection (with a spreadsheet selected)
Shift+Click
Select or deselect noncontiguous spreadsheets
Ctrl+Click
Select all spreadsheets
Ctrl+A
Open a selected spreadsheet
Enter
Delete a selected spreadsheet
Bksp
Rename a spreadsheet
<new name>,Enter
Undo rename a spreadsheet while renaming
Esc

Intro

For Windows users, iCloud.com is the only way to access Numbers. There is no native Windows app. Windows users who receive .numbers files or collaborate with Mac-based teams open, edit, and create Numbers spreadsheets in a browser using their Apple ID.

The shortcut set uses Ctrl as its primary modifier, following Windows keyboard conventions.

Web on Windows shortcut notes

Ctrl as primary modifier. Cell navigation, formula entry, and formatting shortcuts all use Ctrl, consistent with Excel on Windows and Google Sheets on Windows.

Core spreadsheet editing. Cell navigation, formula entry and confirmation, basic number formatting, and standard text formatting are covered.

Canvas limitations. The Numbers canvas model, where multiple tables and other objects sit on a shared sheet canvas, has more limited keyboard coverage in the web version. The core cell editing workflow is well-supported; canvas-level navigation is more limited.

Browser shortcut conflicts. Ctrl+W closes the browser tab; Ctrl+T opens a new one.

Working with .numbers files on Windows. Files created in Numbers on Mac are accessible at iCloud.com on Windows. Exports (PDF, Excel format) are available from the File menu for cases where a Windows-native format is needed.

Printable PDF

The Numbers web (Windows) shortcut list is available as a printable PDF.

FAQ

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