Airtable keyboard shortcuts
Airtable looks like a spreadsheet but works like a database, so teams track projects, inventory, or content in linked tables. These keys move around bases and views, select and edit grid cells, work in Gallery, Kanban, and Gantt views, and open expanded records.
Windows, macOS · 55 shortcutsBases, views, and general actions
Undo changes, move between bases, tables, and views, open view configuration menus, search the current view, and set a date field to the current time.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Open Airtable's complete shortcut list | WindowsCtrl + / macOSCmd + / |
| Undo the last action | WindowsCtrl + Z macOSCmd + Z |
| Print the current table view or expanded record | WindowsCtrl + P macOSCmd + P |
| Open the table switcher in the current base | WindowsCtrl + J macOSCmd + J |
| Open the quick base switcher | WindowsCtrl + K macOSCmd + K |
| Open the view switcher in the current base | WindowsCtrl + Shift + K macOSCmd + Shift + K |
| Open the filter menu in the current viewPress Enter in the menu to create a new filter. | WindowsCtrl + Shift + F macOSCmd + Shift + F |
| Open the grouped-records menu in the current viewPress Enter in the menu to collapse or expand all groups. | WindowsCtrl + Shift + D macOSCmd + Shift + D |
| Open the sort menu in the current viewPress Enter in the menu to reapply the most recent sort. | WindowsCtrl + Shift + S macOSCmd + Shift + S |
| Set the selected date or date-time field to now | WindowsCtrl + ; macOSCmd + ; |
| Move backward between similar interface elements | Windows / macOSShift + Tab |
| Move forward between similar interface elements | Windows / macOSTab |
| Activate the interface query-container search | WindowsAlt + / macOSOption + / |
| Open the find barIn a base grid, this opens Airtable's find-in-view search rather than the browser find tool. | WindowsCtrl + ForCtrl + G macOSCmd + ForCmd + G |
| Redo the last undone action | WindowsCtrl + YorCtrl + Shift + Z macOSCmd + YorCmd + Shift + Z |
Grid selection and editing
Copy and edit cells, expand a cell or record, select cell ranges, insert records, and move records in Grid view.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Copy a cell or selected cell range | WindowsCtrl + C macOSCmd + C |
| Cut a cell or selected cell range | WindowsCtrl + X macOSCmd + X |
| Paste into a cell or selected cell range | WindowsCtrl + V macOSCmd + V |
| Select all occurrences of a variable or text | WindowsCtrl + D macOSCmd + D |
| Expand the active record | Windows / macOSSpace |
| Expand the active cell | Windows / macOSShift + Space |
| Scroll one screen up | Windows / macOSFn + Up |
| Scroll one screen down | Windows / macOSFn + Down |
| Jump to the left edge of the table | WindowsCtrl + Left macOSCmd + Left |
| Jump to the right edge of the table | WindowsCtrl + Right macOSCmd + Right |
| Jump to the top edge of the table or current group | WindowsCtrl + Up macOSCmd + Up |
| Jump to the bottom edge of the table or current group | WindowsCtrl + Down macOSCmd + Down |
| Select cells through the left edge of the table | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Left macOSCmd + Shift + Left |
| Select cells through the right edge of the table | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Right macOSCmd + Shift + Right |
| Select cells through the top edge of the table | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Up macOSCmd + Shift + Up |
| Select cells through the bottom edge of the table | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Down macOSCmd + Shift + Down |
| Extend the cell selection left | Windows / macOSShift + Left |
| Extend the cell selection right | Windows / macOSShift + Right |
| Extend the cell selection up | Windows / macOSShift + Up |
| Extend the cell selection down | Windows / macOSShift + Down |
| Insert a record below the selected cell | Windows / macOSShift + Enter |
| Insert a record at the end of an unsorted, ungrouped grid | WindowsCtrl + Shift + Enter macOSCmd + Shift + Enter |
| Move a record up manually | WindowsAlt + Up macOSOption + Up |
| Move a record down manually | WindowsAlt + Down macOSOption + Down |
| Scroll one screen left | WindowsAlt + Page UporAlt + Fn + Up macOSOption + Page UporOption + Fn + Up |
| Scroll one screen right | WindowsAlt + Page DownorAlt + Fn + Down macOSOption + Page DownorOption + Fn + Down |
| Edit the selected cell | Windows / macOSEnterorF2 |
Gallery, Kanban, and Gantt views
Move to Gallery and Kanban edges, scroll between Kanban stacks, and delete or create records in Gantt view.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Scroll to the top edge of Gallery view | WindowsCtrl + Up macOSCmd + Up |
| Scroll to the bottom edge of Gallery view | WindowsCtrl + Down macOSCmd + Down |
| Scroll Kanban left by one stack | Windows / macOSLeft |
| Scroll Kanban right by one stack | Windows / macOSRight |
| Scroll Kanban to the left edge | WindowsCtrl + Left macOSCmd + Left |
| Scroll Kanban to the right edge | WindowsCtrl + Right macOSCmd + Right |
| Scroll all Kanban stacks to the top | WindowsCtrl + Up macOSCmd + Up |
| Scroll all Kanban stacks to the bottom | WindowsCtrl + Down macOSCmd + Down |
| Delete selected Gantt records | WindowsCtrl + Delete macOSCmd + Delete |
| Create a record in the Gantt create-record flow | Windows / macOSEnter |
Expanded records
Move directly between neighboring records while one record is expanded, then close the expanded-record overlay and return to the view.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Move to the previous expanded record | WindowsCtrl + Shift + , macOSCmd + Shift + , |
| Move to the next expanded record | WindowsCtrl + Shift + . macOSCmd + Shift + . |
| Close the expanded record | Windows / macOSEsc |
Source
Airtable keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Airtable web keyboard shortcuts from the current official support article checked August 31, 2026. At that check, the article displayed a relative 'Last updated 23 days ago' label rather than a stable revision date. Airtable publishes separate Mac and Windows tables. Browser and operating-system shortcuts, screenshots, and modifier-plus-pointer gestures are omitted. No Linux keymap is documented on the source page.