Airtable keyboard shortcuts

Airtable's documented shortcuts cover base navigation, view controls, cell editing, record movement, and the Gallery, Kanban, Gantt, and expanded-record surfaces. The reference keeps context-specific commands with the view where Airtable says they work.

Windows, macOS · 55 shortcuts

Bases, 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.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Open Airtable's complete shortcut listCtrl/Cmd/
Undo the last actionCtrlZCmdZ
Print the current table view or expanded recordCtrlPCmdP
Open the table switcher in the current baseCtrlJCmdJ
Open the quick base switcherCtrlKCmdK
Open the view switcher in the current baseCtrlShiftKCmdShiftK
Open the filter menu in the current viewPress Enter in the menu to create a new filter.CtrlShiftFCmdShiftF
Open the grouped-records menu in the current viewPress Enter in the menu to collapse or expand all groups.CtrlShiftDCmdShiftD
Open the sort menu in the current viewPress Enter in the menu to reapply the most recent sort.CtrlShiftSCmdShiftS
Set the selected date or date-time field to nowCtrl;Cmd;
Move backward between similar interface elementsShiftTabShiftTab
Move forward between similar interface elementsTabTab
Open the find barIn a base grid, this opens Airtable's find-in-view search rather than the browser find tool.CtrlForCtrlGCmdForCmdG
Redo the last undone actionCtrlYorCtrlShiftZCmdYorCmdShiftZ

Grid selection and editing

Copy and edit cells, expand a cell or record, select cell ranges, insert records, and move records in Grid view.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Copy a cell or selected cell rangeCtrlCCmdC
Cut a cell or selected cell rangeCtrlXCmdX
Paste into a cell or selected cell rangeCtrlVCmdV
Select all occurrences of a variable or textCtrlDCmdD
Expand the active recordSpaceSpace
Expand the active cellShiftSpaceShiftSpace
Scroll one screen upFnUpFnUp
Scroll one screen downFnDownFnDown
Jump to the left edge of the tableCtrlLeftCmdLeft
Jump to the right edge of the tableCtrlRightCmdRight
Jump to the top edge of the table or current groupCtrlUpCmdUp
Jump to the bottom edge of the table or current groupCtrlDownCmdDown
Select cells through the left edge of the tableCtrlShiftLeftCmdShiftLeft
Select cells through the right edge of the tableCtrlShiftRightCmdShiftRight
Select cells through the top edge of the tableCtrlShiftUpCmdShiftUp
Select cells through the bottom edge of the tableCtrlShiftDownCmdShiftDown
Extend the cell selection leftShiftLeftShiftLeft
Extend the cell selection rightShiftRightShiftRight
Extend the cell selection upShiftUpShiftUp
Extend the cell selection downShiftDownShiftDown
Insert a record below the selected cellShiftEnterShiftEnter
Insert a record at the end of an unsorted, ungrouped gridCtrlShiftEnterCmdShiftEnter
Move a record up manuallyAltUpOptionUp
Move a record down manuallyAltDownOptionDown
Scroll one screen leftAltPage UporAltFnUpOptionPage UporOptionFnUp
Scroll one screen rightAltPage DownorAltFnDownOptionPage DownorOptionFnDown
Edit the selected cellEnterorF2EnterorF2

Gallery, Kanban, and Gantt views

Move to Gallery and Kanban edges, scroll between Kanban stacks, and delete or create records in Gantt view.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Scroll Kanban left by one stackLeftLeft
Scroll Kanban right by one stackRightRight
Scroll Kanban to the left edgeCtrlLeftCmdLeft
Scroll Kanban to the right edgeCtrlRightCmdRight
Scroll all Kanban stacks to the topCtrlUpCmdUp
Scroll all Kanban stacks to the bottomCtrlDownCmdDown
Delete selected Gantt recordsCtrlDeleteCmdDelete
Create a record in the Gantt create-record flowEnterEnter

Expanded records

Move directly between neighboring records while one record is expanded, then close the expanded-record overlay and return to the view.

ActionWindowsmacOS
Move to the previous expanded recordCtrlShift,CmdShift,
Move to the next expanded recordCtrlShift.CmdShift.
Close the expanded recordEscEsc

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