monday.com keyboard shortcuts

monday.com lays out a team's projects as tables of items, with a column for each status, owner, or date. Its keys open Quick Search, step through board cells, select items, add groups and columns, open the activity log, and export a board to Excel.

Windows, macOS · 27 shortcuts

System navigation

System navigation shortcuts move between account areas and close the overlays that appear while searching or editing an item.

ActionShortcuts
Close the item page
Windows / macOSEsc
Close a dialog
Windows / macOSEsc
Open or close navigation
WindowsCtrl + .
macOSCmd + .

Board navigation

Board navigation moves through cells and opens the board actions used most often in a monday.com table.

ActionShortcuts
Navigate down
Windows / macOSDown
Navigate up
Windows / macOSUp
Navigate left
Windows / macOSLeft
Navigate to the next cell
Windows / macOSTab
Navigate to the previous cell
Windows / macOSShift + Tab
Edit cell content
WindowsEnter
macOSReturn
Clear cell content
WindowsBackspace
macOSDelete
Open column view
Windows / macOSSpace
Search the board
WindowsCtrl + F
macOSCmd + F
Copy cell content
WindowsCtrl + C
macOSCmd + C
Paste cell content
WindowsCtrl + V
macOSCmd + V
Cut cell content
WindowsCtrl + X
macOSCmd + X

Board actions

These commands select items, create board structure, open activity, and export the current board data.

ActionShortcuts
Select an item
WindowsCtrl + Enter
macOSCmd + Return
Select a range of items
WindowsShift + Enter
macOSShift + Return
Create a new group
WindowsCtrl + Shift + G
macOSCmd + Shift + G
Create a new column
WindowsCtrl + Shift + C
macOSCmd + Shift + C
Open the activity log
WindowsCtrl + Shift + L
macOSCmd + Shift + L
Sort another column
WindowsCtrl + Left click
macOSCmd + Left click
Export to Excel
WindowsCtrl + Shift + E
macOSCmd + Shift + E
Collapse or expand all groupsmonday.com documents the same Ctrl + G binding for Mac and PC here.
Windows / macOSCtrl + G
Select a batch rangeHold Shift while selecting a lower item to include the rows between the two items.
Windows / macOSShift + click

Source

official monday.com shortcuts · Checked

Current monday.com web shortcuts checked September 1, 2026. The shortcut list is available from the account menu or Shift + ?. Labels differ slightly between Mac and PC, but the actions are shared.

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