Using Keyboard Navigation
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You can change the active cell or select cells with the mouse or keyboard keys. You can also use keyboard keys to make changes to the cell data.

The end user can use the following default, keyboard keys:

Key Action Action Name
Ctrl + Z Cancels the last user operation. Undo
Ctrl + Y Repeats the last user operation. Redo
Ctrl + Down Arrow Moves the active cell to the last row. NavigationBottom
Down Arrow Moves the active cell down one cell. NavigationDown
End Moves the active cell to the end of the row. NavigationEnd
Ctrl + Right Arrow Moves the active cell to the end of the row. NavigationEnd
Ctrl + Home Moves the active cell to the first cell in the control. NavigationFirst
Home Moves the active cell to the first cell in the row. NavigationHome
Ctrl + Left Arrow Moves the active cell to the first cell in the row. NavigationHome
Ctrl + End Moves the active cell to the last cell in the control. NavigationLast
Left Arrow Moves the active cell to the first cell in the row. NavigationLeft
Tab Moves the active cell right to the next cell and down to the first cell in the next row when the active cell is at the end of a row. CommitInputNavigationTabNext
Page Down Moves the active cell down to the next set of rows. NavigationPageDown
Ctrl + PageUp Moves to the previous sheet. NavigationPreviousSheet
PageUp Moves the active cell up to the next set of rows. NavigationPageUp
Shift + Tab Moves the active cell left and wraps to the end of the previous row when the active cell is the first cell in the row. CommitInputNavigationTabPrevious
Right Arrow Moves the active cell one cell to the right. NavigationRight
Up Arrow Moves the active cell up a cell. NavigationUp
Ctrl + Up Arrow Moves the active cell to the first cell in the column. NavigationTop
Delete Clears the data in the cell if it is not in edit mode. Clear
Backspace Clears the cell data if the cell is not in edit mode or moves a character to the left if the cell is in edit mode. ClearAndEditing
Enter Moves the active cell down a cell and takes the cell out of edit mode. CommitInputNavigationDown
Shift + Enter Moves the active cell up a cell and takes the cell out of edit mode. CommitInputNavigationUp
Escape Removes the current typed characters if the cell is in edit mode. CancelInput
Shift + Left Arrow Extends the selection one cell to the left of the active cell if the cell is not in edit mode (selects characters if the cell is in edit mode). SelectionLeft
Shift + Right Arrow Extends the selection one cell to the right of the active cell if the cell is not in edit mode (selects characters if the cell is in edit mode). SelectionRight
Shift + Up Arrow Extends the selection up one cell from the active cell if the cell is not in edit mode (selects cell characters if the cell is in edit mode). SelectionUp
Shift + Down Arrow Extends the selection down one cell from the active cell if the cell is not in edit mode (selects cell characters if the cell is in edit mode).. SelectionDown
Shift + Home Extends the selection from the active cell to the first cell in the row (selects cell characters if the cell is in edit mode). SelectionHome
Shift + Ctrl + Left Arrow Extends the selection from the active cell to the first cell in the row. SelectionHome
Shift + End Extends the selection from the active cell to the last cell in the row. SelectionEnd
Shift + Ctrl + Right Arrow Extends the selection from the active cell to the last cell in the row. SelectionEnd
Shift + Page Up Extends the selection one page up from the active cell. SelectionPageUp
Shift + Page Down Extends the selection one page down from the active cell. SelectionPageDown
Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow Extends the selection from the active cell up to the first cell in the column. SelectionTop
Shift + Ctrl + Down Arrow Extends the selection from the active cell down to the last cell in the column. SelectionBottom
Shift + Ctrl + Home Extends the selection from the active cell to the first cell in the control. SelectionFirst
Shift + Ctrl + End Extends the selection from the active cell to the last cell in the control. SelectionLast
Ctrl + C Copies the selection to the Clipboard. Copy
Ctrl + X Cuts the selection to the Clipboard. Cut
Ctrl + V Pastes the data from the Clipboard. Paste
Alt + Enter Creates and moves to a new line if the cell is in edit mode. InputNewLine

Using Code

This example sets the active cell.

CS
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private void Grid_Loaded_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].SetActiveCell(5, 5);
        }
        private void Button_Click_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            listBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].ActiveCell.ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].ActiveColumn.ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].ActiveColumnIndex);
            listBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].ActiveRow.ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets[0].ActiveRowIndex);          
        }
        private void gcSpreadSheet1_EnterCell(object sender, GrapeCity.Xaml.SpreadSheet.UI.EnterCellEventArgs e)
        {
            listBox1.Items.Add(e.Column.ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(e.Row.ToString());
        }
        private void gcSpreadSheet1_LeaveCell(object sender, GrapeCity.Xaml.SpreadSheet.UI.LeaveCellEventArgs e)
        {
            listBox1.Items.Add(e.Column.ToString());
            listBox1.Items.Add(e.Row.ToString());
        }
VB
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Private Sub MainPage_Loaded(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs) Handles Me.Loaded
        gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).SetActiveCell(5, 5)     
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button_Click_1(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs)
        ListBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).ActiveCell().ToString())
        ListBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).ActiveColumn.ToString())
        ListBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).ActiveColumnIndex)
        ListBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).ActiveRow.ToString())
        ListBox1.Items.Add(gcSpreadSheet1.Sheets(0).ActiveRowIndex)
    End Sub
   
    Private Sub gcSpreadSheet1_EnterCell(sender As Object, e As GrapeCity.Xaml.SpreadSheet.UI.EnterCellEventArgs) Handles gcSpreadSheet1.EnterCell
        ListBox1.Items.Add(e.Column.ToString())
        ListBox1.Items.Add(e.Row.ToString())
    End Sub
    Private Sub gcSpreadSheet1_LeaveCell(sender As Object, e As GrapeCity.Xaml.SpreadSheet.UI.LeaveCellEventArgs) Handles gcSpreadSheet1.LeaveCell
        ListBox1.Items.Add(e.Column.ToString())
        ListBox1.Items.Add(e.Row.ToString())
    End Sub
See Also
SpreadActions Class

 

 

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