C.2.4 Editing Cells
This section contains information on editing cells.
Table C-4 Editing Cells
Cell mode before action | Action | Key(s) | Cell mode after action | Notes |
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Navigation | Edit focused cell (enter Actionable mode) |
(All) Enter -or- F2 -or- (LUX) Shift+Enter -or- (WAI-ARIA (optional), LUX) Any alphanumeric character |
Editable |
(LUX) In a Text Column or Text Area Column cell, typing an alphanumeric character will also replace the current cell value with the character just typed (LUX) In a Number/Cost/Percent column cell, typing an alphanumeric character will also select the current cell value, if any; the character just typed is not entered in the cell |
Editable | Cancel changes and exit Actionable mode | (All) Escape | Navigation | (WAI-ARIA) Does not mention canceling changes, just exiting Actionable mode |
Editable | Commit changes and exit Actionable mode |
(WAI-ARIA (optional), LUX) Enter -or- (LUX) Shift+Enter |
Navigation |
(LUX) If the currently focused cell is not in the last data row of the Grid, Enter or Shift+Enter will also move focus to the cell immediately below the focused cell (note that Shift+Enter moves focus down such as Enter, not up) (LUX) In a Text Area Column cell, Enter does not exit the editor; it just adds a newline character to the text value at the current insertion point. Shift+Enter behaves such as a normal Enter or Shift+Enter, as if the cell were not a Text Area Column cell (LUX) In a Date Column or Select Multi Column cell, Enter and Shift+Enter do nothing |
Editable | Move focus to next actionable (tabbable) item | (All) Tab |
Old cell: Navigation; New cell: Editable |
(LUX) Next actionable item is usually in next cell (LUX) If the editOnTab option is true, the newly focused cell enters Actionable mode |
Editable | Move focus to previous actionable (tabbable) item | (All) Shift+Tab |
Old cell: Navigation; New cell: Editable |
(LUX) Previous actionable item is usually in previous cell (LUX) If the editOnTab option is true, the newly focused cell enters Actionable mode |
Editable | Move to next row | Enter |
Old row: Navigation; New row: Editable |
(LUX) See LUX comments for "Commit changes and exit Actionable mode" |
Editable | Select date in Date Column | (LUX) See the OJET Input Date and Time Keyboard End User Information. | See the OJET Input Date and Time Keyboard End User Information. | |
Editable | Increment Spinner Number Column cell | Up Arrow | Editable | |
Editable | Decrement Spinner Number Column cell | Down Arrow | Editable | |
Navigation | Toggle checked state of check-box | Space | Navigation | |
Navigation | Clear data from the focused cell | (LUX) Delete | Navigation | Delete key clears the values in select and check column cells as well |