Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigation within the Grid (Includes Basic Selection of Cells and Rows)

C.2.2 Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigation within the Grid (Includes Basic Selection of Cells and Rows)

This section contains information on the Keyboard shortcuts for navigation within the grid (includes a basic selection of cells and rows).

Table C-2 Keyboard Shortcuts For Navigation within the Grid

Action for keyboard	Key(s)	Notes for keyboard
Move focus one row up (and update cell and row selection)	(All) Up Arrow	(LUX) The newly focused cell also becomes selected, and any other selected cells are deselected (LUX) The row containing the newly focused cell becomes focused, selected, and initially selected, and any other selected rows are deselected. There is no wrap at the first or last rows (LUX) If the currently focused cell is in the first data row, the Up Arrow moves the focus to the column heading cell immediately above the currently focused cell (see Keyboard shortcuts for sorting on columns, below.) The first data row is no longer focused or selected, but the column heading row does not get selected or focused. Also, any previously selected cells are no longer selected, but the column heading cell does not get selected. Nevertheless, if the Down Arrow is then pressed, the first data row gets focused and selected, focused is moved to the cell immediately below the focused column heading cell, and the newly focused cell becomes selected.
Move focus one row down (and update cell and row selection)	(All) Down Arrow	(LUX) The newly focused cell also becomes selected, and any other selected cells are deselected (LUX) The row containing the newly focused cell becomes focused, selected, and initially selected, and any other selected rows are deselected There is no wrap at the first or last rows (LUX) See Up Arrow for behavior in column heading row.
Move focus one column to the left (and update cell and row selection)	(All) Left Arrow -or- (LUX) Shift+Tab	(LUX) If the grid is in the "escape mode" state, Shift+Tab moves focus to the previous focusable element in the page (outside of the grid) instead of taking any action within the grid (LUX) Wrap at the first or last column is controlled by the LUX Grid wrapSelection option. The default is to wrap. Wrapping is generally only within data rows, not column headers. (LUX) If wrapSelection is true: If the currently focused cell is the first cell in the header row, then Shift+Tab causes the grid to enter the "escape mode" state If the currently focused cell is the first cell in the first data row, then Shift+Tab moves focus one row up, to the first cell of the header row, similar to Up Arrow (LUX) If the currently focused cell is in editable mode, Shift+Tab causes the cell to exit editable mode and return to navigation mode If the editOnTab option is true, the newly focused cell enters editable mode

Action for keyboard

Key(s)

Notes for keyboard

Move focus one row up (and update cell and row selection)

(All) Up Arrow

(LUX) The newly focused cell also becomes selected, and any other selected cells are deselected

(LUX) The row containing the newly focused cell becomes focused, selected, and initially selected, and any other selected rows are deselected.

There is no wrap at the first or last rows

(LUX) If the currently focused cell is in the first data row, the Up Arrow moves the focus to the column heading cell immediately above the currently focused cell (see Keyboard shortcuts for sorting on columns, below.)

The first data row is no longer focused or selected, but the column heading row does not get selected or focused. Also, any previously selected cells are no longer selected, but the column heading cell does not get selected. Nevertheless, if the Down Arrow is then pressed, the first data row gets focused and selected, focused is moved to the cell immediately below the focused column heading cell, and the newly focused cell becomes selected.

Move focus one row down (and update cell and row selection)

(All) Down Arrow

(LUX) The newly focused cell also becomes selected, and any other selected cells are deselected

(LUX) The row containing the newly focused cell becomes focused, selected, and initially selected, and any other selected rows are deselected

There is no wrap at the first or last rows

(LUX) See Up Arrow for behavior in column heading row.

Move focus one column to the left (and update cell and row selection)

(All) Left Arrow

-or-

(LUX) Shift+Tab

(LUX) If the grid is in the "escape mode" state, Shift+Tab moves focus to the previous focusable element in the page (outside of the grid) instead of taking any action within the grid

(LUX) Wrap at the first or last column is controlled by the LUX Grid wrapSelection option. The default is to wrap. Wrapping is generally only within data rows, not column headers.

(LUX) If wrapSelection is true:

If the currently focused cell is the first cell in the header row, then Shift+Tab causes the grid to enter the "escape mode" state

If the currently focused cell is the first cell in the first data row, then Shift+Tab moves focus one row up, to the first cell of the header row, similar to Up Arrow

(LUX) If the currently focused cell is in editable mode, Shift+Tab causes the cell to exit editable mode and return to navigation mode

If the editOnTab option is true, the newly focused cell enters editable mode