DevExtreme jQuery - Keyboard Support
A user can interact with the widget using the following keys:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ← → ↑ ↓ |
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| Shift + Mouse Wheel | Scrolls the content left/right if the horizontal scrolling is taking place. |
| Enter |
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| F2 | Switches a cell to the editing state.3 |
| Esc | Cancels changes made in a cell or row and switches it back to its normal state. |
| Alt + ↓ | Opens a drop-down editor (a select box4, a calendar5, etc.) in the editing state. |
| Space | Selects the focused row. In multiple selection mode, also clears the selection.6 |
| Ctrl + Space or Ctrl + Click | Сlears the selection of the focused row in single selection mode. |
| Shift + Space | Selects or clears the selection of a range of rows between the last selected or deselected and the focused rows.7,8,9 |
| Ctrl + A | Selects all rows.6,10 |
| Ctrl + F | Focuses the search panel.11 |
| PageUp / PageDown | Navigates to the previous/next page. |
| Tab / Shift + Tab | Moves the focus one cell forward/back. Focuses the first/last cell in the next/previous row if cells in the current row run out. |
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Shift + Click / Ctrl + Click on a column header |
Applies/clears sorting settings of the column.12 |
| Ctrl + → / Ctrl + ← | Expands/collapses the focused row. |
- If the enterKeyAction is "startEdit".
- If the edititng.mode is "cell" or "batch" and the enterKeyAction is "moveFocus".
- The editing.mode should be "cell" or "batch".
- A select box appears in a cell of a lookup column.
- A calendar appears in a data cell when a column contains "date" type data.
- selection.mode must be different from "none".
- selection.mode must be "multiple".
- selection.recursive must be false.
- If the scrolling.mode is "virtual", the rows should be visible simultaneously. If the mode is "standard", the rows should be on one page.
- selection.allowSelectAll must be true.
- The search panel must be visible.
- sorting.mode must be "multiple".
You can override these shortcuts or create your own shortcuts using the onKeyDown event handler.
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