Keyboard shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts in Smartsheet.

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To save time, use the following keyboard shortcuts in Smartsheet.

Mac users should use Command ⌘ instead of Ctrl.

Cut, copy, paste, and other frequently used shortcuts

PC Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description

Ctrl + X	Command + X	Cut.
Ctrl + C	Command + C	Copy. You can copy data within a sheet in Smartsheet or between sheets. You can copy rows, cells, formulas, hyperlinks, and hierarchies. Note: When you copy a row, it doesn’t copy its associated attachments or comments.
Ctrl + V	Command + V	Paste. Tip: If you copy a multi-line cell, double-click on the cell in Smartsheet before pasting it. This prevents the lines from spilling over into the cells below.
Ctrl + S	Command + S	Saves all unsaved information.
F2	Fn + F2	Enters edit mode on the selected cell.
Ctrl + Z	Command + Z	Undo the previous action since the last saved version.
Ctrl + Y	Command + Y	Redo the previous action since the last saved version.
Ctrl + D	Command + D	Fill down. Select the cells you want to fill, and ensure the desired value is at the top of your selection. Tip: Use this when you want to apply a formula to every cell in a column. To utilize this feature, select the cell and drag it from the lower-right corner.
Ctrl + K	Command + K	Open the Hyperlink dialog for the selected cell.

Open a sheet, find information, and move around in a sheet

PC Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + /	Command + /	Open a sheet.
Ctrl + F	Command + F	Find information within a sheet.
Ctrl + Shift + F	Command + Shift + F	Open the Search dialog for advanced search options.
Ctrl + G	Command + G	Display the Go To Row dialog to navigate to a specific row in the sheet.
Home	Fn + Left Arrow	Go to the first cell of the current row.
End	Fn + Right Arrow	Move to the last cell of the current row.
Ctrl + Home	Fn + Control + Left Arrow	Go to the top left cell of a sheet.
Ctrl + End	Fn + Control + Right Arrow	Go to the bottom right cell of a sheet.
PgUp arrow	Page Up arrow	Moves your selection up one row at a time.
PgDn arrow	Page Down arrow	Moves your selection down one row at a time.
Alt +F	Option + F	Open the File menu.

Work with hierarchy

PC Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + ] (right bracket)	Command + ] (right bracket)	Indent the row. Note: The indent level is only in the Primary column.
Ctrl + [ (left bracket)	Command + [ (left bracket)	Outdent the row. Note: The indent level is only in the Primary column.

PC Shortcut

Mac Shortcut

Description

Ctrl + ] (right bracket)

Command + ] (right bracket)

Indent the row.

Note: The indent level is only in the Primary column.

Ctrl + [ (left bracket)

Command + [ (left bracket)

Outdent the row.

Note: The indent level is only in the Primary column.

Formatting

PC Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
Alt+ Enter	Command + Enter	Inserts a carriage return or line break in Text/Number cells. Note: In order to see the carriage returns in the sheet, apply wrap formatting to the cell by selecting the Wrap Text button on the toolbar at the top of the Smartsheet window.
Ctrl + I	Command + I	Italic.
Ctrl + U	Command + U	Underline.
Ctrl + B	Command + B	Bold.
Alt + 0149	Option + 8	Inserts a bullet point in the cell. Note: If you're working on a laptop, enable Num Lock, or copy and paste the bullet from elsewhere.

Insert or select rows and columns

PC Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
Insert	Control+ I	Inserts a row above the selected row. Note: To insert multiple rows at once, press Shift and select multiple row headers, then select Insert.
Ctrl + Spacebar	Command + Spacebar	Selects the entire column of your active or selected cells.
Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow	Command + Shift + Up arrow	Highlight all rows/cells above the row/cell you selected.
Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow	Command + Shift + Down arrow	Highlight all rows/cells below the row/cell you selected.
Shift + Spacebar	Shift + Spacebar	Selects the entire row of your active or selected cells.
Spacebar	Spacebar	Delete the information from the cell.
Ctrl + E	Command + E	Open the Edit Row dialog.

Work with dates

The following shortcuts are applicable to cells of the Date column type.

These abbreviations currently work only for English terms.

Shortcut (PC & Mac)	Description
t	Inserts today's date.
+n (plus sign and a number)	Enters a date n days from today’s date. For example, if today’s date is 12/11/25, pressing +3 enters 12/14/25.
-n (minus sign and a number)	Enters a date n days before today’s date. For example, if today’s date is 12/11/25, pressing -3 enters 12/8/25.
sun mon tue wed thurs fri sat	The date corresponding to the day of the week in the current week. For example, if today’s date is 12/11/25, typing sun returns 12/10/25.
^yes	Yesterday's date.
tom	Tomorrow's date.
last week	The current date -7 days.
next week	The current date +7 days.
mmm dd, where mmm is a series of letters representing a month and dd is a series of numbers representing a day.	The date of the entered string. For example, typing Dec 17 in the year 2025 returns 12/17/25.

Formulas

PC Shortcut	Mac Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + L	Command + L	With the insertion point positioned on the column name in the formula, it creates an absolute reference (cell reference lock). Inserts $ before the column name (horizontal cell reference lock). =COUNT($[Order Number]4:[Order Number]6)
Ctrl + L + L	Command + L + L	Inserts $ after column name (vertical cell reference lock). =COUNT([Order Number]$4:[Order Number]6)
Ctrl + L + L + L	Command + L + L + L	Inserts $ around column name (full cell reference lock). =COUNT($[Order Number]$4:[Order Number]6)

Navigate in card view

Shortcut (PC & Mac)	Description
Arrow keys	Select card.
Spacebar	Expand or collapse card.
Enter	Open the Edit Row dialog.
Shift + Enter	Add a subtask to a selected card (enter a title and press Enter again to add the subtask).

Learn more about using card view.

Navigate in dashboards

Shortcut (PC & Mac)	Description
Tab	Navigating the dashboard widget by widget.
Enter	Focus on a specific widget.

These keyboard shortcuts don’t work in Firefox or Safari browsers.

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