Action
Shortcut
Add a row above the selected cells
Option-Up Arrow
Add a row below the selected cells
Option-Down Arrow
Add a column to the right of the selected cells
Option-Right Arrow
Add a column to the left of the selected cells
Option-Left Arrow
Insert a row at the bottom of the table
Option-Return
Select an entire row or column
Click the table, then click the letter for the column or the number for the row
Select all rows that intersect the current selection
Option-Command-Return
Select all columns that intersect the current selection
Control-Command-Return
Select additional rows
Shift-Up Arrow or Shift-Down Arrow
Select additional columns
Shift-Right Arrow or Shift-Left Arrow
Select additional cells
Shift-click
Select only body cells in a row or column
Double-click the letter for the column or the number for the row
Move the cell selection to the beginning of the next row
Select a cell in the rightmost column, then press Tab
Stop the reordering of rows or columns
Press Esc while dragging
Select a table from a cell selection
Command-Return
Select all content in a table
Select a cell, then press Command-A
Delete the selected table, or the contents of selected cells
Delete
Replace the contents of the selected cell with the contents of the destination cell
Press a cell, then drag it to another cell
Copy the contents of the selected cell into the destination cell
Press a cell, then Option-drag it to another cell
Copy cell style
Option-Command-C
Paste cell style
Option-Command-V
Paste and preserve the style of the destination cell
Option-Shift-Command-V
Extend the selection from the selected cell to the destination cell
Shift-click in the destination cell
Select a cell
Click a cell in a selected table (double-click a cell in an unselected table)
Add a cell to (or remove it from) the selection
Command-click a selected or unselected cell
Begin text editing
Return or Enter (in a selected cell)
Auto-align cell content
Option-Command-U
Stop editing the cell and select the cell
Stop editing the cell and select the table
Command-Return twice
Move the selected table one point
Press an arrow key
Move the selected table ten points
Press Shift and an arrow key
Constrain the movement of the table horizontally, vertically, or diagonally (45°)
Shift-drag the table
Resize all columns in a table proportionately
Select the table, then Shift-drag a resize handle
Select the next cell to the left, right, up, or down
Press an arrow key (from a selected cell)
Extend the cell selection by one cell
Press Shift and an arrow key (from a selected cell)
Select the next cell
Tab
Select the previous cell
Shift-Tab
Insert a tab when editing text or a formula
Option-Tab
Insert a line break (soft return) when editing text in a cell
Control-Return
Insert a paragraph break (hard return) when editing text in a cell
Return
Open the formula editor for the selected nonformula cell
Equal Sign (=)
Open the formula editor for the cell containing a formula or formatted number
Double-click
In the formula editor, commit changes
Return or Tab
In the formula editor, discard changes
Esc
Select the first populated cell in the current row
Option-Command-Left Arrow
Option-Command-Right Arrow
Select the first populated cell in the current column
Option-Command-Up Arrow
Select the last populated cell in the current column
Option-Command-Down Arrow
Delete selected rows
Option-Command-Delete
Delete selected columns
Control-Command-Delete
Select the table name
In a table, paste a formula result
Shift-Command-V
Select the first cell in a selected table
Expand the current selection to include the first populated cell in the current row
Option-Shift-Command-Left Arrow
Expand the current selection to include the last populated cell in the current row
Option-Shift-Command-Right Arrow
Expand the current selection to include the first populated cell in the current column
Option-Shift-Command-Up Arrow
Expand the current selection to include the last populated cell in the current column
Option-Shift-Command-Down Arrow
Merge selected cells
Control-Command-M
Unmerge selected cells
Control-Shift-Command-M
Add or remove the top border
Control-Option-Command-Up Arrow
Add or remove the bottom border
Control-Option-Command-Down Arrow
Add or remove the right border
Control-Option-Command-Right Arrow
Add or remove the left border
Control-Option-Command-Left Arrow
Turn on autofill mode
Command-Backslash (\)
Autofill from the column before
Control-Command-Backslash (\)
Autofill from the row above
Option-Command-Backslash (\)