The cursor keys can be used to navigate the contents of the spreadsheet or to select cell ranges. These include:
| Key(s) | Description |
| Left arrow | Move left one cell |
| Right arrow | Move right one cell |
| Up arrow | Move up one cell |
| Down arrow | Move down one cell |
| Page Up | Move up one page |
| Page Down | Move down one page |
| Home | Move to start of row |
| End | Move to end of row |
| Ctrl + Left arrow | Move left to start of block of cells |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | Move right to end of block of cells |
| Ctrl + Up arrow | Move up to start of block of cells |
| Ctrl + Down arrow | Move down to end of block of cells |
| Ctrl + Home | Move to start of column |
| Ctrl + End | Move to end of column |
| Ctrl + PageUp | Move to previous tab in multi-paged book, recycling at start to last page |
| Ctrl + PageDn | Move to next tab in multi-paged book, recycling at end to first page |
| Shift + Ctrl + PageUp | Move to first sheet in multi-paged book |
| Shift + Ctrl + PageDn | Move to last sheet in multi-paged book |
| Tab | Move right one cell. If at end of row moves to start of next row |
| Enter | Move down one cell. If at end of column moves to start of next column |
| Shift + Tab | Move left one cell. If at start of row moves to end of previous row |
| Shift + Enter | Move up one cell. If at start of column moves to end of previous column |
| Shift + Left arrow | Move cell selection left one cell |
| Shift + Right arrow | Move cell selection right one cell |
| Shift + Up arrow | Move cell selection up one cell |
| Shift + Down arrow | Move cell selection down one cell |
| Shift + Page Up | Move cell selection up one page |
| Shift + Page Down | Move cell selection down one page |
| Shift + Home | Move cell selection to start of row |
| Shift + End | Move cell selection to end of row |
| Shift + Ctrl + Home | Move cell selection to start of column |
| Shift + Ctrl + End | Move cell selection to end of column |
| Shift + Ctrl + Left arrow | Move cell selection to first column |
| Shift + Ctrl + Right arrow | Move cell selection to last column |
| Shift + Ctrl + Up | Move cell selection to first row |
| Shift + Ctrl + Down | Move cell selection to last row |
| Esc | Clear selected cells |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close spreadsheet |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Repeat current line/row selection |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Delete current line/row selection |
Note: A block of cells is defined as ending at the next blank or missing cell, and starting at the next non-missing cell.
See also
Spread Menu Commands
Spreadsheet Toolbar
Genstat Spreadsheet Contents
Keyboard Shortcuts
Window Navigation Shortcuts
Control Key Shortcuts
Function Key Shortcuts
Spreadsheet Navigation and Shortcuts