If you have an external keyboard connected to your iOS device, you can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly accomplish many tasks in Numbers. To use a keyboard shortcut, press all the keys in the shortcut at the same time.
You can press and hold the Command key on the keyboard to show a list of shortcuts for the item that’s selected. Shortcuts for common commands are listed in the table below.
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Create a new spreadsheet (open the template chooser) | Command-N |
Add a new sheet | Shift-Command-N |
Switch to the previous sheet | Command-Shift-Left Bracket ({) |
Switch to the next sheet | Command-Shift-Right Bracket (}) |
Apply boldface to selected text | Command-B |
Apply italic to selected text | Command-I |
Apply underline to selected text | Command-U |
Make the font size bigger | Command-Plus Sign (+) |
Make the font size smaller | Command-Minus Sign (-) |
Make the text superscript | Control-Shift-Command-Plus Sign (+) |
Make the text subscript | Control-Command-Minus Sign (-) |
Copy | Command-C |
Paste | Command-V |
Copy the style | Option-Command-C |
Paste the style | Option-Command-V |
Undo | Command-Z |
Redo | Shift-Command-Z |
Find | Command-F |
Add a comment | Shift-Command-K |
Group the selected objects | Option-Command-G |
Ungroup the selected objects | Option-Shift-Command-G |
Lock the selected object | Command-L |
Unlock the selected object | Option-Command-L |
Duplicate the selected object | Command-D |
In a table, add rows above the selected cells | Option-Up Arrow |
In a table, add rows below the selected cells | Option-Down Arrow |
In a table, add columns to the right of the selected cells | Option-Right Arrow |
In a table, add columns to the left of the selected cells | Option-Left Arrow |
Insert a tab in text or a formula | Option-Tab |
Insert a paragraph break when editing text in a cell | Option-Return |
Specify absolute and relative attributes of selected cell references | Press Command-K or Shift-Command-K to move forward or backward through options |
Move the chart legend one point | Click the legend to select it, then press an arrow key |
Move the chart legend ten points | Select the legend, then hold down Shift and press an arrow key |
Open the Chart Data Editor | Shift-Command-D |