Apple Numbers Keyboard Shortcuts

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Use the search box or press /, then type an action such as new spreadsheet.

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Q: Which operating systems are included for Apple Numbers?

This reference includes shortcuts for macOS. Availability depends on the action and app version.

Cheat sheet guide

Apple Numbers shortcuts worth learning first

This page collects 148 searchable Apple Numbers keyboard shortcuts across 4 categories. Start with the shortcuts for File & Edit, Cells, Formatting, Find, then print the cheat sheet once the important ones are worth keeping nearby.

New spreadsheet⌘N
Edit selected cellReturn
Bold⌘B
Find⌘F
Open⌘O
Save⌘S

File & Edit

69 shortcuts

New spreadsheet

⌘N

Cmd+N

Open

⌘O

Cmd+O

Save

⌘S

Cmd+S

⌘P

Cmd+P

Undo

⌘Z

Cmd+Z

Redo

⇧⌘Z

Shift+Cmd+Z

Copy

⌘C

Cmd+C

Paste

⌘V

Cmd+V

Paste and match style

⌥⇧⌘V

Opt+Shift+Cmd+V

Choose a template language

⌥⌘N

Opt+Cmd+N

Close template chooser

Esc

Esc

Save spreadsheet as

⌥⇧⌘S

Opt+Shift+Cmd+S

Duplicate spreadsheet

⇧⌘S

Shift+Cmd+S

Add a sheet

⇧⌘N

Shift+Cmd+N

Previous sheet

⇧⌘{

Shift+Cmd+{

Next sheet

⇧⌘}

Shift+Cmd+}

First sheet

⌥⇧⌘{

Opt+Shift+Cmd+{

Last sheet

⌥⇧⌘}

Opt+Shift+Cmd+}

Open print preview

⌥⌘P

Opt+Cmd+P

Close window

⌘W

Cmd+W

Close all windows

⌥⌘W

Opt+Cmd+W

Minimize window

⌘M

Cmd+M

Minimize all windows

⌥⌘M

Opt+Cmd+M

Enter full screen

⌃⌘F

Ctrl+Cmd+F

Zoom in

⇧⌘>

Shift+Cmd+>

Zoom out

⇧⌘<

Shift+Cmd+<

Open settings

⌘,

Cmd+,

Zoom to selection

⇧⌘0

Shift+Cmd+0

Actual size

⌘0

Cmd+0

Show rulers

⌘R

Cmd+R

Hide Numbers

⌘H

Cmd+H

Hide other applications

⌥⌘H

Opt+Cmd+H

Quit Numbers

⌘Q

Cmd+Q

Quit and keep windows

⌥⌘Q

Opt+Cmd+Q

Previous word in text

⌥←⌃⌥B

Opt+← · Ctrl+Opt+B

Next word in text

⌥→⌃⌥F

Opt+→ · Ctrl+Opt+F

Start of text area

⌘↑

Cmd+↑

End of text area

⌘↓

Cmd+↓

Start of text line

⌘←

Cmd+←

End of text line

⌘→

Cmd+→

Start of paragraph

⌥↑

Opt+↑

End of paragraph

⌥↓

Opt+↓

Center text insertion point

⌃L

Ctrl+L

Select all objects and text

⌘A

Cmd+A

Deselect objects and text

⇧⌘A

Shift+Cmd+A

Extend text selection right

⇧→

Shift+→

Extend text selection left

⇧←

Shift+←

Extend selection to next word

⌥⇧→

Opt+Shift+→

Extend selection to word start

⌥⇧←

Opt+Shift+←

Select to text line end

⇧⌘→

Shift+Cmd+→

Select to text line start

⇧⌘←

Shift+Cmd+←

Extend text selection up

⇧↑

Shift+↑

Extend text selection down

⇧↓

Shift+↓

Select to paragraph start

⌥⇧↑

Opt+Shift+↑

Select to paragraph end

⌥⇧↓

Opt+Shift+↓

Select to text start

⇧⌘↑⇧Home

Shift+Cmd+↑ · Shift+Home

Select to text end

⇧⌘↓⇧End

Shift+Cmd+↓ · Shift+End

Delete to paragraph break

⌃K

Ctrl+K

Cut selection

⌘X

Cmd+X

Insert nonbreaking space

⌥Space

Opt+Space

Insert soft line break in text

⇧Return

Shift+Return

Insert paragraph break in text

⌥Return

Opt+Return

Insert line after cursor

⌃O

Ctrl+O

Open special characters

⌃⌘Space

Ctrl+Cmd+Space

Transpose adjacent characters

⌃T

Ctrl+T

Cells

38 shortcuts

Edit selected cell

Return

Return

Start a formula

=

Confirm and move down

Return

Return

Confirm and move right

Tab

Tab

Insert line break in cell

⌃Return

Ctrl+Return

Select entire row

⇧Space

Shift+Space

Select entire column

⌃Space

Ctrl+Space

Insert current time

⌃⇧⌘T

Ctrl+Shift+Cmd+T

Insert current date

⌃⇧⌘D

Ctrl+Shift+Cmd+D

Insert equation

⌥⌘E

Opt+Cmd+E

Add row above selection

⌥↑

Opt+↑

Add row below selection

⌥↓

Opt+↓

Add column to right

⌥→

Opt+→

Add column to left

⌥←

Opt+←

Select rows intersecting selection

⌥⌘Return

Opt+Cmd+Return

Select columns intersecting selection

⌃⌘Return

Ctrl+Cmd+Return

Auto-align cell content

⌥⌘U

Opt+Cmd+U

Insert tab in cell or formula

⌥Tab

Opt+Tab

Open formula editor with cell content

⌃=

Ctrl+=

Paste formula results

⇧⌘V

Shift+Cmd+V

Apply sorting rules

⇧⌘R

Shift+Cmd+R

Collapse category groups

⌘8

Cmd+8

Expand category groups

⌘9

Cmd+9

First populated cell in row

⌥⌘←

Opt+Cmd+←

Last populated cell in row

⌥⌘→

Opt+Cmd+→

First populated cell in column

⌥⌘↑

Opt+Cmd+↑

Last populated cell in column

⌥⌘↓

Opt+Cmd+↓

Merge cells

⌃⌘M

Ctrl+Cmd+M

Unmerge cells

⌃⇧⌘M

Ctrl+Shift+Cmd+M

Toggle top cell border

⌃⌥⌘↑

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+↑

Toggle bottom cell border

⌃⌥⌘↓

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+↓

Toggle right cell border

⌃⌥⌘→

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+→

Toggle left cell border

⌃⌥⌘←

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+←

Enable autofill mode

⌘\

Cmd+\

Autofill from previous column

⌃⌘\

Ctrl+Cmd+\

Autofill from row above

⌥⌘\

Opt+Cmd+\

Edit chart data references

⇧⌘D

Shift+Cmd+D

Formatting

27 shortcuts

Bold

⌘B

Cmd+B

Italic

⌘I

Cmd+I

Underline

⌘U

Cmd+U

Show format panel options

⌥⌘1

Opt+Cmd+1

Show colors

⇧⌘C

Shift+Cmd+C

Show fonts

⌘T

Cmd+T

Increase font size

⌘+

Cmd++

Decrease font size

⌘-

Cmd+-

Decrease character spacing

⌥⌘[

Opt+Cmd+[

Increase character spacing

⌥⌘]

Opt+Cmd+]

Superscript

⌃⌘+

Ctrl+Cmd++

Subscript

⌃⌘-

Ctrl+Cmd+-

Decrease text indent

⌘[

Cmd+[

Increase text indent

⌘]

Cmd+]

Add link to selection

⌘K

Cmd+K

Copy paragraph style

⌥⌘C

Opt+Cmd+C

Paste paragraph style

⌥⌘V

Opt+Cmd+V

Send object to back

⇧⌘B

Shift+Cmd+B

Send object backward

⌥⇧⌘B

Opt+Shift+Cmd+B

Bring object to front

⇧⌘F

Shift+Cmd+F

Bring object forward

⌥⇧⌘F

Opt+Shift+Cmd+F

Group objects

⌥⌘G

Opt+Cmd+G

Ungroup objects

⌥⇧⌘G

Opt+Shift+Cmd+G

Lock objects

⌘L

Cmd+L

Unlock objects

⌥⌘L

Opt+Cmd+L

Toggle object mask

⇧⌘M

Shift+Cmd+M

Make media placeholder

⌃⌥⌘I

Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+I

Find

14 shortcuts

Find

⌘F

Cmd+F

Find and replace

⌥⌘F

Opt+Cmd+F

Reveal selection

⌘J

Cmd+J

Find next in Find window

⌘G

Cmd+G

Find previous in Find window

⇧⌘G

Shift+Cmd+G

Use selection as search text

⌘E

Cmd+E

Close Find window

Esc

Esc

Look up word at cursor

⌃⌘D

Ctrl+Cmd+D

Show word completions

⌥Esc

Opt+Esc

Check spelling and grammar

⌘;

Cmd+;

Add comment to selection

⇧⌘K

Shift+Cmd+K

Save comment

⌘Return

Cmd+Return

Next comment

⌥⌘K

Opt+Cmd+K

Previous comment

⌥⇧⌘K

Opt+Shift+Cmd+K

Documentation check for this addition

126 additional actions were checked against the official documentation on 2026-11-05. Existing actions were retained. These are documentary checks, not tests in installed applications. A dash means this batch does not provide a verified binding for that system. Context such as PDF viewer, text field or address bar is part of the action.

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