Keyboard shortcuts for working with tables
The following list of keyboard shortcuts can help you save time and be more productive when working with tables and the table view. In most cases, the table view must be active to use the shortcuts. If a shortcut can be used in more than one capacity, the shortcut for the cell takes priority.
Open and close tables
Use these keyboard shortcuts to open and close tables.
| Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+T or Ctrl and double-click a layer or table name | Open the attribute table for the selected layer or stand-alone table from the Contents pane. |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Open the attribute table for the selected feature class or stand-alone table from the Catalog pane or view. |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close the active table. |
Navigate in the table
Use these keyboard shortcuts to move around in the table.
| Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Tab | Go to the next column. If at the end of a row, go to the first cell in the next row. |
| Shift+Tab | Go to the previous column. If at the end of a row, go to the last cell in the previous row. |
| Enter | Go to the next row in the same column. |
| Home or Ctrl+Left arrow key | Go to the first cell in a row. |
| End or Ctrl+Right arrow key | Go to the last cell in a row. |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to the first row, first cell. |
| Ctrl+End | Go to the last row, last cell. |
| Up arrow key, Down arrow key, Left arrow key, Right arrow key | Go in the direction of the arrow key. |
| Ctrl+Up arrow key | Go to the first row in the same column. |
| Ctrl+Down arrow key | Go to the last row in the same column. |
| Ctrl+Mouse wheel | Increase or decrease the scale of the table. |
| Ctrl+0 | Reset the scale of the table to 100 percent. |
| Shift+Mouse wheel | Scroll the table window horizontally. |
| Ctrl+G | Display the Go to row number control. |
| Ctrl+F | Display the Find and Replace commands. |
Edit and interact with the table
Use these keyboard shortcuts when you're editing or interacting with the table.
| Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert | Copy the value in a cell onto the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy the selected records onto the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert | Paste the contents of the clipboard into a cell or range of cells. |
| F2 | Edit the contents of a cell. |
| Enter | Commit the current edit. |
| Esc | Cancel the edit in the cell and restore the original value. |
| Shift+Enter | Insert a new line or multiple lines while editing. |
| Ctrl+Enter | Open a hyperlink. |
| Ctrl+P | Print the table. |
Select in the table
Use these keyboard shortcuts to make selections in the table.
| Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+A or Shift and click the upper-left cell | Select all records. |
| Ctrl+Spacebar | Select or deselect the active row. |
| Ctrl+Enter | Move to the next record and select it exclusively. If more than one row is selected, the move occurs from the row with the active cell. This is particularly useful when working sequentially through a table, reviewing or editing each record, and looking at the feature it represents on the map. |
| Ctrl+U or Ctrl and click upper left cell | Switch the selection. |
| Shift+Down arrow key or Shift+Up arrow key | Continuously select records. Records are deselected if you switch arrow keys while pressing Shift. |
| Ctrl+Shift+A or click upper left cell | Clear the selection. |
| Shift+Enter | Go to the previous row in the same column and select it. |
Work with fields
Use these keyboard shortcuts to work with fields in the table.
| Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+U | Remove field sorting. |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Open the Custom Sort dialog box. |
| Ctrl+double-click | Hide the field. This action works on a single field only. To hide multiple field columns in a table at once, press the Shift key while clicking to select multiple fields. Then, right-click a field name and click Hide Field. To show all fields again without opening the field's view, click the menu button  at the top of the table view and click Show All Fields. Any hidden fields turn back on and become available in the table view and on other dialog boxes. |
| Ctrl and click | Select individual, separate fields. |
| Shift and click | Select all fields between the first and second click. |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Switch between showing field names and aliases. |
Interact with the map or scene from the table
These keyboard shortcuts apply to the active feature selected in the table and the view. This allows you to interact with the map or scene directly from the table.
The active feature is the row with a bolded line in the first cell on the left, which contains the cell that is outlined and shaded. To change the active feature, move the pointer to a different row by clicking or using the keyboard. The active feature may be different than the selected feature, in which the entire row is colored the default selection color.
| Keyboard shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+Equal sign (=) | Zoom the view to the selected features. |
| Ctrl+8 | Flash the active feature in the view. |
| Ctrl+N | Pan the view to the active feature and flash it. |
| Ctrl+Equal sign (=) | Zoom the view to the active feature and flash it. |
| Double-click the gray cell to the left of a record. | Zoom to and select the feature. |
| Ctrl and double-click the gray cell to the left of a record. | Pan to and select the feature. |
| Ctrl+I | Open the pop-up for the active feature. |