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Keyboard Shortcuts for the Windows Forms DataGrid Control

NoteNote

The DataGridView control replaces and adds functionality to the DataGrid control; however, the DataGrid control is retained for both backward compatibility and future use, if you choose. For more information, see Differences Between the Windows Forms DataGridView and DataGrid Controls.

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that can be used for navigation within the Windows Forms DataGrid control:

Action Shortcut

Complete a cell entry and move down to the next cell.

If focus is on a child table link, navigate to that table.

ENTER

Cancel cell editing if in cell edit mode.

If in marquee selection, cancel editing on the row.

ESC

Delete the character before the insertion point when editing a cell.

BACKSPACE

Delete the character after the insertion point when editing a cell.

DELETE

Move to the first cell in the current row.

HOME

Move to the last cell in the current row.

END

Highlight characters in the current cell and position the insertion point at the end of the line. Same behavior as double-clicking a cell.

F2

If focus is on a cell, move to the next cell in the row.

If focus is on the last cell in a row, move to the first child table link of the row and expand it.

If focus is on a child link, move to the next child link.

If focus is on the last child link, move to the first cell of the next row.

TAB

If focus is on a cell, move to the previous cell in the row.

If focus is on the first cell in a row, move to the last expanded child table link of the previous row, or move to the last cell of the previous row.

If focus is on a child link, move to the previous child link.

If focus is on the first child link, move to the last cell of the previous row.

SHIFT+TAB

Move to the next control in the tab order.

CTRL+TAB

Move to the previous control in the tab order.

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Move up to the parent table if in a child table. Same behavior as clicking the Back button.

ALT+LEFT ARROW

Expand child table links. ALT+DOWN ARROW expands all links, not just the ones selected.

ALT+DOWN ARROW or CTRL+PLUS SIGN

Collapse child table links. ALT+UP ARROW collapses all links, not just the ones selected.

ALT+UP ARROW or CTRL+MINUS SIGN

Move to the farthest nonblank cell in the direction of the arrow.

CTRL+ARROW

Extend the selection one row in the direction of the arrow (excluding child table links).

SHIFT+UP/DOWN ARROW

Extend the selection to farthest nonblank row in the direction of the arrow (excluding child table links).

CTRL+SHIFT+ UP/DOWN ARROW

Move to the upper-left cell.

CTRL+HOME

Move to the lower-right cell.

CTRL+END

Extend the selection to the top row.

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Extend the selection to the bottom row.

CTRL+SHIFT+END

Select the current row (excluding child table links).

SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Select the entire grid (excluding child table links).

CTRL+A

Display the parent row when in a child table.

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Hide the parent row when in a child table.

CTRL+PAGE UP

Extend the selection down one screen (excluding child table links).

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Extend the selection up one screen (excluding child table links).

SHIFT+PAGE UP

Call the EndEdit method for the current row.

CTRL+ENTER

Enter a System.DBNull.Value value into a cell when in edit mode.

CTRL+0

See Also

Reference

DataGrid Control Overview (Windows Forms)

Other Resources

DataGrid Control (Windows Forms)