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Apple Numbers

Apple's spreadsheet application with beautiful templates, charts, and iCloud collaboration

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General

ActionShortcut
New spreadsheet⌘+N
Open spreadsheet⌘+O
Save⌘+S
Save as⌥+⇧+⌘+S
Duplicate spreadsheet⇧+⌘+S
Print⌘+P
Close window⌘+W
Close all windows⌥+⌘+W
Minimize window⌘+M
Full-screen view⌃+⌘+F
Undo⌘+Z
Redo⇧+⌘+Z
Zoom in⇧+⌘+>
Zoom to selection⇧+⌘+0
Actual size⌘+0
Show rulers⌘+R
Show Colors window⇧+⌘+C
Hide/show toolbar⌥+⌘+T
Hide/show sidebar⌥+⌘+I
Open Numbers User Guide⇧+⌘+?
Settings⌘or
Quit Numbers⌘+Q

Sheets

ActionShortcut
Add new sheet⇧+⌘+N
Switch to previous sheet⇧+⌘+{
Switch to next sheet⇧+⌘+}
Switch to first sheet⌥+⇧+⌘+{
Switch to last sheet⌥+⇧+⌘+}
Select sheet 1-7⌘+1through⌘+7

Navigation

ActionShortcut
Move left←
Move right→
Move up↑
Move down↓
Previous word⌥+←
Next word⌥+→
Beginning of text area⌘+↑
End of text area⌘+↓
Beginning of line⌘+←
End of line⌘+→
Beginning of paragraph⌥+↑
End of paragraph⌥+↓
Jump to selection⌘+J
Scroll upPageUp
Scroll downPageDown
Beginning of sheetHomeorFn+↑
End of sheetEndorFn+↓

Selection

ActionShortcut
Select wordDoubleclick
Select paragraphTripleclick
Select all⌘+A
Deselect all⇧+⌘+A
Extend selection right⇧+→
Extend selection left⇧+←
Extend to end of word⌥+⇧+→
Extend to beginning of word⌥+⇧+←
Extend to end of line⇧+⌘+→
Extend to beginning of line⇧+⌘+←
Extend selection up⇧+↑
Extend selection down⇧+↓
Extend to beginning of text⇧+⌘+↑
Extend to end of text⇧+⌘+↓

Text Formatting

ActionShortcut
Show Fonts window⌘+T
Bold⌘+B
Italic⌘+I
Underline⌘+U
Increase font size⌘++
Decrease font size⌘+-
Superscript⌃+⌘++
Subscript⌃+⌘+-
Decrease character spacing⌥+⌘+[
Increase character spacing⌥+⌘+]
Decrease indent⌘+[
Increase indent⌘+]
Decrease list indent⇧+Tab
Increase list indentTab

Editing

ActionShortcut
Cut⌘+X
Copy⌘+C
Paste⌘+V
Paste and match style⌥+⇧+⌘+V
Copy paragraph style⌥+⌘+C
Paste paragraph style⌥+⌘+V
Delete previous characterDelete
Delete next characterFn+Delete
Delete previous word⌥+Delete
Delete next word⌥+Fn+Delete
Turn into link⌘+K
Nonbreaking space⌥+Space
Line break⇧+↩
Paragraph break⌥+↩
Special characters⌃+⌘+Space
Insert current time⌃+⇧+⌘+T
Insert current date⌃+⇧+⌘+D

Find & Replace

ActionShortcut
Find⌘+F
Find next⌘+G
Find previous⇧+⌘+G
Place selection in Find field⌘+E
Scroll to selection⌘+J
Hide Find windowEsc
Look up word⌃+⌘+D
Word completion⌥+Esc
Check spelling⌘+;
Spelling window⇧+⌘+:

Comments

ActionShortcut
New comment⇧+⌘+K
Save comment⌘+↩
Next comment⌥+⌘+K
Previous comment⌥+⇧+⌘+K

Objects

ActionShortcut
Select all objects⌘+A
Deselect all objects⇧+⌘+A
Select next objectTab
Select previous object⇧+Tab
Move object one pointArrowkey
Move object ten points⇧Arrowkey
Copy graphic style⌥+⌘+C
Paste graphic style⌥+⌘+V
Send to back⇧+⌘+B
Send one layer back⌥+⇧+⌘+B
Bring to front⇧+⌘+F
Bring one layer forward⌥+⇧+⌘+F
Group objects⌥+⌘+G
Ungroup objects⌥+⇧+⌘+G
Lock objects⌘+L
Unlock objects⌥+⌘+L
Duplicate object⌘+D
Mask/unmask object⇧+⌘+M
Insert equation⌥+⌘+E

Tables

ActionShortcut
Add row above⌥+↑
Add row below⌥+↓
Add column right⌥+→
Add column left⌥+←
Delete rows⌥+⌘+Delete
Delete columns⌃+⌘+Delete
Select intersecting rows⌥+⌘+↩
Select intersecting columns⌃+⌘+↩
Next cellTab
Previous cell⇧+Tab
Select cell below↩
Select cell above⇧+↩
Edit cell⌥+↩
Stop editing, select cell⌘+↩
Merge cells⌃+⌘+M
Unmerge cells⌃+⇧+⌘+M
Copy cell style⌥+⌘+C
Paste cell style⌥+⌘+V
Paste preserving style⌥+⇧+⌘+V
Auto-align content⌥+⌘+U
Insert tab in cell⌥+Tab
Line break in cell⇧+⌥+↩
Paragraph break in cell⌥+↩
Add/remove top border⌃+⌥+⌘+↑
Add/remove bottom border⌃+⌥+⌘+↓
Add/remove right border⌃+⌥+⌘+→
Add/remove left border⌃+⌥+⌘+←

Formulas

ActionShortcut
Open Formula Editor⌃+=
Open empty Formula Editor=
Save Formula Editor changes↩orTab
Discard Formula Editor changesEsc
Paste formula results⇧+⌘+V
Turn on autofill⌘+\
Autofill from column before⌃+⌘+\
Autofill from row above⌥+⌘+\
Toggle absolute/relative reference⌘+Kor⇧+⌘+K

Data

ActionShortcut
Turn Filters on/off⌥+⌘+F
Apply sorting rules⇧+⌘+R
Collapse category groups⌘+8
Expand category groups⌘+9
First populated cell in row⌥+⌘+←
Last populated cell in row⌥+⌘+→
First populated cell in column⌥+⌘+↑
Last populated cell in column⌥+⌘+↓

Charts

ActionShortcut
Edit chart data references⇧+⌘+D
Move legend one pointArrowkey
Move legend ten points⇧Arrowkey