Keyboard shortcuts

  • Published on Apr 16, 2026
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This article covers Pigment’s main keyboard shortcuts, that help you speed up your use of the platform.

ℹ️ Note

In this article, cmd/ctrl indicates command on a Mac and control on Windows and Linux. These instructions are for QWERTY and AZERTY keyboard layouts. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly.

The interface shows options for getting help and accessing keyboard shortcuts.

General

cmd/ctrl + K - Open the Command Palette

Command Palette allows you to search for objects within your Workspace or Applications. From the Workspace level, you can search for Applications or access help.

When accessing Command Palette from within an Application, you can search for Blocks and Boards. You will only see Boards that you have permission to view. You will see all Blocks but won’t be able to access any block you do not have access to.

Depending on your permissions, you can also create Boards, or Blocks directly from the Command Palette.

cmd/ctrl + J - Open Pigment AI

This shortcut opens the AI sidebar.

Formula Comments

cmd/ctrl + / - Comment/uncomment your formula

This shortcut behaves as follows:

  • If no text is selected, it opens a comment with //.

  • If positioned before text or text is selected, it turns that text into a comment.

  • If the selected text runs over multiple lines, it turns it into a single comment section, adding /* to the front and */ to the back.

Use the same shortcut for uncomment.

cmd/ctrl + . - Prettify your formula

Break long formulas over multiple lines at logical breakpoints. For more information, Use the Formula Bar Menu.

Data Input

cmd/ctrl + Z - Undo manually input data

Undo any manually input data entry.

cmd/ctrl + Shift + Y or cmd/ctrl + Y - Redo manually input data

Redo any previous manually input entries that were erased using the undo shortcut.

Grid shortcuts

Grid shortcuts are available for all Block types: Dimensions, Metrics and Tables.

directional arrow ↑ ↓ → ← - Move from one cell to another

This moves cell selection in the direction of the arrow.

Tab - Move from one cell right

This moves cell selection one cell to the right of the current selection .

cmd/ctrl + directional arrow - Move to grid edges

Depending on the direction of the arrow, this moves the selection to the beginning or the end of a row or a column.

cmd/ctrl + a - Select the entire grid

You must have a cell selected in a grid for this shortcut to work. If a cell is selected, this shortcut selects all of the cells in a grid.

shift + directional arrow - Select Multiple cells, one at a time

You must have a cell selected in a grid for this shortcut to work. If a cell is selected, this shortcut will select all of the cells in a grid.

cmd/ctrl + shift + directional arrow - Extend cells selection to the grid edges

You must have a cell selected in a grid for this shortcut to work. If a cell is selected, this shortcut extends the current selection to include all of the cells in the direction of the arrow pressed.

cmd/ctrl + mouse clicks - Make a multiple selection

Hold down cmd/ctrl and click the mouse to be able to choose multiple different cells or headers. Can be used for pasting or formatting.

View shortcuts

cmd/ctrl + S - Save View

This saves changes made to a View.

Text Widget

The following options work when adjusting text within a text widget on a Board

cmd/ctrl + B - Bolds Text

For bold text

cmd/ctrl + I - Italicizes text

For italic text

cmd/ctrl + U - Underlines text

For underlined text

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