---
title: "Keyboard shortcuts"
slug: "keyboard-shortcuts"
description: "Explore essential Pigment keyboard shortcuts for QWERTY and AZERTY layouts, enhancing your workflow with commands for data input and grid navigation."
tags: ["Applications ", "blocks", "boards", "Command Palette", "Grid Navigation", "Modeling Formulas", "Security Permissions"]
updated: 2026-04-16T12:27:01Z
published: 2026-04-16T12:27:01Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.pigment.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Keyboard shortcuts

This article covers Pigment’s main keyboard shortcuts, that help you speed up your use of the platform.

> [!NOTE]
> 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.](https://cdn.document360.io/e47cfe35-dc28-40c7-a083-6cf003073d8e/Images/Documentation/top image.png)

## 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](/v1/docs/pigment-agents#use-the-agents).

## Formula Comments

**`cmd/ctrl + /` - **Comment/uncomment your formula****

[This shortcut](/v1/docs/troubleshoot-your-formulas#format-and-comment-your-formula) 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](/v1/docs/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