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Numbers keyboard shortcuts

62 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 14, 2026.

Clipboard 3 shortcuts

Action Mac
Paste the selection Anywhere Cmd + V
Paste and match the destination style Editing text Option + Shift + Cmd + V
Paste only the formula results Cells copied Shift + Cmd + V

Comments and review 2 shortcuts

Action Mac
Preview the sheet for printing Anywhere Option + Cmd + P
Add a comment to the selection Text, object or cell selected Shift + Cmd + K

Editing 7 shortcuts

Action Mac
Show or hide the toolbar Anywhere Option + Cmd + T
Undo the last action Anywhere Cmd + Z
Redo the last action Anywhere Shift + Cmd + Z
Insert the current time Editing text Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + T
Insert the current date Editing text Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + D
Check spelling and grammar Anywhere Cmd + ;
Insert an equation Editing text Option + Cmd + E

Files and printing 7 shortcuts

Action Mac
Open the template chooser Anywhere Cmd + N
Open a spreadsheet Anywhere Cmd + O
Save the spreadsheet Anywhere Cmd + S
Save the spreadsheet under a new name Anywhere Option + Shift + Cmd + S
Print the spreadsheet Anywhere Cmd + P
Open the settings window Anywhere Cmd + ,
Find the next match Find window open Cmd + G

Formulas and data 18 shortcuts

Action Mac
Add a row above the selected cells Table cells selected Option + Up arrow
Add a row below the selected cells Table cells selected Option + Down arrow
Add a column to the right of the cells Table cells selected Option + Right arrow
Add a column to the left of the cells Table cells selected Option + Left arrow
Select every row the selection touches Table cells selected Option + Cmd + Return
Select every column the selection touches Table cells selected Ctrl + Cmd + Return
Open an empty Formula Editor Cell selected =
Open the Formula Editor with the cell contents Cell selected Ctrl + =
Turn filters on or off Table selected Option + Cmd + F
Apply the sorting rules Table selected Shift + Cmd + R
Collapse the selected category groups Categories in a table Cmd + 8
Expand the selected category groups Categories in a table Cmd + 9
Jump to the first filled cell in the row Cell selected Option + Cmd + Left arrow
Jump to the last filled cell in the row Cell selected Option + Cmd + Right arrow
Jump to the first filled cell in the column Cell selected Option + Cmd + Up arrow
Jump to the last filled cell in the column Cell selected Option + Cmd + Down arrow
Merge the selected cells Table cells selected Ctrl + Cmd + M
Unmerge the selected cells Table cells selected Ctrl + Shift + Cmd + M

Navigation 10 shortcuts

Action Mac
Duplicate the spreadsheet Anywhere Shift + Cmd + S
Add a new sheet Anywhere Shift + Cmd + N
Switch to the previous sheet Anywhere Shift + Cmd + {
Switch to the next sheet Anywhere Shift + Cmd + }
Switch to the first sheet Anywhere Option + Shift + Cmd + {
Switch to the last sheet Anywhere Option + Shift + Cmd + }
Zoom in on the sheet Sheet Shift + Cmd + >
Zoom out of the sheet Sheet Shift + Cmd + <
Return to actual size Sheet Cmd + 0
Find text in the spreadsheet Anywhere Cmd + F

Selection 11 shortcuts

Action Mac
Bold the selected text Editing text Cmd + B
Italicize the selected text Editing text Cmd + I
Underline the selected text Editing text Cmd + U
Cut the selection Anywhere Cmd + X
Copy the selection Anywhere Cmd + C
Group the selected objects Objects selected Option + Cmd + G
Ungroup the selected objects Group selected Option + Shift + Cmd + G
Lock the selected objects Objects selected Cmd + L
Delete the selected rows Rows selected Option + Cmd + Delete
Delete the selected columns Columns selected Ctrl + Cmd + Delete
Edit the chart data references Chart selected Shift + Cmd + D

System 1 shortcut

Action Mac
Quit Numbers Anywhere Cmd + Q

Tabs and windows 1 shortcut

Action Mac
Close the window Anywhere Cmd + W

View and zoom 2 shortcuts

Action Mac
Enter full screen view Anywhere Cmd + Ctrl + F
Show or hide the sidebar Anywhere Option + Cmd + I

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/numbers/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.