Keyboard shortcuts

This page lists every keyboard shortcut in cfo.ai, grouped by where you use it. On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl where this page shows ⌘, and Alt where it shows ⌥. Press ⌘ ? in the app to see the common shortcuts in the Help center.

Shortcut	What it does
⌘ K	Open or close workspace search
↑ / ↓ in search	Move through the results
Enter in search	Open the highlighted result
⌘ Enter in search, or ⌘-click a result	Open the result in a new browser tab
Esc in search	Close search
⌘ ?	Open the Help center
⌘ \	Fold the navigation sidebar to a narrow strip, or pin it open again
⌘ Enter in Ask a human or Share feedback	Send the message

Undo and redo

Shortcut	What it does
⌘ Z	Undo the last change you made to the Model in this browser tab
⌘ Shift Z	Redo the change you undid

Undo and redo work anywhere in the app except while you are typing in a text field or the formula editor. They cover only changes you made in this tab since it opened. To undo a change Ari made, or one from an earlier visit, use version history; see Undo a change or restore an earlier version.

Message	Meaning
Changes undone / Changes redone	The undo or redo finished.
Couldn’t undo changes / Couldn’t redo changes, with Try again.	The undo or redo failed, and the change stays as it was.

Chat with Ari

Shortcut	What it does
⌘ /	Start a new chat. With a cell, block, or Page selected, the new chat starts about it.
⌘ L	Mention the selected cell, row, column, or block in the current chat. With text selected in one of Ari’s answers, quote that text in your reply.
Enter	Send your message. While Ari is working, the message reaches Ari at its next step.
⌥ Enter	While Ari is working, queue your message for after Ari finishes. When Ari is not working, start a new line.
Shift Enter	Start a new paragraph in the message box. In a list, start the next item, or leave the list from an empty item. Inside code, insert a line break.
⌘ Enter	Insert a line break in the message box
Esc in the message box	Stop Ari while it is working
Tab or → in an empty message box	Use Ari’s suggested reply
A, B, C, and so on	Choose an option on one of Ari’s question forms, when the cursor is not in a text box
↑ at the start of your draft	Move to the status line above the message box, such as a running sync. ↓ returns to the draft.

Pages and blocks

Shortcut	What it does
↑ / ↓	Move through Pages in the sidebar, or through blocks on a Page
→ / ←	Expand or collapse a Page in the sidebar
⌥ ↑ / ⌥ ↓	Move the selected Page up or down among its siblings
⌥ →	Nest the selected Page under the Page above it
⌥ ←	Move the selected Page out one level
F2	Rename the selected Page
Shift F10	Open the selected block’s menu
Enter	Enter the selected block
Esc	Return from inside a block to the block

Table cells

Shortcut	What it does
Enter	Edit the selected cell. While editing, save and move down.
Shift Enter	Save and move up
Tab / Shift Tab	Save and move right or left
⌘ Enter	Save and stay on the cell
⌥ Enter	Start a new line inside the cell
Esc	Cancel editing and return to the table
Delete / Backspace	Clear the selected cells’ own values
⌘ C / ⌘ X / ⌘ V	Copy, cut, or paste the selected cells
⌘ Shift V	Paste values only, without formulas
⌃ ⌘ C (Ctrl Alt C on Windows and Linux)	Copy the value a cell displays
⌘ A	Select every cell in the table
Shift F10 or the Menu key	Open the right-click menu of the selected cell or header
Shift-click a row’s or column group’s chevron, or ⌘-click on a Mac	Expand or collapse every sibling row or column group at that level. On Windows and Linux, use Shift-click; Ctrl-click does not do this.

Formulas and filters

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl Space	Open formula autocomplete
⌥ F12	Show the syntax and an example for the function under the cursor
F2	Start selecting a cell or row to reference
Arrow keys	While selecting a reference, point at the neighboring cell
Enter	Insert the selected reference. When the editor is closed, save the formula.
Esc	Cancel reference selection, or close the editor without saving
⌥ ↓	Open the filters on the reference at the cursor
F4	Make the reference at the cursor absolute, or release it
⌘ Enter	In a row’s formula editor, save and apply the formula to the parent rows too

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