Dynatables Keyboard Shortcuts

Below you will find keyboard shortcuts in the different components of Dynatables.

Component To do this Press Further Explanations
Dynatables Access Dynatables from the main side navigation Alt + T

  • option ⌥ + T on macOS

 

 

Any focusable component

 Focus on the next element (navigate forward) Tab

 

 

  • If there is no next or previous component in the Jedox application, the next browser's element is focused on.

 
Focus on the previous element (navigate backward) Shift + Tab
Button Activate a button Enter

  • None

 

 

 

 

Dropdown menu

 Open the dropdown menu Spacebar

 

 

  • None

Close the dropdown menu Esc
Focus on the previous element ↑
Focus on the next element ↓
Select the focused element Enter

 

 

 

Tree structure

 Focus on the previous element ↑

 

 

  • If an element is not expandable, the arrows on the right and left do not trigger any action.

  • The tree structure transforms into a flat list while searching dropdown elements via the input field.

 

 
Focus on the next element ↓
Expand element →
Collapse element ←
Toggle selection of the focused element Space
Select dropdown options (e.g., Alias and Alias Format) and context menu options. Enter
Close the tree structure Esc
Input field Delete entered value Esc

  • Esc removes the value entered in the dropdown input field and returns to the previous selection.

 

 

 

 

 

Table (Dynatable containing data)

 Focus on the cell above ↑

 

 

 

  • The pressed arrow does not trigger any action if there is no cell above/below/left/right of the current cell.

  • If the cell is not expandable, Enter does not trigger any action.

Focus on the cell below ↓
Focus on the left cell ←
Focus on the right cell →
Move the selection to the next cell Tab
Move the selection to the previous cell Shift + Tab
Expand next level/Collapse Enter
Expand branch Ctrl + Enter

 

Open context menu
Right-click
Shift + F10
Menu key

 

 

 

 

 

 

Context menu

Open context menu
Right-click
Shift + F10
Menu key

 

 

 

 

 

  • If no option below is focused, the arrow down focuses on the first option. If no option above is focused, the arrow up focuse on the last option.

Close context menu Esc
Focus on theprevious option ↑
Focus on the next option ↓
Open sub-menu ←
Close sub-menu →
Select the focused option Enter

 

Overview Page (Table with the list of all Dynatables)

 Focus on the next View Tab

 

  • If there is no Dynatable below, the Tab focuses on the next focusable element.

  • If there is no Dynatable above, the Tab focuses on the previous focusable element.

Focus on the previous View Shift + Tab
Open the focused View Enter
  Sort Dynatables lists Tab + ↓ or ↑

  • First, press the Tab key to navigate through the list headings. Then, use the Up and Down Arrow keys to sort the list in ascending or descending order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pivot Sidebar

Select/ Unselect dimension and remove the previous selection Spacebar or Left-click

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • None
Select/ Unselect dimension without removing the previous selection
Ctrl + Space
Ctrl + Left-click
Select dimensions in range within one section.
Shift + Space
Shift + Left-click
Focus on the next dimension
Tab
↓
Focus previous dimension
Shift + Tab
↑
Open context menu for the selected element
Right-click
Shift + F10
Menu key
Select all elements within one section Ctrl + A
Move a selected dimension back to the Source section Shift + Alt + Backspace
Move selected dimension up Shift + Alt + Arrow Up Not functional in the Source section.
Move selected dimension down Shift + Alt + Arrow Down Not functional in the Source section.
Add the next dimension to the selection (in multiple selection of dimensions) Shift + ↓

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Add the previous dimension to the selection (in multiple selection of dimensions) Shift + ↑

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Move to POV Shift + Alt + P

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Move to Columns Shift + Alt + C

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Move to Rows Shift + Alt + R

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Move back to Source Shift + Alt + S / Backspace

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Select the first dimension in a section Home

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Select the last dimension in a section End

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Move the selection up in a section Shift + Alt + ↑

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Move the selection down in a section Shift + Alt + ↓

  • Select /drag and drop on Windows
Add the next dimension to the selection (in multiple selection of dimensions) Shift + ↓

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Add the previous dimension to the selection (in multiple selection of dimensions) Shift + ↑

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Move to POV Shift + Option + P

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Move to Columns Shift + Option + C

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Move to Rows Shift + Option + R

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Move back to Source Shift + Option + S / Backspace

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Select the first dimension in a section Home

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Select the last dimension in a section End

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Move the selection up in a section Shift + Option + ↑

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS
Move the selection down in a section Shift + Option + ↓

  • Select /drag and drop on macOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Element dialog

 Collapse and Expand nodes that have children ← or →

 

  • If there is no node below the currently focused one, pressing the Down Arrow will focus on the first node in the list.

  • If there is no node above the currently focused one, pressing the Up Arrow will focus on the last node in the list.

  • For Select Element popups:

    • If the popup is in single-select mode, the previously selected node will be deselected when a new node is selected.

    • In multi-select mode, nodes can be toggled between selected and unselected states.

  • Range selection and Select All are only supported in multi-select popups.

  • The Tab and Shift + Tab shortcuts cannot be used to navigate to the next or previous node. Instead, they return focus to the previously focused node. To avoid unintended behavior, focus remains locked within the popup.

Focus on the previous or next node ↑ or ↓
Select node Enter or Left-click
Range selection Shift + Enter or Left-click
Close Select Element popup Esc
Navigate to the next focusable element in the Select Element popup Tab
Navigate to the previous focusable element in the Select Element popup Shift + Tab
Select all visible nodes Ctrl + A

 

 

 

 

 

String Editor

 

Open String Editor

 

F2

  • If write-back is enabled, pressing F2 while focusing on a string cell opens the Text Editor.

  • If write-back is disabled, the Text Viewer opens when a string cell is focused, and F2 is pressed.
Close String Editor Esc

  • None
Focus on the next element Tab

  • None
Focus on the previous element Shift + Tab

  • None
Select all Ctrl + A

  • In the text field of the String Editor
Copy the selected text Ctrl + C

  • In the text field of the String Editor
Paste the selected text Ctrl + V

  • In the text field of the String Editor
Cut the selected text Ctrl + X

  • In the text field of the String Editor
Undo the last changes Ctrl + Z

  • In the text field of the String Editor

Select text passages

Shift + Arrow keys Hold Shift and use the Arrow keys to select text passages.

 

Updated July 3, 2025