User Experience

The JupyterLab Tabular Data Editor provides a versatile interface to support your data editing process.

Toolbar

The toolbar has the following functionalities: save, undo, redo, cut, copy, and paste. In addition, you can format your data based on data types by toggling on Format Data.

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Context Menus

You can access the context menu by right-clicking. Commands within the context menu adjust depending on what’s selected and where you right-click on the datagrid.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

You can manipulate your data and navigate the datagrid through keyboard shortcuts.

General extension shortcuts

Keypress Command
Ctrl + X Cut the selected item and copy it to the clipboard
Ctrl + C Copy the selected item to the clipboard
Ctrl + V Paste the contents of the clipboard
Ctrl + Z Undo the previous action
Shift + Ctrl + Z Redo the previous action
Ctrl + S Save the current file
Ctrl + F Open the Find window
Space Edit a cell

Moving around in the datagrid

Keypress Command
Left/Right Arrow Move one cell to the left or right
Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow Move to the farthest cell left or right in the row
Up/Down Arrow Move one cell up or down
Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow Move to the top or bottom cell in the column
Tab Move one cell to the right
Shift + Tab Move one cell to the left
Enter Move one cell down
Shift + Enter Move one cell up

Selecting cells

Keypress Command
Shift + Left/Right Arrow Extend the cell selection one cell to the left or right
Shift + Up/Down Arrow Extend the cell selection one cell up or down
Shift + Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow Extend the cell selection to the farthest cell left or right
Shift + Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow Extend the cell selection to the farthest cell up or down