Keyboard
Move through tables, records and the query bar without the mouse; press ?
anywhere for the keys of the room you are in.
/ invoice total > 500 Enter Tab ↓ ↓ Enter j j BackspaceThat is: focus the bar, ask, step into the grid, open the third row, step to the next two records in that list, and walk back.
Anywhere on the page
Section titled “Anywhere on the page”Single keys work when the caret is not in a text field, and never through a dialog.
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
/ |
Focus the query bar |
⌘/ |
The query bar as a panel, with room to write in |
⌘K |
The command palette: tables, pages, actions, recent queries |
h |
Home: the schema, your work, the diagram |
t |
The table filter in the sidebar |
⌘B |
Show or hide the table list |
Backspace, ⌘[ |
Back one step along the trail |
? |
The keys for this room, and the query language |
Esc |
Leave the field, or close what is open |
In a grid
Section titled “In a grid”Tab into the table; the arrow keys then move a cell cursor.
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
↑ ↓ ← → |
Move one cell (hold ⌘ to jump to the end of a row or column) |
Home, End |
First and last column |
Enter |
Open the record for that row, or the document in a JSON cell |
Space |
Glance at that row’s record without leaving the list |
⌘C |
Copy the cell under the cursor |
Esc |
Back to the query bar |
In a record
Section titled “In a record”A record opened from a list (its page, a glance or a dialog) steps through that list, in its order and filter, and past its page.
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
j |
The next record in the list |
k |
The previous record |
←, → |
The same, with the arrows beside the record’s name |
An App’s reader gets the grid and record keys too; ? there lists only those.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Walk a database: what
EnterandBackspacemove between. - Query language: what to type after
/. - Quickstart: browse a database: open one first.