Grid Panes in Display Mode

Grid panes can operate either in display mode or in edit mode. The edit widget does not pop up in display mode when the focus is on the cell. When the focus first shifts to a grid pane, the pane is in display mode.

The keyboard shortcuts listed in the table Keyboard Shortcuts for Grid Panes in Display Mode are applicable only to display mode.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Grid Panes in Display Mode
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Enter, or F2, or Click Activates edit mode, and selects the row. The focus is set on the control in the current cell. For non-editable grids, clicking or pressing Enter selects the row in a single-select grid, or toggles the row selection in a multi-select grid.
Delete Deletes the selected row. The focus is set on the same cell of the next row.
Tab Shifts the focus to the navigation bar if the grid is paginated. If the grid is not paginated and the command bar is visible, the focus shifts to the command bar. If both the navigation bar and the command bar are not visible, the focus shifts to the next component in the form.
Shift+Tab Shifts the focus to the last column heading of the grid pane.
Up Arrow key Shifts the focus to the same cell in the previous row. If the focus is on the first visible row of the table, and the paginated grid pane has a previous page, the focus shifts to the same cell in the last row of the previous page. If the focus is already on the first visible row of the first page, it remains on the same cell.
Down Arrow key Shifts the focus to the same cell in the next row. If the focus is on the last visible row of the table, and the paginated grid pane has a next page, the focus shifts to the same cell in the first row of the next page. If the focus is already on the last visible row of the last page, it remains on the same cell.
Left Arrow key Shifts the focus to the previous focusable cell in the same row. If none of the previous cells in the same row is focusable, the focus shifts to the last focusable cell in the previous row.
Right Arrow key Shifts the focus to the next focusable cell in the same row. If none of the next cells in the same row is focusable, the focus shifts to the first focusable cell in the next row.
Page Up key Displays the previous page of rows when the grid pane is paginated. The focus stays on the same cell on the displayed page of records.
Page Down key Displays the next page of rows when the grid pane is paginated. The focus stays on the same cell on the displayed page of records.
Home key Shifts the focus to the first column of the first visible row.
End key Shifts the focus to the first column of the last visible row.
Ctrl+Home Shifts the focus to the first column of the first row in the entire record set.
Ctrl+End Shifts the focus to the first column of the last row in the entire record set.