Complete Monday.com keyboard shortcuts reference — 21 shortcuts across 4 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Web & Desktop.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + B | Quick Search |
| Esc | Close item page, dialogs or search |
| Ctrl + . | Open or close the navigation pane |
| Tab | Navigate to the next cell |
| Shift + Tab | Navigate to the previous cell |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | Edit cell content |
| Backspace | Clear cell content |
| Space | Open Column View |
| Ctrl + F | Search the board |
| Ctrl + C | Copy cell content |
| Ctrl + V | Paste cell content |
| Ctrl + X | Cut cell content |
| Ctrl + Enter | Select item |
| Shift + Enter | Select a range of items |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Create a new group |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Create a new column |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Open the activity log |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Export the board to Excel |
| Ctrl + G | Collapse or expand all groups |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Arrow Keys | Navigate cells |
monday.com's shortcuts make sense once you treat a board as a grid: Tab and Shift + Tab move between cells, the Arrow Keys roam freely, Enter edits the current cell and Backspace clears it. Ctrl + C, Ctrl + X, Ctrl + V move cell contents around exactly as a spreadsheet would, and Ctrl + Z undoes. Space opens the focused column's expanded view when a cell holds more than fits.
Selection scales the same way: Ctrl + Enter selects an item, Shift + Enter extends the selection into a range — the setup step before any bulk action. Two searches coexist: Ctrl + B is the global quick search across your whole workspace, while Ctrl + F filters only the board in front of you.
Board construction has direct keys: Ctrl + Shift + G adds a group, Ctrl + Shift + C adds a column, and Ctrl + G collapses or expands every group at once — the fastest way to get an overview of a long board. Ctrl + Shift + L opens the activity log when you need to know who changed what, Ctrl + Shift + E exports the board to Excel, Ctrl + . toggles the navigation pane for extra width, and Esc backs out of item pages, dialogs, and search.
On monday.com, Ctrl + B is reserved for the global quick search. Text formatting lives in the update editor's own toolbar when you write inside an item — board cells themselves hold structured values rather than rich text.
Ctrl + B searches everything you can access — boards, items, docs, people across the workspace. Ctrl + F stays on the current board and filters its items live. Reach for B to find where something is, F to narrow what you see.
Select the first with Ctrl + Enter, extend with Shift + Enter to cover the range, and the bulk-action bar appears — move, archive, assign, and similar operations then apply to the whole selection in one step.
Ctrl + Shift + E exports what your permissions and current view expose — restricted columns or filtered-out items will not appear. Clear filters first if you need the full board, and check column permissions with the board owner if fields are missing.
Yes — substitute Cmd for Ctrl: Cmd + B for quick search, Cmd + Shift + G for a new group. Key behaviour inside cells (Tab, Enter, Backspace) is identical on both platforms.
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