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Keyboard Navigation

By default, the keyboard navigation of the Kendo UI PivotGrid for Angular is disabled. To enable keyboard navigation, set the navigable option to true.

The PivotGrid supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

SHORTCUTDESCRIPTION
Right ArrowMoves the focus one cell to the right. If the focus is on the right-most cell in the row, the focus does not move.
Left ArrowMoves the focus one cell to the left. If the focus is on the left-most cell in the row, the focus does not move.
Down ArrowMoves the focus one cell down. If the focus is on the bottom-most cell in the column, the focus does not move.
Up ArrowMoves the focus one cell up. If the focus is on the top-most cell in the column, the focus does not move.
HomeMoves the focus to the first focusable cell in the row.
EndMoves the focus to the last focusable cell in the row.
Ctrl/Cmd & HomeMoves the focus to the first cell in the first row.
Ctrl/Cmd & EndMoves the focus to the last cell in the last row.
Enter/SpaceToggles the expanded state of an expandable header when such is focused.
oThe small Latin letter "o". Opens the configurator when available.
EscapeCloses the configurator when it contains the focus.

The PivotGrid Configurator supports the following keyboard shortcuts:*:

SHORTCUTDESCRIPTION
EscapeCloses the Configurator and returns focus to the last focused PivotGrid table cell (or the first cell).
TabFocuses the next focusable element or the first focusable element, if the focus is on the last focusable element.
Shift + TabFocuses the previous focusable element or the last focusable element, if the focus is on the first focusable element.
Backspace & DeleteApplicable when a Chip is focused. Removes the Chip, and the previous focusable element is focused.
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Left/Right ArrowApplicable when a Chip is focused. Switches the Chip with the next/previous one from the same section (if one is available).
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Up/Down ArrowApplicable when a Chip is focused. Moves a Chip from the Rows section to the Columns one or vice-versa.
Alt + Down ArrowOpens the Chip menu for the focused Chip. Focus goes to the first menu element is trapped in the menu popup.

The PivotGrid Configurator Chip Menu supports the following keyboard shortcuts*:

SHORTCUTDESCRIPTION
EscapeCloses the menu and returns the focus to the Chip that triggered it.
TabFocuses the next focusable menu element or the first focusable element, if the focus is on the last focusable element.
Shift + TabFocuses the previous focusable element or the last focusable element, if the focus is on the first focusable element.
EnterTriggers the default action associated with the focused menu item.

* All inner Confurator and Chip Menu components follow their own keyboard navigation behavior when focused.

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