User Interface Reference > Data Grid > Selection and Navigation

Select Individual Rows/Cards

To select a row/card and clear the existing selection, do one of the following:

•In Grid Views, click the row's indicator cell or any of its data cells:

•In Card and Layout Views, click the card's caption or any of its data cells.

•Select the row/card using the ARROW keys.

Select Multiple Rows or Cards

To select a row/card while preserving the current selection, do one of the following:

•In Grid Views, click the row's indicator cell or any of its data cells, while holding the CTRL key down.

•In Card and Layout Views, click the card's caption or any of its data cells, while holding the CTRL key down.

To toggle the focused row's/card's selected state, do one of the following:

•Press CTRL+SPACE.

•Click the row/card while holding the CTRL key down.

To move focus between rows and cards while preserving the current selection, use CTRL+ARROW keyboard shortcut (supported by Grid and Card Views).

Select a Range of Rows/Cards

To select all rows/cards, press CTRL+A (supported by Grid and Layout Views). Before pressing this shortcut, ensure that the focused cell is not being edited

To select a continuous range or rows/cards, you can do the following

•Use ARROW, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN keys while holding the SHIFT key down.

•To select all rows/cards between the currently focused row/card and another one, click the target row/card while holding the SHIFT key down.

Note

If the SHIFT key is combined with CTRL, the previously selected rows/cards, if there are any, are not unselected. If you use the SHIFT key alone, the previously selected rows/cards are unselected.

•To select a continuous range of cards in Layout Views, drag with the mouse around cards that are to be selected (marquee selection).

Copy Selected Records to the Clipboard

Press CTRL+C or SHIFT+INS.

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Select Grid Rows and Cards

Select Grid Rows and Cards

Select Individual Rows/Cards

Select Multiple Rows or Cards

Select a Range of Rows/Cards

Copy Selected Records to the Clipboard