Keyboard Shortcuts

These shortcuts work in the Testable trial file editor.

Selection

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd + Arrow	Move focus to the next cell with content, or to the last cell in a row/column
Space	Select row
Enter	Open the cell editor, or save the value and close the cell editor
Shift + Arrow	Expand selection to include multiple cells

Stimulus suggestions

In a column that names an uploaded file (stim, stim2, …, target, mask, stimList, audio, background), the cell editor lists your uploaded stimuli and narrows them down as you type.

Shortcut	Action
Arrow Down / Arrow Up	Move through the suggested files
Enter	Write the highlighted file into the cell (Enter again saves the cell)
Tab	Write the highlighted file, save the cell and move to the next one
Escape	Close the suggestions (Escape again cancels the edit)

Note

The suggestions follow the stimFormat of the row: files of that format without their extension, or the stimulus lists when stimFormat = list. Several stimuli separated by ; are suggested one at a time, so each name is completed where the cursor is. The list changes as soon as a stimulus is uploaded or deleted, with no need to reload the page.

Deletion and insertion

Shortcut	Action
Delete	Delete content from a cell
Shift + Delete	Delete entire row (select the row first with Space or by clicking its row number)
Ctrl/Cmd + Enter	Add a row below the current row and move into it
Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + Enter	Add a row above the current row and move into it
Arrow Down on the last row	Add a row at the end of the trial file and move into it
Tab in the last cell of the last row	Add a row at the end of the trial file and move to its first cell
Shift + Enter	Paste content from the selected cell into all rows of the same column, or from the top cell into all other selected rows
Ctrl/Cmd + ,	Open the row menu to duplicate or delete rows

Note

A new row gets the type of the row you were on, so it starts as a valid row of the same kind. Arrow Down and Tab add a row only when the last row is filled in. A last row that holds only a type adds no row.

A new row that you leave as it is, with nothing filled in, is left out when you publish.

Copy and paste

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd + C	Copy
Ctrl/Cmd + V	Paste
Ctrl/Cmd + X	Cut

Note

Content can be pasted into a selection of cells within the same column. Your browser must have clipboard permission enabled.

Find and replace

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd + F	Search for a term in the trial file
Ctrl/Cmd + G	Search and replace a term in the trial file

Undo / Redo

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl/Cmd + Z	Undo
Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + Z	Redo

Other

Shortcut	Action
Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + +	Open the menu to select and add a new column

Next steps

• Trial File Fundamentals: learn the trial file structure
• Version History: track trial file changes