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Keyboard Navigation

The keyboard navigation of the PivotGridV2 is always available.

For a complete example, refer to the demo on using the keyboard navigation of the PivotGridV2.

The PivotGridV2 supports its keyboard navigation functionality through the navigatable option. When set to true, you can initially select a row or cell and then move within the PivotGridV2 by using the Arrow keys.

The following example demonstrates how to enable the key navigation in the PivotGridV2.

$("#pivotgrid").kendoPivotGridV2({
    navigatable: true
});

The following example demonstrates how to enable the key navigation in the PivotConfiguratorV2.

$("#configurator").kendoPivotConfiguratorV2({
    navigatable: true
});

Shortcuts

The Kendo UI PivotGridV2 supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

SHORTCUT DESCRIPTION
Right Arrow Moves 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 Arrow Moves the focus one cell to the left. If the focus is on the left-most cell in the row, the focus does not move.
Up Arrow Moves the focus one cell up. If the focus is on the top-most cell in the column, the focus does not move.
Down Arrow Moves the focus one cell down. If the focus is on the bottom-most cell in the column, the focus does not move.
Home Moves the focus to the first focusable cell in the row.
End Moves the focus to the last focusable cell in the row.
Ctrl/Cmd + Home Moves the focus to the first cell in the first row.
Ctrl/Cmd + End Moves the focus to the last cell in the last row.
Enter/Space Toggles the expanded state of an expandable header when such is focused.
o The small Latin letter "o". Opens the configurator when available.
escape Closes the configurator when it contains the focus.

The Kendo UI PivotConfiguratorV2 supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

SHORTCUT DESCRIPTION
Escape Closes the Configurator and returns focus to the last focused PivotGrid table cell (or the first cell).
Tab Focuses the next focusable element or the first focusable element, if the focus is on the last focusable element.
Shift + Tab Focuses the previous focusable element or the last focusable element, if the focus is on the first focusable element.
Backspace/Delete Applicable when a Chip is focused. Removes the Chip, and the previous focusable element is focused.
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + Left/Right Arrow Applicable 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 Arrow Applicable when a Chip is focused. Moves a Chip from the Rows section to the Columns one or vice-versa.
Alt + Down Arrow Opens the Chip menu for the focused Chip. Focus goes to the first menu element is trapped in the menu popup.

The Kendo UI PivotConfiguratorV2 Chip Menu supports the following keyboard shortcuts:

SHORTCUT DESCRIPTION
Escape Closes the menu and returns the focus to the Chip that triggered it.
Tab Focuses the next focusable menu element or the first focusable element, if the focus is on the last focusable element.
Shift + Tab Focuses the previous focusable element or the last focusable element, if the focus is on the first focusable element.
Enter Triggers the default action associated with the focused menu item.

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