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Activation and Navigation Interactions (XamSpreadsheet)

Purpose

This topic explains what actions can be performed by the user when navigating through the worksheet cells.

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Concept

Infragistics Excel Engine
Topic Purpose

In this section you will find information that will help you to better understand the object model and the functionalities of the Infragistics Excel Engine .

This topic explains in details the features of the XamSpreadsheet control from developer perspective.

This topic provides an overview of the visual elements of the XamSpreadsheet control.

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This topic contains the following sections:

Activation

Activation summary

The XamSpreadsheet control’s active cell is the cell on which the user may operate (for example edit its value). This active cell is highlighted with an additional border and also its row and column are highlighted with different background color.

The following screenshot shows the XamSpreadsheet control with the cell at address B3 activated:

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Spreadsheet Panes

Spreadsheet Panes summary

The XamSpreadsheet control supports sheet panes. Each sheet pane is an intersection of a region of columns and a region of rows from the currently selected worksheet. Spreadsheet panes are formed when you:

  • Freeze rows and/or columns

  • Create splits

There can be only one active sheet pane at a time and this is the sheet pane that has the focus. This pane also contains the active cell.

Note
Note

Each sheet pane maintains its own selection information and also provides information about the rows and columns that are visible.

Navigation

Navigation summary

The supports navigation of the active cell through the cells of the active pane of the currently selected worksheet. The user may change the active cell using the keyboard or mouse and also use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to change the visible columns and rows of the active sheet pane.

Note
Note

The active cell is also part of the active pane’s selection.

Navigation modes

In addition to the normal navigation behavior the XamSpreadsheet control supports two more navigation modes:

  • End Mode - in this mode the arrow keys are used to navigate adjacent cells with data.

  • Scroll Lock – in this mode the arrow keys are used to scroll visible content of the worksheet instead of navigating the active cell.

User Interactions and Usability

User interactions summary chart

The following table summarizes the main user interaction capabilities of the XamSpreadsheet control.

The user can… Using… Details Configurable?

Activate a specific sheet cell

  • Click on the specific cell

  • Navigate to this specific cell using the arrow keys

The specified cell will be activated
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Activate the first column cell

Press the HOME button

The first cell on the current row will be activated.

If end mode is selected the last cell with data will be activated.

If scroll lock mode is selected the upper left cell in the view will be activated.
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Activate the cell located on the first row and column

Press Ctrl + Home keys

The first cell on the first column will be activated
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Go to the last used cell

Press Ctrl + End

Move the active cell to the last cell with value in the current sheet pane
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Navigate one cell up

Press Up arrow

The cell above the current active cell will be activated
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Navigate one cell down

Press Down arrow

The cell below the current active cell will be activated
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Navigate one cell left

  • Press Left arrow

  • Press Shift + Tab

The cell left from the currently active cell will be activated
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Navigate one cell right

  • Press Right arrow

  • Press Shift

The cell right from the currently active cell will be activated
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Navigate page up

Press Page Up

Move active cell as much cells above as much rows are visible in the current sheet pane
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Navigate page down

Press Page Down

Move active cell as much cells below as much rows are visible in the current sheet pane
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Navigate page left

Press Alt + Page Up

Move active cell as much cells to the left as much columns are visible in the current sheet pane
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Navigate page right

Press Alt + Page Down

Move active cell as much cells to the right as much columns are visible in the current sheet pane
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Navigate a specific amount of rows up or down

Scroll using the vertical scroll bar

This changes the visible rows of the current sheet pane without changing the current active cell
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Navigate a specific amount of columns left or right

Scroll using the horizontal scroll bar

This changes the visible columns of the current sheet pane without changing the current active cell
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Enter/exit end mode navigation

Press End

The End key toggles the end mode navigation
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Enter/exit scroll lock navigation mode

Press Scroll Lock

The Scroll Lock key toggles the scroll lock navigation mode
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Note
Note

If the user has more than one worksheet selected and changes the active cell, the new active cell will be synchronized across all selected worksheets.

Related Content

The following topics provide additional information related to this topic.

Topic Purpose

This topic explains what actions can be performed by the user when selecting worksheet cells.

This topic explains how configure the navigation feature.

This topic explains the activation feature from developer perspective.

This topic explains the selection feature from developer perspective.