# Moving selections

You can use the keyboard keys to move the current selection in an active list box or in an opened multi box field.

Keyboard movement shortcuts

| Key | Movement |
| --- | --- |
| Down Arrow | Moves the current selection(s) one step downwards<br>in the list box. When the last value is reached, the selection will wrap<br>back to the first value. When no selection is made, the list box will<br>just scroll down one cell at a time. |
| Up Arrow | Moves the current selection(s) one step upwards<br>in the list box. When the first value is reached, the selection will wrap<br>back to the last value. When no selection is made, the list box will just<br>scroll up one cell at a time. |
| Page Up | Moves the current selection one interval equal<br>to the distance between the outermost selections, upwards in the list<br>box. When the first value is reached, the selections will wrap back to<br>the last set of values. When no selection is made, the list box will just<br>scroll up one page at a time. |
| Page Down | Moves the current selections one interval<br>equal to the distance between the outermost selections, downwards in the<br>list box. When the last set of values value is reached, the selections<br>will wrap back to the first set of values. When no selection is made,<br>the list box will just scroll down one page at a time. |

Example:

In the list box below, with E and F selected, using the different keys produces the following result:

![A list of letters from A to J arranged vertically, with E and F selected.](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2025/Subsystems/Client/Content/Resources/Images/ui_gen_MovingSelections.png)

Example results

| Key | Movement |
| --- | --- |
| Down Arrow | F and G will be selected. |
| Up Arrow | D and E will be selected. |
| Page Up | C and D will be selected. |
| Page Down | G and H will be selected. |