Zudoku Logo  Table of Key and Mouse Commands

Selecting the Current Cell for the Keyboard Commands

When using the keyboard, data can only be changed in the highlighted "current cell". To change the current cell, use the movement keys below.

Movement Keys

Right arrow or Tab

Move right one cell (see wrapping below)

Left arrow or Shift-Tab

Move left one cell (see wrapping below)

Down arrow

Move down one cell (see wrapping below)

Up arrow

Move up one cell (see wrapping below)

Ctrl-Right Arrow

Move to last cell of current row

Ctrl-Left Arrow

Move to first cell of current row

Ctrl-Down Arrow

Move to bottom of current column

Ctrl-Up Arrow

Move to top of current column

Home

Move to top left cell

End

Move to bottom right cell

Wrapping past the edge of the puzzle

→  Wrapping right past the right column moves the cursor to the first column and the next row.

←  Wrapping left past the left column moves the cursor to the last column and the previous row.

↓  Wrapping down past the bottom row moves the cursor to the top row and the next column.

↑  Wrapping up past the top row moves the cursor to the bottom row and the previous column.

Entering Start data

Action

Mouse

Keyboard

Enter a number in the current cell

Left-click on the small number, even if it is hidden by an existing start number

Type the number

Erase a number in the current cell

Right-click anywhere in the cell

Type a 0 (zero) or space bar

Entering Solved, Possible, and Impossible numbers

If cell is currently solved

Action

Mouse

Keyboard

Un-solve cell, previous solution becomes Possible

Left-click anywhere in the cell

Any number 1 through 9

Un-solve cell, previous solution becomes Impossible

Right-click anywhere in the cell

Ctrl-(any number 1 through 9)

Un-solve cell, previous solution becomes Unknown

Double-Right-click anywhere in the cell

Ctrl-(any number 1 through 9) typed twice

Un-solve cell, un-mark all small numbers

0 (zero) or space bar

Solve cell with a new number

Double-Left-click on the small number, even if it is hidden by an existing start number

Any number 1 through 9 typed twice

If cell is not currently solved

Action

Mouse

Keyboard

Solve

Double-Left-click on the small number

Any number 1 through 9

Mark number Possible

Left-click on the small number

Alt-(any number 1 through 9)

Mark number Impossible

Right-click on the small number

Ctrl-(any number 1 through 9)

Change Possible to Unknown

Left-click on the small number

Alt-(any number 1 through 9)

Change Impossible to Unknown

Right-click on the small number

Ctrl-(any number 1 through 9)

Mark all numbers unknown

0 (zero) or space bar

Shortcut keys for Hint and Strategy Menus

There is a shortcut key for each strategy.

Strategy

Shortcut Key

Only one unsolved cell in group

U

Basic intersecting groups

I

Linked intersecting groups

L

Mark Conflicts As Impossible

M

Solve cell with only one number possible

C

Solve only cell with number possible in group

G

Box Intersections

B

N-tuplets

N

Hidden N-tuplets

H

Loop Through All Strategies

A

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