The Editor¶
When a file is open, you're in the editor. This page is a tour of the screen and how to move around.
The grid¶
Your data is shown as a spreadsheet grid:
- Column headers run across the top, labelled A, B, C… (or your header-row names if you turn on First Row Is Header).
- Row numbers run down the left, starting at 1.
- The corner button (top-left, marked
◢) selects the entire sheet in one tap.
Scroll in any direction to move through the data. Frozen rows and columns stay pinned while you scroll — see Freezing panes.
Selecting cells¶
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Select one cell | Tap it |
| Start editing that cell | Tap it again (a second tap on the already-selected cell) |
| Select a whole column | Tap its column header |
| Select a whole row | Tap its row number |
| Select everything | Tap the ◢ corner button |
| Select a range | Select a cell, then drag the round handle at the corner of the selection to extend it |
When a range is selected, its rows and columns are highlighted so you can see the extent at a glance. Dragging near the edge of the screen auto-scrolls to keep extending the selection.
The toolbar¶
The toolbar at the top gives you:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Find | Opens the search bar |
| Undo | Reverses the last change |
| Redo | Re-applies an undone change |
| Filter | Toggles the filter & sort row on column headers |
| Freeze | Menu: freeze panes at the selection, top row, or first column |
| Row Height | Menu: choose Small, Medium, or Large row height |
| Chart | Opens the chart builder |
| More | Menu: Manage Columns, Show All Columns, Re-open With Settings, and Settings |
On iPhone
The iPhone screen is narrow, so most of these buttons collapse into a single overflow (•••) menu. Tap it to reach Chart, Row Height, Freeze, and the rest. On iPad they're shown across the toolbar.
The bottom action bar¶
A bar at the bottom of the screen shows contextual actions for whatever you have selected:
- Nothing selected / a single cell — Add Row, Add Column, Go to Row.
- Rows selected — Insert Above, Insert Below, Delete Row(s).
- Columns selected — Insert Left, Insert Right, Hide, Delete Column(s).
If you're on the free version, an Unlock Pro pill also appears here — see Smart CSV Editor Pro.
The status bar¶
At the bottom edge, a small status line tells you where you are:
- With a cell selected, it shows the cell reference, e.g.
C61(column C, row 61). - With nothing selected, it shows the sheet size, e.g.
1,240 rows × 9 columns.
Undo and redo¶
Almost every change — editing a cell, inserting or deleting, sorting, changing a column type, clearing a range — can be reversed with Undo and re-applied with Redo . Undo history is per-document.