# Change cell focus on a perspective table **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [December 17, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-cell-focus-on-a-perspective-table/99936 "2024-12-17T15:57:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-cell-focus-on-a-perspective-table/99936/2 "2024-12-18T10:43:57Z")
Related questions: > [@Perspective Table, Jump to next editable Cell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-table-jump-to-next-editable-cell/77193/5): > > You won't be able to get this functionality with the table component. You can however make your own 'table' with a custom view for a row of data (flex repeater with text fields) and a flex repeater of your row view. You can then use .focus() on the text fields to move your cursor though the "table". > [@Excel-like cell behavior in a table](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/excel-like-cell-behavior-in-a-table/79090): > > Hello, I'm using Ignition version 8.1.26 and I'd like to have Excel-like cell behavior in my table for Tab and Enter keypresses. I thought I could script this with an onKeyPress event but I'm not having any luck. Here is what I have. I'm really new to python so I'm sure my code is really bad. def runAction(self, event): # Get the currently selected cell coordinates #I don't think this part is working. selectedRow = self.getSibling('Table1').props.selection.selectedRow print(selectedRow)… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-cell-focus-on-a-perspective-table/99936)._