# Using enter key to move down text-entry fields

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-enter-key-to-move-down-text-entry-fields/81798>\
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**Created:** [May 9, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-enter-key-to-move-down-text-entry-fields/81798 "2025-05-09T06:56:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrox10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jrox10/32/6847_2.png) [@jrox10](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jrox10)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-enter-key-to-move-down-text-entry-fields/81798/1 "2025-05-09T06:56:48Z")

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In a screen (used to customise a search) I have two text-entry fields of a glide table and a button that depending on the content of these fields forms the particularised search.  
In order to facilitate the data entry, how could it be possible that when typing a carry return/enter (cr) in the first field it goes directly to the second field (put the focus) and if you press a carry return/enter in this second field it goes directly to the button that triggers the search?  
By default it is the ‘tab’ key that does this, but I would like the ‘cr/enter’ key to be able to do it as well.

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**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 7:08am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-enter-key-to-move-down-text-entry-fields/81798/2 "2025-05-09T07:08:09Z")

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I don’t think you’ll be able to achieve what you want. The tab key is a standard key in browsers and on computers to navigate across components on a page. If they use keyboard shortcuts, your users would likely also be familiar and comfortable with this standard.

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**Author:** ![jrox10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jrox10/32/6847_2.png) [@jrox10](https://community.glideapps.com/u/jrox10)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 8:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-enter-key-to-move-down-text-entry-fields/81798/3 "2025-05-09T08:56:32Z")

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Thanks Nathan

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-enter-key-to-move-down-text-entry-fields/81798/4 "2025-05-16T08:57:12Z")

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