2. Quickstart

Launch VimSheet from your terminal:

$ vimsheet

You will see an empty spreadsheet grid with a status bar at the bottom.

Note

VimSheet starts in NORMAL mode (like Vim). Press = to enter INSERT mode with a formula prefix, or \ to start typing plain values.

2.1. Your First Spreadsheet

  1. Press \ to enter the cell editor (string insert sub-mode).

  2. Type 20 in cell A1 and press Enter.

3. Press \, type 30, and press Enter. 5. Move to cell A3. Press = (opens the editor with = prepended),

then type SUM(A1:A2).

  1. Press Enter — the cell shows the sum.

2.2. Basic Navigation

Key

Action

h / j / k / l

Move left / down / up / right

gg

Go to top of sheet

G

Go to bottom of sheet

0 / $

Start / end of row

Ctrl+f / Ctrl+b

Page down / page up

2.3. Saving and Loading

:w filename.csv     Save as CSV
:e filename.csv     Open CSV file
:wq                 Save and quit
:q!                 Quit without saving

2.4. Next Steps