# In command mode, arrow key up and down doesn't change selected cells but scroll the page

**URL:** https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/in-command-mode-arrow-key-up-and-down-doesnt-change-selected-cells-but-scroll-the-page/11617
**Category:** JupyterLab
**Tags:** jupyterhub
**Created:** [November 10, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/in-command-mode-arrow-key-up-and-down-doesnt-change-selected-cells-but-scroll-the-page/11617 "2021-11-10T12:50:50Z")
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### Author: ![remote\_server](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@remote\_server](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/remote_server)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/in-command-mode-arrow-key-up-and-down-doesnt-change-selected-cells-but-scroll-the-page/11617/1 "2021-11-10T12:50:50Z")

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Hi all, I updated jupyterlab to version 3.2.2. previously in command mode, tapping arrow key up and down on the keyboard in command mode just change the selected cell, but now the tapping up and down just scroll the notebook page instead, the selected cell no longer changes. Is this the expected behavior? How to change it back?

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### Author: ![remote\_server](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@remote\_server](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/remote_server)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/in-command-mode-arrow-key-up-and-down-doesnt-change-selected-cells-but-scroll-the-page/11617/2 "2021-11-10T13:04:29Z")

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ok apparently it is a big [In JupyterLab 3.2.2 can't use Arrows shortcuts · Issue #11412 · jupyterlab/jupyterlab · GitHub](https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab/issues/11412)

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### Author: ![jasongrout](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/jasongrout/32/371_2.png) [@jasongrout](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/jasongrout)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/in-command-mode-arrow-key-up-and-down-doesnt-change-selected-cells-but-scroll-the-page/11617/3 "2021-11-10T13:08:27Z")

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Yes, that is a regression. The next patch release (due very soon) should pick up the fix we made.

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### Author: ![Jiadong](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/jiadong/32/3866_2.png) [@Jiadong](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Jiadong)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/in-command-mode-arrow-key-up-and-down-doesnt-change-selected-cells-but-scroll-the-page/11617/4 "2021-11-11T02:39:39Z")

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I have the same issue!!! Hope this can be fixed very soon. It drove me crazy, the scrollbar!!!

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### Author: ![jasongrout](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/jasongrout/32/371_2.png) [@jasongrout](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/jasongrout)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/in-command-mode-arrow-key-up-and-down-doesnt-change-selected-cells-but-scroll-the-page/11617/5 "2021-11-11T07:15:17Z")

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I just released JupyterLab 3.2.3 on pypi which fixes this problem. A conda-forge package release is in progress.

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### Author: ![Neznakomec](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/discourse.jupyter.org/neznakomec/32/16046_2.png) [@Neznakomec](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/Neznakomec)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/in-command-mode-arrow-key-up-and-down-doesnt-change-selected-cells-but-scroll-the-page/11617/6 "2024-11-24T08:54:31Z")

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Hello  
May I kindly mention, that I also have arrow navigation problem  
in the Jupyter Notebook (version 7.2.2)

I downgraded to previous available version (notebook 7.0.8) and problem gone.  
So it seems latest “notebook” package also have this regression problem.

//By the way, update system downgraded jupyterlab 4.2.5 to 4.0.11
