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# Tableau Prep Keyboard Shortcuts

Tableau Prep uses standard keyboard shortcuts for managing files, navigating flows, editing data, and searching across your steps and calculations. This topic provides a comprehensive reference of available keyboard shortcuts in Tableau Prep.

For information on general keyboard shortcuts across Tableau products, see [Keyboard Shortcuts](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/shortcut.htm) in the Tableau Desktop help.

## Shortcuts for global navigation and search

_Supported in Tableau Prep Builder, Tableau Cloud, and Tableau Server version 2026.3 and later._

Use this shortcut to quickly search across your flow steps, clean steps, calculations, and field expressions.

<table class="table--plain"><tbody><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1"><b>Description</b></td><th style="text-align: left;font-weight: normal;" class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1"><b>Windows shortcut</b></th><th style="text-align: left;font-weight: normal;" class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1"><b>Mac shortcut</b></th></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1">Search flow</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+K</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+K</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Shortcuts file and flow operations

Use these shortcuts to create, save, open, and publish your Tableau Prep flows.

<table class="table--plain"><tbody><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1"><b>Description</b></td><th style="text-align: left;font-weight: normal;" class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1"><b>Windows shortcut</b></th><th style="text-align: left;font-weight: normal;" class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1"><b>Mac shortcut</b></th></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1">Open file</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+O</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+O</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1">New flow</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+N</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+N</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1">Save file</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+S</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+S</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1">Save file as</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Alt+Ctrl+S</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Shift+Command+S</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1">Run All</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+R</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+R</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1">Publish flow</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">F10</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Not available</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1">Quit</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+Q</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+Q</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Shortcuts editing and data operations

Use these shortcuts to perform standard editing, clipboard actions, and selection management in the data grid or profile pane.

<table class="table--plain"><tbody><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1"><b>Description</b></td><td style="text-align: left;" class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyE-Column1-Body1"><b>Windows shortcut</b></td><td style="text-align: left;" class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyD-Column1-Body1"><b>Mac shortcut</b></td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1">Undo</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+Z</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyA-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+Z</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1">Redo</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+Y</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyA-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Shift+Command+Z</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1">Cut</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+X</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyA-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+X</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1">Copy</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+C</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyA-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+C</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1">Paste</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+V</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyA-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+V</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1">Select All</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+A</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyA-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+A</td></tr><tr class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-Body-Body1"><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1">Copy data grid values</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyB-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Ctrl+C</td><td class="TableStyle-Basic-Border-BodyA-Column1-Body1" style="font-weight: normal;">Command+C</td></tr></tbody></table>