This is a list of keyboard shortcuts for working in Tableau. For information on navigating a view using a keyboard, see Keyboard Accessibility for Tableau on the Web.
For information about keyboard shortcuts supported in Tableau Prep, see Tableau Prep Keyboard Shortcuts in the Tableau Prep help.
Shortcuts for managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
| Description | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
| New workbook | Ctrl+N | Command+N |
| New worksheet | Ctrl+M | Command+T |
| Describe sheet | Ctrl+E | Command+E |
| Cycle forward through open worksheets | Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+F6 | Shift+Command+Right bracket |
| Cycle backward through open worksheets | Ctrl+Shift+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Shift+Command+Left bracket |
| Switch in and out of Presentation Mode | F7 , Ctrl+H | Option+Return |
| Switch in and out of Full Screen mode | Control+Command+F | |
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Open file
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Ctrl+O | Command+O |
| Save file | Ctrl+S | Command+S |
| Save to Tableau Public | Ctrl+Shift+S | Shift+Command+S |
| Revert workbook to last saved state | F12 | Option+Command+E |
| Close the current workbook | Alt+F4 | Command+W |
| Ctrl+P | Command+P | |
| Open Help | F1 | Control+Command+? |
Shortcuts for managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud)
| Description | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
| New worksheet | Ctrl+Alt+T |
Option+Command+T |
| Switch in and out of Full Screen mode | F11 | Control+Command+F |
| Save file | Ctrl+S | Command+S |
| Save workbook as | Ctrl+Shift+S | Shift+Command+S |
| Close the current workbook | Alt+F4 |
Option+Q |
| Print (or export as PDF) | Ctrl+P | Command+P |
| Open Help | F1 | Control+Command+/ |
Shortcuts for data (Tableau Desktop)
| Description | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
| Connect to data source | Ctrl+D | Command+D |
| Activate the find command in the Data pane | Ctrl+F | Command+F |
| Refresh data source | F5 | Command+R |
| Run data updates on a view | F9 | Shift+Command+0 |
| Toggle automatic data updates on and off | F10 | Option+Command+0 |
Shortcuts for data (Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud)
| Description | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
| Connect to data source | Ctrl+D | Command+D |
| Refresh data source | Alt+F5 | Option+F5 |
| Rename data source | Alt+F2 | Option+F2 |
| New data source | Ctrl+Alt+D | Control+D |
| Edit data source | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D | Control+Shift+D |
Shortcuts for authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
| Description | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Show Me! | Ctrl+1 , Ctrl+Shift+1 | Command+1 |
| Add the selected field to the sheet. (Only works with a single field.) | Enter or double-click | Return or double-click |
| Place selected field on Columns shelf | Alt+Shift+C | Option+Shift+C |
| Place selected field on Filters shelf | Alt+Shift+F | Option+Shift+F |
| Place selected field on Size | Alt+Shift+I | Option+Shift+I |
| Place selected field on Detail | Alt+Shift+L | Option+Shift+L |
| Place selected field on Color | Alt+Shift+O | Option+Shift+O |
| Place selected field on Pages shelf | Alt+Shift+P | Option+Shift+P |
| Place selected field on Rows shelf | Alt+Shift+R | Option+Shift+R |
| Place selected field on Shape | Alt+Shift+S | Option+Shift+S |
| Place selected field on Text/Label | Alt+Shift+T | Option+Shift+T |
| Place selected field on Rows shelf | Alt+Shift+X | Option+Shift+X |
| Place selected field on Columns shelf | Alt+Shift+Y | Option+Shift+Y |
| Open the Drop Field menu | Right-click+drag to shelf | Option+drag to shelf |
| Open the View Data Model window | Ctrl+Shift+I | Command+Shift+I |
| Copy a field in the view and place it on another shelf or card | Ctrl+drag | Command+drag |
| Swap rows and columns | Ctrl+W | Control+Command+W |
| Flip orientation of column labels at bottom of view | Ctrl+L | |
| Toggle dashboard grid on and off | G | G |
| Toggle between Dashboard and Layout tabs | T | T |
| Cut text selection (in captions, titles, formulas, etc.) | Ctrl+X | Command+X |
| Paste clipboard | Ctrl+V | Command+V |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | Command+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y | Command+Shift+Z |
| Clear the current worksheet | Alt+Shift+Backspace | Option+Shift+Delete |
| Move floating dashboard object | Arrow key moves 1 pixel, Shift+Arrow moves 10 pixels | Arrow key moves 1 pixel, Shift+Arrow moves 10 pixels |
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Resize floating dashboard object |
Alt+Arrow key resizes in 1-pixel increments, Shift+Alt+Arrow resizes in 10-pixel increments | Option+Arrow key resizes in 1-pixel increments, Shift+Option+Arrow resizes in 10-pixel increments |
Shortcuts for authoring views (Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud)
| Description | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Add the selected field to the sheet. (Only works with a single field.) | Double-click | Double-click |
| Copy a field in the view and place it on another shelf or card | Ctrl+drag | Command+drag |
| Toggle dashboard grid on and off | G | G |
| Toggle between Dashboard and Layout tabs | T | T |
| Open the View Data Model window | Ctrl+Shift+I | Command+Shift+I |
| Cut text selection (in captions, titles, formulas, etc.) | Ctrl+X | Command+X |
| Paste clipboard | Ctrl+V | Command+V |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z | Command+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y | Command+Shift+Z |
| Open current workbook in Tableau Desktop | Ctrl+O |
Option+Command+O |
| Clear the current worksheet | Alt+Shift+Backspace | Option+Shift+Delete |
| Move floating dashboard object | Arrow key moves 1 pixel, Shift+arrow moves 10 pixels | Arrow key moves 1 pixel, Shift+arrow moves 10 pixels |
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Resize floating dashboard object |
Alt+Arrow key resizes in 1-pixel increments, Shift+Alt+Arrow resizes in 10-pixel increments | Option+Arrow key resizes in 1-pixel increments, Shift+Option+Arrow resizes in 10-pixel increments |
| Rename column field (when field is selected in the data schema pane) |
F2 |
F2 |
| Rename calculated field (when calculated field editor is open) | F2 | F2 |
Shortcuts for resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop)
| Smaller cell size | Ctrl+B | Command+B |
| Bigger cell size | Ctrl+Shift+B | Command+Shift+B |
| Make rows narrower | Ctrl+Left arrow | Control+Command+Left arrow |
| Make rows wider | Ctrl+Right arrow | Control+Command+Right arrow |
| Make columns shorter | Ctrl+Down arrow | Control+Command+Down arrow |
| Make columns taller | Ctrl+Up arrow | Control+Command+Up arrow |
Shortcuts for pages (Tableau Desktop)
| Description | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Start or stop forward playback on the Pages shelf | F4 | F4 |
| Start or stop backward playback on the Pages shelf | Shift+F4 | Shift+F4 |
| Skip forward one page | Ctrl+Period | Command+Period |
| Skip backward one page | Ctrl+Comma | Command+Comma |
Shortcuts for selecting and navigating marks
| Description | Windows shortcut | Mac shortcut |
| Select a mark | Click | Click |
| Select a group of marks | Drag | Drag |
| Add individual marks to the selection | Ctrl+click | Command+click |
| Add a group of marks to the selection | Ctrl+drag | Command+drag |
| Use Rectangular Selection tool | A | A |
| Use Lasso Selection Tool | D | D |
| Use Radial Selection Tool | S | S |
| Select all data | Ctrl+A | Command+A |
| Copy selected data | Ctrl+C | Command+C |
| Clear the mark selection | Esc | Esc |
| Pan around the view | Shift+drag | Shift+drag |
| Zoom in to a point in the view (if not map, requires zoom mode) | Double-click , Ctrl+Shift+click | Double-click, Shift+Command+click |
| Zoom out from a point on a map (if not map, requires zoom mode) | Ctrl+Shift+Alt+click | Shift+Option+Command+click |
| Zoom out | Shift+Double-click | Shift+Double+click |
| Zoom in to an area in the view (requires zoom mode if not map) | Ctrl+Shift+drag | Shift+Command+drag |
| Zoom in and out on a map | Scroll | Scroll |
| Drag a row and scroll through a long list simultaneously | Click+drag to bottom of pane+hold | Click+scroll, Command+hold |