Power BI keyboard shortcuts
Power BI Desktop is Microsoft's Windows app for building data reports and dashboards. Its shortcuts help with report commands, moving between visuals on the canvas, reading tables and matrices, and editing formulas and the data model.
Windows · 32 shortcutsGeneral report commands
Open the shortcut overlay and use common report editing commands from Power BI Desktop.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Show the keyboard shortcuts overlay | Shift + ? |
| Copy selected content | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y |
| Save the report | Ctrl + S |
| Find in the report | Ctrl + F |
| Cancel or clear the current selection | Escape |
Visuals and canvas
Navigate report visuals, open visual menus, and change the canvas zoom while a report page is active.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Move to the next visual | Tab |
| Move to the previous visual | Shift + Tab |
| Open the visual context menu | Shift + F10 |
| Zoom in on the report canvas | Ctrl + + |
| Zoom out on the report canvas | Ctrl + - |
| Reset canvas zoom | Ctrl + 0 |
| Open the Selection pane | Alt + S |
| Focus the selected visual | Enter |
Tables and matrices
Move through a table or matrix visual and expand or collapse its hierarchy when that visual has focus.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Move to the next table cell | Tab |
| Move to the previous table cell | Shift + Tab |
| Move to the next table row | Down |
| Move to the previous table row | Up |
| Expand a matrix hierarchy | Right |
| Collapse a matrix hierarchy | Left |
| Move to the next matrix level | Right |
| Move to the previous matrix level | Left |
Formula and model views
Use the documented navigation and editing keys in the DAX formula bar, data entry, model view, and relationship view.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Accept a formula edit | Enter |
| Cancel a formula edit | Escape |
| Insert a new line in the formula bar | Shift + Enter |
| Enter data in a cell | Enter |
| Move to the next model object | Tab |
| Move to the previous model object | Shift + Tab |
| Open the relationship context menu | Shift + F10 |
| Move between panes | F6 |
Source
Microsoft Power BI Desktop keyboard shortcuts · Checked
Power BI Desktop keyboard shortcuts from Microsoft Learn, checked September 1, 2026. The shortcut overlay opens with Shift+? and several bindings work only when a visual, pane, formula bar, or model object has focus.