Salesforce keyboard shortcuts

Salesforce is a customer relationship platform where sales and service teams track accounts, deals, and cases. Its Lightning Experience keys edit records and move around the app, and console apps add keys for workspace tabs, History, and Omni-Channel.

Windows, macOS · 31 shortcuts

Lightning global shortcuts

Use these commands in Lightning Experience to close windows, edit records, save, search, and open utility actions.

ActionShortcuts
Close or deselect
Windows / macOSEscape
Edit a record
Windows / macOSE
Insert quick text
WindowsCtrl + .
macOSCmd + .
Open or close Macros
Windows / macOSM
Open or close Notes
Windows / macOSN
Post to the feedThis standard Lightning shortcut submits a post or comment.
WindowsCtrl + F6
macOSCmd + F6
Show the shortcut menu
WindowsCtrl + /
macOSCmd + /
Save a recordThe console reference says the focus must be on a field.
WindowsCtrl + S
macOSCmd + S

Lightning navigation

Move focus to common Lightning areas with the documented single-key and sequential go-to commands.

ActionShortcuts
Focus notifications
Windows / macOSC
Focus the previous notification
Windows / macOSShift + C
Go to the composer window
Windows / macOSG then D
Go to the item menu
Windows / macOSG then I
Go to the selected navigation item
Windows / macOSG then L
Go to the publisher
Windows / macOSG then P
Go to the active subtab
Windows / macOSG then S
Go to the utility bar
Windows / macOSG then U
Go to the active workspace tab
Windows / macOSG then W
Start a go-to command inside a dialog, form, or input
WindowsCtrl + Alt + G
macOSCmd + Option + G

Composer windows

Open the composer overflow menu and move between open composer windows from anywhere in a Lightning app.

ActionShortcuts
Open the composer overflow menu
Windows / macOSG then D
Move through open composer windowsDown Arrow moves in the opposite direction.
Windows / macOSUp Arrow
Move between open composer windowsRight Arrow moves in the opposite direction.
Windows / macOSLeft Arrow

Lightning console global shortcuts

Lightning console apps add URL-copy, feed, utility, and tab navigation commands to the standard Lightning actions.

ActionShortcuts
Copy the URL for the active tab
WindowsCtrl + C then S
macOSCmd + C then S
Copy the URL for the active workspace tab and subtabs
WindowsCtrl + C then W
macOSCmd + C then W
Submit a post or comment from the console
WindowsCtrl + Enter
macOSCmd + Enter
Open or close History
Windows / macOSH
Open or close Omni-ChannelThis shortcut works in the Service Console app only.
Windows / macOSO

Lightning console tabs

Refresh or close workspace tabs and move between focused tabs with the Lightning console commands.

ActionShortcuts
Switch between workspace tabs and subtabsRight Arrow moves in the opposite direction.
Windows / macOSLeft Arrow
Close the current workspace tab
Windows / macOSShift + X
Close all unpinned tabs
Windows / macOSShift + W
Refresh the current workspace tab
Windows / macOSShift + R

Source

official Salesforce Lightning keyboard shortcuts · Checked

Salesforce Help keyboard shortcut references checked September 1, 2026. Lightning shortcuts are enabled by default, are not case-sensitive, and can be disabled from the Help menu. Console shortcuts apply to Lightning console apps and may not be available in standard navigation.

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