Tableau keyboard shortcuts
Tableau's official shortcut reference covers Desktop workbooks, authoring, data, dashboards, marks, and worksheet navigation. This curated set keeps the most-used Windows and Mac defaults together.
Windows, macOS · 33 shortcutsWorkbooks and windows
Workbook shortcuts create, open, save, print, close, and move between Tableau Desktop workbooks and worksheets.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new workbook | CtrlN | CmdN |
| Create a new worksheet | CtrlM | CmdT |
| Open a workbook | CtrlO | CmdO |
| Save a workbook | CtrlS | CmdS |
| Save a workbook to Tableau Public | CtrlShiftS | CmdShiftS |
| Close the workbook | AltF4 | CmdW |
| CtrlP | CmdP | |
| Cycle through worksheets | CtrlTab | ShiftCmd] |
| Go to the previous worksheet | CtrlShiftTab | ShiftCmd[ |
| Enter presentation mode | F7 | CtrlH |
| Toggle full screen | CtrlShiftF | CtrlCmdF |
| Open Help | F1 | CtrlCmd? |
Authoring and data
Authoring shortcuts find fields, refresh data, show recommendations, update views, and change the worksheet editing state.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Describe the selected field | CtrlE | CmdE |
| Find | CtrlF | CmdF |
| Refresh data | F5 | CmdR |
| Run automatic updates | F9 | ShiftCmd0 |
| Turn automatic updates on or off | F10 | OptionCmd0 |
| Open Show Me | Ctrl1 | Cmd1 |
| Open the data model | CtrlShiftI | CmdShiftI |
| Swap rows and columns | CtrlW | CtrlCmdW |
| Show or hide the grid | G | G |
| Show or hide the dashboard layout pane | T | T |
| Undo | CtrlZ | CmdZ |
| Redo | CtrlY | CmdShiftZ |
| Clear the selection | AltShiftBackspace | OptionShiftDelete |
Selection and marks
Selection and mark shortcuts select worksheet content and activate the common mark tools used to inspect and annotate a view.
| Action | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Select all | CtrlA | CmdA |
| Clear the current focus or selection | Esc | Esc |
| Show or hide tooltips | CtrlH | CtrlH |
| Move to the next page | CtrlRight | CmdRight |
| Move to the previous page | CtrlLeft | CmdLeft |
| Add a mark label | A | A |
| Add a mark detail | D | D |
| Change mark size | S | S |