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Tableau Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for Tableau Desktop on Windows. Covers workbooks, data sources, authoring views, resizing, pages, and mark selection.
Key label style

Shortcuts for managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)

New workbook
Ctrl+N
New worksheet
Ctrl+M
Describe sheet
Ctrl+E
Cycle forward through open worksheets
Ctrl+Tab
or
Ctrl+F6
Cycle backward through open worksheets
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
or
Ctrl+Shift+F6
Switch in and out of Presentation Mode
F7
or
Ctrl+H
Open file
Ctrl+O
Save file
Ctrl+S
Save to Tableau Public
Ctrl+Shift+S
Revert workbook to last saved state
F12
Close the current workbook
Alt+F4
Print
Ctrl+P
Open Help
F1

Shortcuts for data (Tableau Desktop)

Connect to data source
Ctrl+D
Activate the find command in the Data pane
Ctrl+F
Refresh data source
F5
Run data updates on a view
F9
Toggle automatic data updates on and off
F10

Shortcuts for authoring views (Tableau Desktop)

Show Me!
Ctrl+1
or
Ctrl+Shift+1
Add the selected field to the sheetOnly works with a single field.
Enter
or
Double-click
Place selected field on Columns shelf
Alt+Shift+C
or
Alt+Shift+Y
Place selected field on Filters shelf
Alt+Shift+F
Place selected field on Size
Alt+Shift+I
Place selected field on Detail
Alt+Shift+L
Place selected field on Color
Alt+Shift+O
Place selected field on Pages shelf
Alt+Shift+P
Place selected field on Rows shelf
Alt+Shift+R
or
Alt+Shift+X
Place selected field on Shape
Alt+Shift+S
Place selected field on Text/Label
Alt+Shift+T
Open the Drop Field menu
Right-clickdrag to shelf
Open the View Data Model window
Ctrl+Shift+I
Copy a field in the view and place it on another shelf or card
Ctrl+Drag
Swap rows and columns
Ctrl+W
Flip orientation of column labels at bottom of view
Ctrl+L
Toggle dashboard grid on and off
G
Toggle between Dashboard and Layout tabs
T
Cut text selection
Ctrl+X
in captions, titles, formulas, etc.
Paste clipboard
Ctrl+V
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Redo
Ctrl+Y
Clear the current worksheet
Alt+Shift+Bksp
Move floating dashboard objectShift+Arrow moves 10 pixels instead of 1.
UpDownLeftRight
Resize floating dashboard objectShift+Alt+Arrow resizes in 10-pixel increments instead of 1.
Alt+UpDownLeftRight

Shortcuts for resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop)

Smaller cell size
Ctrl+B
Bigger cell size
Ctrl+Shift+B
Make rows narrower
Ctrl+Left
Make rows wider
Ctrl+Right
Make columns shorter
Ctrl+Down
Make columns taller
Ctrl+Up

Shortcuts for pages (Tableau Desktop)

Start or stop forward playback on the Pages shelf
F4
Start or stop backward playback on the Pages shelf
Shift+F4
Skip forward one page
Ctrl+.
Skip backward one page
Ctrl+,

Shortcuts for selecting and navigating marks

Select a mark
Click
Select a group of marks
Drag
Add individual marks to the selection
Ctrl+Click
Add a group of marks to the selection
Ctrl+Drag
Use Rectangular Selection tool
A
Use Lasso Selection Tool
D
Use Radial Selection Tool
S
Select all data
Ctrl+A
Copy selected data
Ctrl+C
Clear the mark selection
Esc
Pan around the view
Shift+Drag
Zoom in to a point in the view
Double-click
or
Ctrl+Shift+Click
if not a map, requires zoom mode
Zoom out from a point on a map
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Click
if not a map, requires zoom mode
Zoom out
Shift+Double-click
Zoom in to an area in the view
Ctrl+Shift+Drag
requires zoom mode if not map
Zoom in and out on a map
Scroll
Drag a row and scroll through a long list simultaneously
Click, drag to bottom of pane, and hold

Intro

Tableau on Windows uses Ctrl as its primary modifier, with Alt covering field-placement shortcuts (Alt+Shift+letter).

Several function-key shortcuts (F5, F9, F10, F12) handle data and file actions that use different bindings on Mac.

Windows-specific shortcut notes

Modifier keys on Windows. Ctrl handles most core actions (new, save, print, undo). Alt covers field-placement shortcuts onto shelves (Alt+Shift+letter) and combines with Ctrl for resizing rows and columns.

Function keys carry real actions. F1 opens Help, F5 refreshes the data source, F9 runs data updates, F10 toggles automatic data updates, and F12 reverts the workbook to its last saved state, none of these map to a Mac function key; Mac uses its own Command-based bindings instead.

Different keys, not just a modifier swap. New worksheet is Ctrl+M on Windows against Command+T on Mac. Redo is Ctrl+Y against Command+Shift+Z on Mac.

Printable PDF

The full Tableau Windows shortcut list is available as a printable PDF. Handy for the field-placement shortcuts (Alt+Shift+letter) and the function-key actions, which take the most practice to remember.

FAQ

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