Tableau

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)

Close the current workbook

Alt + F4

All hotkeys for Tableau

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
New workbook

Ctrl + N

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
New worksheet

Ctrl + M

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Describe sheet

Ctrl + E

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Cycle forward through open worksheets

Ctrl + ⭾ Tab

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Cycle forward through open worksheets

Ctrl + F6

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Cycle backward through open worksheets

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Cycle backward through open worksheets

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F6

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Switch in and out of Presentation Mode

F7

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Switch in and out of Presentation Mode

Ctrl + H

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Open file

Ctrl + O

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Save workbook

Ctrl + S

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Revert workbook to last saved state

F12

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Close the current workbook

Alt + F4

Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop)
Print

Ctrl + P

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Open Help

F1

Data (Tableau Desktop)
Connect to data source

Ctrl + D

Data (Tableau Desktop)
Activate the find command in the Data pane

Ctrl + F

Data (Tableau Desktop)
Refresh the data source

F5

Data (Tableau Desktop)
Run data updates on a view

F9

Data (Tableau Desktop)
Toggle automatic data updates on and off

F10

Selection tools (Tableau Desktop)
Select all data

Ctrl + A

Selection tools (Tableau Desktop)
Copy selected data

Ctrl + C

Selection tools (Tableau Desktop)
Use Rectangular Selection tool

A

Selection tools (Tableau Desktop)
Use Lasso Selection Tool

D

Selection tools (Tableau Desktop)
Use Radial Selection Tool

S

Selection tools (Tableau Desktop)
Clear the selection

Esc

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Show Me!

Ctrl + 1

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Show Me!

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 1

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Add the selected field to the sheet (only works with a single field)

⤶ Enter

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Add field to sheet

Mouse double click

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Columns shelf

Alt + ↑   Shift + C

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Filters shelf

Alt + ↑   Shift + F

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Size

Alt + ↑   Shift + I

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Detail

Alt + ↑   Shift + L

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Color

Alt + ↑   Shift + O

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Pages shelf

Alt + ↑   Shift + P

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Rows shelf

Alt + ↑   Shift + R

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Shape

Alt + ↑   Shift + S

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Text/Label

Alt + ↑   Shift + T

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Rows shelf

Alt + ↑   Shift + X

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Place selected field on Columns shelf

Alt + ↑   Shift + Y

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
(drag to shelf) Open the Drop Field menu

Mouse movement

Selecting and navigating marks
Add a group of marks to the selection

Ctrl + Mouse movement

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Swap rows and columns

Ctrl + W

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Flip orientation of column labels at bottom of view

Ctrl + L

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Toggle dashboard grid on and off

G

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Toggle between Dashboard and Layout tabs

T

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Cut text selection (in captions, titles, formulas, etc.)

Ctrl + X

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Paste clipboard

Ctrl + V

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Redo

Ctrl + Y

Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)
Clear the current worksheet

Alt + ↑   Shift + ⬅ Backspace

Resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop)
Smaller cell size

Ctrl + B

Resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop)
Bigger cell size

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + B

Resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop)
Make rows narrower

Ctrl +

Resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop)
Make rows wider

Ctrl +

Resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop)
Make columns shorter

Ctrl +

Resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop)
Make columns taller

Ctrl +

Pages (Tableau Desktop)
Start or stop forward playback on the Pages shelf

F4

Pages (Tableau Desktop)
Start or stop backward playback on the Pages shelf

↑   Shift + F4

Pages (Tableau Desktop)
Skip forward one page

Ctrl + .

Pages (Tableau Desktop)
Skip backward one page

Ctrl + ,

Selecting and navigating marks
Select a mark

Mouse left click

Selecting and navigating marks
(drag bottom of the pane and hold) Drag a row and scroll through a long list simultaneously

Mouse movement

Selecting and navigating marks
Add individual marks to the selection

Ctrl + Mouse left click

Selecting and navigating marks
Pan around the view

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Selecting and navigating marks
Zoom in to a point in the view (if not map, requires zoom mode)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Mouse left click

Selecting and navigating marks
Zoom out from a point on a map (if not map, requires zoom mode)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Alt + Mouse left click

Selecting and navigating marks
Zoom out

↑   Shift + Mouse double click

Selecting and navigating marks
Zoom in to an area in the view (requires zoom mode if not map)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Selecting and navigating marks
Zoom in and out on a map

Mouse wheel up and down

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Toggle full screen

F11

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Rename data source

Alt + F2

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
New data source

Ctrl + Alt + D

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Edit data source

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + D

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Create new worksheet

Ctrl + Alt + T

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Copy a field in the view and place it on another shelf or card

Ctrl + Mouse movement

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Rename column field (when field is selected in the data schema pane)

F2

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Move floating dashboard object 1 pixel at a time

← ↑ → ↓

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Move floating dashboard object 10 pixels at a time

↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Resize floating dashboard object with 1 pixel increments

Alt + ← ↑ → ↓

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Resize floating dashboard object with 10 pixel increments

↑   Shift + Alt + ← ↑ → ↓

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Redo

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Save workbook as

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server)
Close web authoring

Alt + Q

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