Hotkeys and shortcuts for Tableau (Windows)

(Total 66)

Ctrl + A
General
Select all data
A
General
Use Rectangular Selection tool
Ctrl + B
General
Smaller cell size
Ctrl + Shift + B
General
Bigger cell size
Ctrl + C
General
Copy selected data
Alt + Shift + C
General
Place selected field on Columns shelf
Ctrl + D
General
Connect to data source
D
General
Use Lasso Selection Tool
Ctrl + E
General
Describe sheet
Ctrl + F
General
Makes the find command in the Data pane active
Alt + Shift + F
General
Place selected field on Filters shelf
Ctrl + H
General
Switch in and out of Presentation Mode
Alt + Shift + I
General
Place selected field on Size
Ctrl + L
General
Flip orientation of column labels at bottom of view
Alt + Shift + L
General
Place selected field on Detail
Ctrl + M
General
New worksheet
Ctrl + N
General
New workbook
Ctrl + O
General
Open file
Alt + Shift + O
General
Place selected field on Color
Ctrl + P
General
Print
Alt + Shift + P
General
Place selected field on Pages shelf
Alt + Shift + R
General
Place selected field on Rows shelf
Ctrl + S
General
Save file
S
General
Use Radial Selection Tool
Alt + Shift + S
General
Place selected field on Shape
Alt + Shift + T
General
Place selected field on Text/Label
Ctrl + V
General
Paste clipboard
Ctrl + W
General
Swap rows and columns
Ctrl + X
General
Cut text selection (e.g., in captions, titles, formulas, etc.)
Alt + Shift + X
General
Place selected field on Rows shelf
Ctrl + Y
General
Redo
Alt + Shift + Y
General
Place selected field on Columns shelf
Ctrl + Z
General
Undo
Alt + Shift + Backspace
General
Clear the current worksheet
Ctrl + Arrow Left
General
Make rows narrower
Ctrl + Arrow Right
General
Make rows wider
Ctrl + Arrow Down
General
Make columns shorter
Ctrl + Arrow Up
General
Make columns taller
Ctrl + 1
General
Show Me!
Enter
General
Add the selected field to the sheet. Only works with a single field
F1
General
Opens the Help
Ctrl + F4
General
Deletes the selected sheet (on a dashboard)
Alt + F4
General
Closes the current workbook
F4
General
Starts and stops forward playback on the pages shelf
Shift + F4
General
Starts and stops backward playback on the pages shelf
F5
General
Refreshes the data source
Ctrl + ,
General
Skip backward one page
Ctrl + F6
General
Cycle forward through open worksheets
Ctrl + Shift + F6
General
Cycle backward through open worksheets
F9
General
Run update
F10
General
Toggles Automatic Updates on and off
F12
General
Reverts workbook to last saved state
Esc
General
Clears the selection (Desktop and Reader only)
Click
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Selects the mark
Drag
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Selects a group of marks
Ctrl + Click
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Adds individual marks to the selection
Ctrl + Drag
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Adds a group of marks to the selection
Shift + Drag
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Pans around the view
Ctrl + Shift + Click
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Zooms in to a point in the view (requires zoom mode if not map)
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Click
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Zooms out from a point on a map (requires zoom mode if not map)
Shift + Double-click
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Zooms out
Ctrl + Shift + Drag
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Zooms in to an area in the view (requires zoom mode if not map)
Scroll
Navigation and Selection Shortcuts
Zooms in and out on a map
Right-click + Drag to shelf
Field Selection Shortcuts
Opens the Drop Field menu
Ctrl + Drag
Field Selection Shortcuts
Copies a field in the view to be placed on another shelf or card
Double-click
Field Selection Shortcuts
Adds a field to the view