40 Awesome Tableau Keyboard Shortcuts

Here is a list of Tableau Keyboard Shortcuts that will make your life easier.

Using keyboard shortcuts can save you precious time and allow you to multitask like a ninja. Here are some of the best short cuts available in Tableau that will make you a much more efficient user. If you still arent sold on Tableau, you can check out the pros and cons of Tableau.

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for everyday users

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Ctrl + H: Using this shortcut key user can switch in and out of presentation mode

Alt + Shift + P: This is used to place the selected field on “Pages” shelf

Ctrl + S: To save the Tableau workbook

Ctrl + W: This shortcut key is used for swapping fields between “Rows” and “Columns”.



Ctrl + P: To print the complete dashboard or sheet of Tableau workbook

Ctrl + D: To connect new data source

Ctrl + Command + F: Enter full screen in Mac

Ctrl + 1: Open or close Show Me Card

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Alt + Shift + F: This is used to place the selected field on “Filters” shelf

Ctrl + W: This shortcut key is used for swapping fields between “Rows” and “Columns”.

Alt + Shift + Backspace: This shortcut key is used to clear all the contents from current worksheet

Ctrl + A: This shortcut key is used to “select all data” in sheet of tableau workbook.

Ctrl + C: This is used to “copy” the selected data in the tableau workbook sheet

Ctrl + Z: This is used to Undo your last step

Crtl + Alt + C: Create a calculated field

Esc: Clears selection

Adjusting Data Table

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Ctrl + B: Press this key to reduce the cell size in data table

Ctrl + Shift + B: Press this key to increase the cell size in data table

Ctrl + Left Arrow: Press this key to make the rows narrower

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Ctrl + Right Arrow: Press this key to make the rows wider

Ctrl + Up Arrow: Press this key to make the columns larger

Ctrl + Down Arrow: Press this key to make the columns shorter

Place fields directly in Columns/Rows shelf

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Alt + Shift + C: This shortcut key helps user to directly place the selected field in “Columns” shelf

Alt + Shift + R: This shortcut key helps user to directly place the selected field in “Rows” shelf

Moving fields to Marks card

Alt + Shift + O: This is used to place the field on “Color” marks card

Alt + Shift + L: This is used to place the field on “Detail” marks card

Alt + Shift + I: This is used to place the selected field on “Size” marks card

Alt + Shift + T: This is used to place the selected field on “Text” marks card

To do File operations:

Ctrl + M: To open a new worksheet

Ctrl + N: To open a new workbook

Ctrl + O: To open existing Tableau workbook

Using function keys:

F1: This opens up the “Help” window, where user can read about different functionalities of tableau

Alt + F4: This close the current workbook

F5: To refresh the data sources

F9: This runs the updates and tableau desktop start getting updated

F12: Goes back to last saved state

F7: Presentation Mode

To navigate between sheets:

Ctrl + PgDn: To navigate through the sheets/dashboards on right side

Ctrl + PgUp: To navigate through the sheets/dashboards on left side

Ctrl+ Tab: Cycle through sheets

You can visit Tableau help page for more shortcuts that may fit your needs. Also tell us what your favorite shortcuts are in the comment section.