66 Shortcuts for Tableau

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1. General

Ctrl+A

Select all data

A

Use Rectangular Selection tool

Ctrl+B

Smaller cell size

Ctrl+Shift+B

Bigger cell size

Ctrl+C

Copy selected data

Alt+Shift+C

Place selected field on Columns shelf

Ctrl+D

Connect to data source

D

Use Lasso Selection Tool

Ctrl+E

Describe sheet

Ctrl+F

Makes the find command in the Data pane active

Alt+Shift+F

Place selected field on Filters shelf

Ctrl+H

Switch in and out of Presentation Mode

Alt+Shift+I

Place selected field on Size

Ctrl+L

Flip orientation of column labels at bottom of view

Alt+Shift+L

Place selected field on Detail

Ctrl+M

New worksheet

Ctrl+N

New workbook

Ctrl+O

Open file

Alt+Shift+O

Place selected field on Color

Ctrl+P

Print

Alt+Shift+P

Place selected field on Pages shelf

Alt+Shift+R

Place selected field on Rows shelf

Ctrl+S

Save file

S

Use Radial Selection Tool

Alt+Shift+S

Place selected field on Shape

Alt+Shift+T

Place selected field on Text/Label

Ctrl+V

Paste clipboard

Ctrl+W

Swap rows and columns

Ctrl+X

Cut text selection (e.g., in captions, titles, formulas, etc.)

Alt+Shift+X

Place selected field on Rows shelf

Ctrl+Y

Redo

Alt+Shift+Y

Place selected field on Columns shelf

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Alt+Shift+Backspace

Clear the current worksheet

Ctrl+Arrow Left

Make rows narrower

Ctrl+Arrow Right

Make rows wider

Ctrl+Arrow Down

Make columns shorter

Ctrl+Arrow Up

Make columns taller

Ctrl+1

Show Me!

Enter

Add the selected field to the sheet. Only works with a single field

F1

Opens the Help

Ctrl+F4

Deletes the selected sheet (on a dashboard)

Alt+F4

Closes the current workbook

F4

Starts and stops forward playback on the pages shelf

Shift+F4

Starts and stops backward playback on the pages shelf

F5

Refreshes the data source

Ctrl+,

Skip backward one page

Ctrl+F6

Cycle forward through open worksheets

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Cycle backward through open worksheets

F9

Run update

F10

Toggles Automatic Updates on and off

F12

Reverts workbook to last saved state

Esc

Clears the selection (Desktop and Reader only)

2. Navigation and Selection Shortcuts

Click

Selects the mark

Drag

Selects a group of marks

Ctrl+Click

Adds individual marks to the selection

Ctrl+Drag

Adds a group of marks to the selection

Shift+Drag

Pans around the view

Ctrl+Shift+Click

Zooms in to a point in the view (requires zoom mode if not map)

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Click

Zooms out from a point on a map (requires zoom mode if not map)

Shift+Double-click

Zooms out

Ctrl+Shift+Drag

Zooms in to an area in the view (requires zoom mode if not map)

Scroll

Zooms in and out on a map

3. Field Selection Shortcuts

Right-click+Drag to shelf

Opens the Drop Field menu

Ctrl+Drag

Copies a field in the view to be placed on another shelf or card

Double-click

Adds a field to the view

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