========================== Tableau keyboard shortcuts ========================== First published at 12/13/2018 on https://defkey.com/tableau-shortcuts Tableau is a interactive data visualization tool. It allows user to create interactive visualizations, worksheets for clearer business insights. Tableau has 95 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Managing workbooks, sheets, and files (Tableau Desktop) ------------------------------------------------------- Ctrl + N New workbook Ctrl + M New worksheet Ctrl + E Describe sheet Ctrl + Tab Cycle forward through open worksheets Ctrl + F6 Cycle forward through open worksheets Ctrl + Shift + Tab Cycle backward through open worksheets Ctrl + Shift + F6 Cycle backward through open worksheets F7 Switch in and out of Presentation Mode Ctrl + H Switch in and out of Presentation Mode Ctrl + O Open file Ctrl + S Save file F12 Revert workbook to last saved state Alt + F4 Close the current workbook Ctrl + P Print F1 Open Help Data (Tableau Desktop) ---------------------- Ctrl + D Connect to data source Ctrl + F Activate the find command in the Data pane F5 Refresh the data source F9 Run data updates on a view F10 Toggle automatic data updates on and off Selection tools (Tableau Desktop) --------------------------------- Ctrl + A Select all data Ctrl + C Copy selected data A Use Rectangular Selection tool D Use Lasso Selection Tool S Use Radial Selection Tool Esc Clear the selection Authoring views (Tableau Desktop) --------------------------------- Ctrl + 1 Show Me! Ctrl + Shift + 1 Show Me! Enter Add the selected field to the sheet (only works with a single field) Double click Add the selected field to the sheet (only works with a single field) Alt + Shift + C Place selected field on Columns shelf Alt + Shift + F Place selected field on Filters shelf Alt + Shift + I Place selected field on Size Alt + Shift + L Place selected field on Detail Alt + Shift + O Place selected field on Color Alt + Shift + P Place selected field on Pages shelf Alt + Shift + R Place selected field on Rows shelf Alt + Shift + S Place selected field on Shape Alt + Shift + T Place selected field on Text/Label Alt + Shift + X Place selected field on Rows shelf Alt + Shift + Y Place selected field on Columns shelf Right click + Move the mouse (drag to shelf) Open the Drop Field menu Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Copy a field in the view and place it on another shelf or card Ctrl + W Swap rows and columns Ctrl + L Flip orientation of column labels at bottom of view G Toggle dashboard grid on and off T Toggle between Dashboard and Layout tabs Ctrl + X Cut text selection (in captions, titles, formulas, etc.) Ctrl + V Paste clipboard Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Alt + Shift + Backspace Clear the current worksheet Resizing rows and columns (Tableau Desktop) ------------------------------------------- Ctrl + B Smaller cell size Ctrl + Shift + B Bigger cell size Ctrl + Left arrow Make rows narrower Ctrl + Right arrow Make rows wider Ctrl + Down arrow Make columns shorter Ctrl + Up arrow Make columns taller Pages (Tableau Desktop) ----------------------- F4 Start or stop forward playback on the Pages shelf Shift + F4 Start or stop backward playback on the Pages shelf Ctrl + . Skip forward one page Ctrl + , Skip backward one page Selecting and navigating marks ------------------------------ Left click Select a mark Left click + Move the mouse Select a group of marks Ctrl + Left click Add individual marks to the selection Ctrl + Left click + Move the mouse Add a group of marks to the selection Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Pan around the view Double click Zoom in to a point in the view (if not map, requires zoom mode) Ctrl + Shift + Left click Zoom in to a point in the view (if not map, requires zoom mode) Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Left click Zoom out from a point on a map (if not map, requires zoom mode) Shift + Double click Zoom out Ctrl + Shift + Left click + Move the mouse Zoom in to an area in the view (requires zoom mode if not map) Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in and out on a map Left click + Move the mouse (drag bottom of the pane and hold) Drag a row and scroll through a long list simultaneously Web authoring (Tableau Online or Tableau Server) ------------------------------------------------ F11 Toggle full screen Alt + F2 Rename data source Ctrl + Alt + D New data source Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D Edit data source Ctrl + Alt + T Create new worksheet Double click Add field to sheet Ctrl + Move the mouse Copy a field in the view and place it on another shelf or card F2 Rename column field (when field is selected in the data schema pane) G Toggle dashboard grid on and off T Toggle between Dashboard and Layout tabs Arrow keys Move floating dashboard object 1 pixel at a time Shift + Arrow keys Move floating dashboard object 10 pixels at a time Alt + Arrow keys Resize floating dashboard object with 1 pixel increments Shift + Alt + Arrow keys Resize floating dashboard object with 10 pixel increments Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z Redo Ctrl + S Save workbook Ctrl + Shift + S Save workbook as Alt + Q Close web authoring F1 Open Help Source: Tableau Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.