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Tableau Desktop

Describe the sheet

CmdE

Mac Desktop app Tableau Desktop

Practice this

To describe the sheet in Tableau Desktop, press Ctrl + E. On a Mac, press Cmd + E instead.

Where it works: Worksheet

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdE`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlE`

Where this comes from

Keyboard Shortcuts - Tableau Help

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More Tableau Desktop shortcuts

Switch presentation mode Option + Return
Open a file Cmd + O
Save the file Cmd + S
Save to Tableau Public Shift + Cmd + S
Revert to the last saved version Option + Cmd + E
Print the view Cmd + P
Connect to a data source Cmd + D
Search the data pane Cmd + F

See every Tableau Desktop shortcut

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