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Tableau Desktop

Open the Show Me pane

Cmd1

Mac Desktop app Tableau Desktop

Practice this

In Tableau Desktop, Ctrl + 1 will open the Show Me pane. On a Mac, press Cmd + 1 instead.

Where it works: Worksheet

Ctrl, Shift and 1 also opens Show Me on Windows.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`Cmd1`
Windows	Desktop app	`Ctrl1`

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.

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