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Tableau Desktop

Place the field on the Rows shelf

OptionShiftR

Mac Desktop app Tableau Desktop

Practice this

To place the field on the Rows shelf in Tableau Desktop, press Alt + Shift + R. On a Mac, press Option + Shift + R instead.

Where it works: Field selected

Tableau's table also lists Alt, Shift and X for the Rows shelf.

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app OptionShiftR
Windows Desktop app AltShiftR

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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