Explain the execution plan keyboard shortcut in 2 apps
Explain the execution plan has a documented keyboard shortcut in 2 apps here, among them DBeaver, SQL Server Management Studio. The most common keys are Ctrl + Shift + E on Windows and Ctrl + Shift + E on a Mac.
Keys on this page were last checked against their sources on September 14, 2026.
| App | Windows | Mac | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| DBeaver | Windows Ctrl + Shift + E | Mac Ctrl + Shift + E | Explain the execution plan |
| SQL Server Management Studio | Windows Ctrl + L | Mac Not documented | Show the estimated execution plan |
Where the table is deliberately empty
1 app here publishes no Mac key for Explain the execution plan, so that cell is left blank. A blank there is a gap in that maker documentation for Explain the execution plan, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Explain the execution plan do nothing
The 2 apps listed here each decide this for themselves, so the first thing to check is that you are reading the row for the app you are actually in, and the column for your system. After that, check the app version, since explain the execution plan is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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