Tableau Desktop keyboard shortcuts
Workbooks, fields, shelves, pages, and mark selection in Tableau Desktop.
45 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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11 actions and 11 key variants match.
- Tableau Desktop Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new workbook Anywhere | Windows CtrlN | Source |
| Create a new worksheet Workbook open | Windows CtrlM | Source |
| Open a file Anywhere | Windows CtrlO | Source |
| Save the file Workbook open | Windows CtrlS | Source |
| Revert to the last saved version Workbook open | Windows F12 | Source |
| Print the view Workbook open | Windows CtrlP | Source |
| Refresh the data source Workbook open | Windows F5 | Source |
| Open the Show Me pane Worksheet | Windows Ctrl1 | Source |
| Open the data model window Worksheet | Windows CtrlShiftI | Source |
| Cycle forward through worksheets Workbook open | Windows CtrlTab | Source |
| Cycle back through worksheets Workbook open | Windows CtrlShiftTab | Source |
About Tableau Desktop and its shortcuts
Tableau Desktop is built for dragging fields onto a canvas, so its keyboard supports that rather than replacing it: moving between worksheets and dashboards, duplicating a sheet, showing the view as a table, and the selection commands for working with marks.
Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server and Tableau Public are not the same, and the browser versions lose commands. Some bindings also differ between the Windows and Mac builds.
Where the Tableau Desktop keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Tableau Desktop. Report a key that is wrong
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