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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- Tableau Desktop Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new workbook Anywhere | Mac CmdN 1 more variant | Source |
| Create a new worksheet Workbook open | Mac CmdT 1 more variant | Source |
| Describe the sheet Worksheet | Mac CmdE 1 more variant | Source |
| Switch presentation mode Workbook open | Mac OptionReturn 1 more variant | Source |
| Open a file Anywhere | Mac CmdO 1 more variant | Source |
| Save the file Workbook open | Mac CmdS 1 more variant | Source |
| Save to Tableau Public Workbook open | Mac ShiftCmdS 1 more variant | Source |
| Revert to the last saved version Workbook open | Mac OptionCmdE 1 more variant | Source |
| Print the view Workbook open | Mac CmdP 1 more variant | Source |
| Connect to a data source Anywhere | Mac CmdD 1 more variant | Source |
| Search the data pane Data pane | Mac CmdF 1 more variant | Source |
| Refresh the data source Workbook open | Mac CmdR 1 more variant | Source |
| Run data updates on the view Worksheet | Mac ShiftCmd0 1 more variant | Source |
| Toggle automatic data updates Worksheet | Mac OptionCmd0 1 more variant | Source |
| Open the Show Me pane Worksheet | Mac Cmd1 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on the Columns shelf Field selected | Mac OptionShiftC 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on the Filters shelf Field selected | Mac OptionShiftF 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on Size Field selected | Mac OptionShiftI 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on Detail Field selected | Mac OptionShiftL 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on Color Field selected | Mac OptionShiftO 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on the Pages shelf Field selected | Mac OptionShiftP 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on the Rows shelf Field selected | Mac OptionShiftR 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on Shape Field selected | Mac OptionShiftS 1 more variant | Source |
| Place the field on Label Field selected | Mac OptionShiftT 1 more variant | Source |
| Open the data model window Worksheet | Mac CmdShiftI 1 more variant | Source |
| Swap rows and columns Worksheet | Mac CtrlCmdW 1 more variant | Source |
| Toggle the dashboard grid Dashboard | Mac G 1 more variant | Source |
| Switch between dashboard and layout tabs Dashboard | Mac T 1 more variant | Source |
| Undo the last change Anywhere | Mac CmdZ 1 more variant | Source |
| Redo the undone change Anywhere | Mac CmdShiftZ 1 more variant | 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
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