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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45 actions and 45 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 |
| Describe the sheet Worksheet | Windows CtrlE | Source |
| Switch presentation mode Workbook open | Windows F7 | Source |
| Open a file Anywhere | Windows CtrlO | Source |
| Save the file Workbook open | Windows CtrlS | Source |
| Save to Tableau Public Workbook open | Windows CtrlShiftS | Source |
| Revert to the last saved version Workbook open | Windows F12 | Source |
| Print the view Workbook open | Windows CtrlP | Source |
| Connect to a data source Anywhere | Windows CtrlD | Source |
| Search the data pane Data pane | Windows CtrlF | Source |
| Refresh the data source Workbook open | Windows F5 | Source |
| Run data updates on the view Worksheet | Windows F9 | Source |
| Toggle automatic data updates Worksheet | Windows F10 | Source |
| Open the Show Me pane Worksheet | Windows Ctrl1 | Source |
| Place the field on the Columns shelf Field selected | Windows AltShiftC | Source |
| Place the field on the Filters shelf Field selected | Windows AltShiftF | Source |
| Place the field on Size Field selected | Windows AltShiftI | Source |
| Place the field on Detail Field selected | Windows AltShiftL | Source |
| Place the field on Color Field selected | Windows AltShiftO | Source |
| Place the field on the Pages shelf Field selected | Windows AltShiftP | Source |
| Place the field on the Rows shelf Field selected | Windows AltShiftR | Source |
| Place the field on Shape Field selected | Windows AltShiftS | Source |
| Place the field on Label Field selected | Windows AltShiftT | Source |
| Open the data model window Worksheet | Windows CtrlShiftI | Source |
| Swap rows and columns Worksheet | Windows CtrlW | Source |
| Toggle the dashboard grid Dashboard | Windows G | Source |
| Switch between dashboard and layout tabs Dashboard | Windows T | Source |
| Undo the last change Anywhere | Windows CtrlZ | Source |
| Redo the undone change Anywhere | Windows CtrlY | 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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