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Comment or uncomment a line

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Windows Desktop app Power BI Desktop

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In Power BI Desktop, Ctrl + Slash will comment or uncomment a line. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: DAX formula bar

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Power BI Desktop - Microsoft Learn

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Comment lines with line comments Android Studio Cmd + /
Add or remove a single line comment DBeaver Ctrl + /
Toggle a line comment Chrome DevTools Cmd + /
Toggle a line comment Eclipse IDE Ctrl + /
Toggle a comment Godot Engine Cmd + K
Toggle a line comment IntelliJ IDEA Cmd + /
Toggle a single line comment Notepad++ Ctrl + Q
Comment or uncomment lines RStudio Cmd + Shift + C
Comment out the selection SQL Server Management Studio Ctrl + K then Ctrl + C
Toggle a line comment Sublime Text Cmd + /
Toggle line comments Visual Studio Ctrl + /
Toggle a line's comment state Visual Studio Code Cmd + /

More Power BI Desktop shortcuts

Make the formula text larger Ctrl + +
Make the formula text smaller Ctrl + -
Show suggestions Ctrl + Space
Expand or collapse the formula bar Ctrl + J
Close suggestions or the formula bar Esc
Move focus to a relationship line Ctrl + Alt + R
Move focus between sections Ctrl + F6
Move forward within a section Tab

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