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Power BI Desktop

Leave a layer or visual

Esc

Windows Desktop app Power BI Desktop

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To leave a layer or visual in Power BI Desktop, press Esc. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Inside a visual

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.

More Power BI Desktop shortcuts

Clear the selection Ctrl + Shift + C
Show or hide the tooltip Ctrl + H
Group the selected visuals Ctrl + G
Jump to the last cell in the row Ctrl + Right arrow
Jump to the first cell in the row Ctrl + Left arrow
Jump to the last cell in the column Ctrl + Down arrow
Jump to the first cell in the column Ctrl + Up arrow
Jump to the first cell in the table Ctrl + Home

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