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Zoom out of the canvas

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Windows Desktop app Power BI Desktop

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In Power BI Desktop, Ctrl + Minus will zoom out of the canvas. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Report canvas

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

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More Power BI Desktop shortcuts

Scroll the canvas left Alt + Page Up
Scroll the canvas right Alt + Page Down
Open the selection pane F6
Move the object up in the layer order Ctrl + Shift + F
Move the object down in the layer order Ctrl + Shift + B
Hide or show the object Ctrl + Shift + S
Submit the DAX formula Ctrl + Enter
Go to a line number Ctrl + G

See every Power BI Desktop shortcut

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