Tableau 7 Keyboard Shortcuts Flashcards
Ctrl+A
Select all data
Ctrl+B
Smaller table
Ctrl+Shift+B
Larger table
Ctrl+C
Copy selected data
Ctrl+Alt+C
Place selected field on columns shelf
Ctrl+D
Connect to data source
Ctrl+E
Describe Sheet
Ctrl+F
Makes the find command in the Data window active
Ctrl+Alt+F
Place selected field on filters shelf
Ctrl+H
Switch in and out of Presentation Mode
Ctrl+Atl+I
Place selected field on size shelf
Ctrl+L
Flip orientation of column labels at bottom of view.
Ctrl+Alt+L
Place selected field on level of detail shelf
Ctrl+M
New worksheet
Ctrl+N
New workbook
Ctrl+O
Open file
Ctrl+Alt+O
Place selected field on color shelf
Ctrl+P
Ctrl+Alt+P
Place selected field on pages shelf
Ctrl+Alt+R
Place selected field on rows shelf
Ctrl+S
Save file
Ctrl+Alt+S
Place selected field on shape shelf
Ctrl+Alt+T
Place selected field on text shelf
Ctrl+V
Paste clipboard
Ctrl+W
Swap rows and columns
Ctrl+X
Cut text selection (e.g., in captions, titles, forumlas, etc.)
Ctrl+Alt+X
Place selected field on rows shelf
Ctrl+Y
Redo
Ctrl+Alt+Y
Place selected field on columns shelf
Ctrl+Z,Backspace
Undo
Ctrl + Alt + Backspace
Clear the current worksheet.
Ctrl+(left arrow)
Make rows narrower
Ctrl+(right arrow)
Make rows wider
Ctrl+(down arrow)
Make columns shorter
Ctrl+(up arrow)
Make columns taller
Ctrl+1,Ctrl+Shift+1,Ctrl+!
Show Me!
ENTER
Add the selected field to the sheet. Only works with a single field.
F1
Opens the Help
Ctrl+F4
Deletes the current worksheet or hides the worksheet if it is used in a dashboard
Alt+F4
Closes the current workbook
F4
Starts and stops forward playback on the pages shelf.
Shift + F4
Starts and stops backward playback on the pages shelf.
F5
Refreshes the data source.
Ctrl + .
Skip forward one page.
Ctrl + ,
Skip backward one page.
Ctrl+Tab,Ctrl+F6
Cycle forward through open worksheets
Ctrl+Shift+Tab,Ctrl+Shift+F6
Cycle backward through open worksheets
Ctrl + Click
Zooms out while in zoom mode
F9
Run Query
F10
Toggles Automatic Updates on and off
F12
Reverts workbook to last saved state.
Keyboard/Mouse Action
Description
Click
Selects the mark.
Drag
Selects a group of marks.
Ctrl + Click
Adds individual marks to the selection.
Ctrl + Drag
Adds a group of marks to the selection.
Shift + Drag
Pans around the view.
Click and Hold + Drag
Pans around the view.
Double-click
Zooms into a point in the view.
Shift + Double-click
Zooms out.
Ctrl + Shift + Drag
Zooms into an area in the view.