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Analyse data keyboard shortcuts

A quick reference of keyboard shortcuts for navigating, editing, and formatting in Analyse data.

Written by Jamie
Updated over a month ago

Keyboard shortcuts help you work faster in Analyse data. Instead of clicking through menus, you can press a few keys to perform common actions instantly. Press Ctrl+/ (Windows) or ⌘+/ (Mac) to see all available shortcuts within the platform.

General shortcuts


Action

Windows

Mac

Open search

/

/

Open help

Shift+/

+/

Show all shortcuts

Ctrl+/

+/

Undo

Ctrl+Z

+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Shift+Z

++Z

Refresh data

Ctrl+Shift+R

++R

Clear selection

Esc

Esc

Find in table

Ctrl+F

+F

Column shortcuts

Action

Windows

Mac

Edit column formula

=

=

Add column

Shift++

++

Hide column

Shift+H

+H

Rename column

Shift+R

+R

Delete column

Del

Del

Toggle column grouping

Shift+G

+G

Add column filter

Shift+F

+F

Sort ascending

S+A

S+A

Sort descending

S+D

S+D

Move column to start

Ctrl+Shift+

++

Move column to end

Ctrl+Shift+

++

Show column details

Ctrl+I

+I

Element shortcuts

Action

Windows

Mac

Toggle maximise

Space

Space

Toggle table view

Shift+T

+T

Customise element

Ctrl+\

+\

Delete element

Ctrl+Del

+Del

Duplicate element

Ctrl+D

+D

Copy format

Ctrl+Alt+C

++C

Paste format

Ctrl+Alt+V

++V

Create container from selection

Ctrl+G

+G

Remove container from selection

Ctrl+Shift+G

++G

Navigation shortcuts

Action

Windows

Mac

Next element

Tab

Tab

Previous element

Shift+Tab

+Tab

Next page

Alt+Tab

+Tab

Previous page

Alt+Shift+Tab

++Tab

Selection shortcuts

Action

Windows

Mac

Select multiple columns

Ctrl+click

+click

Select a range of columns

Shift+click

+click

Select all columns

Ctrl+A

+A

Select column furthest right

Ctrl+

+

Select column furthest left

Ctrl+

+

Select all columns to the right

Ctrl+Shift+

++

Select all columns to the left

Ctrl+Shift+

++

You can resize multiple columns at the same time by first selecting them using Ctrl+click (Windows) or +click (Mac), then dragging one column edge. All selected columns resize together.

Number formatting shortcuts

These shortcuts apply formatting to a selected column.

Format

Key

Auto format

!

Number

#

Currency

$

Percentage

%

Scientific

^

Decrease decimal places

<

Increase decimal places

>

Formula bar shortcuts

Action

Windows

Mac

Open formula bar

=

=

Submit formula

Ctrl+Enter

+Return

Open autocomplete

Ctrl+Space

+Space

Indent line

Tab

Tab

Indent less

Shift+Tab

+Tab

Select line

Ctrl+L

+L

Text editing shortcuts

These shortcuts work in text elements and the formula bar.

Action

Windows

Mac

Bold

Ctrl+B

+B

Italic

Ctrl+I

+I

Create link

Ctrl+K

+K

Toggle bullet list

Ctrl+Shift+8

++8

Toggle numbered list

Ctrl+Shift+7

++7

Align left

Ctrl+Alt+L

++L

Align centre

Ctrl+Alt+T

++T

Align right

Ctrl+Alt+R

++R

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