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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

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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