Power BI Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
All 130 Power BI Desktop keyboard shortcuts in one place, so you can analyze business data faster
Power BI Desktop is a data & analytics application developed by Microsoft. It lets users analyze business data with a professional-grade toolset.
Shortcut fluency in Power BI Desktop separates casual users from power users. The more shortcuts you commit to muscle memory, the faster your work becomes.
Windows
130 shortcuts
13 categories
Jump to Section (13 sections)
General 10 shortcuts
Open a new Power BI Desktop file
Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Open an existing Power BI Desktop file
Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Save the current Power BI Desktop file
Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Close Power BI Desktop
Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q
Undo the last action
Ctrl +Z Ctrl +Z
Redo the last undone action
Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y
Cut the selected item
Ctrl +X Ctrl +X
Copy the selected item
Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Paste the content from the clipboard
Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Select all items
Ctrl +A Ctrl +A
Report View 2 shortcuts
Switch to data view
Ctrl +3 Ctrl +3
Switch to model view
Ctrl +4 Ctrl +4
Data View 2 shortcuts
Switch to report view
Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Switch to model view
Ctrl +4 Ctrl +4
Model View 11 shortcuts
Switch to report view
Ctrl +1 Ctrl +1
Switch to data view
Ctrl +3 Ctrl +3
Move focus to next card connected to relationship line
Ctrl +Alt +R Ctrl +Alt +R
Move focus to previously focused card connected to relationship line
Alt +Shift +R Alt +Shift +R
Open relationship properties pane / Select focused relationship
Enter Enter
Move focus to next relationship line connected to card
Tab Tab
Move focus to next relationship line connected to card
Right Right
Move focus to next relationship line connected to card
Down Down
Move focus to previous relationship line connected to card
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Move focus to previous relationship line connected to card
Left Left
Move focus to previous relationship line connected to card
Up Up
Frequently used shortcuts 7 shortcuts
Move focus between sections
Ctrl +F6 Ctrl +F6
Move focus forward in a section
Tab Tab
Move focus backward in a section
Shift +Tab Shift +Tab
Select or clear selection of an object
Enter Enter
Select or clear selection of an object
Space Space
Multi-select objects
Ctrl +Space Ctrl +Space
Keytips to navigate and select ribbon buttons
Alt Alt
On visual 22 shortcuts
Move focus to visual menu
Alt +Shift +F10 Alt +Shift +F10
Show data
Alt +Shift +F11 Alt +Shift +F11
Enter a visual
Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Enter a layer / Select or clear selection of a data point
Enter Enter
Exit a layer or visual
Esc Esc
Select or clear selection of a data point
Space Space
Multi-select
Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Multi-select
Ctrl +Space Ctrl +Space
Right-click
Windows context key +F10 Windows context key +F10
Right-click
Shift +F10 Shift +F10
Clear selection
Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Show or hide tooltip
Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Move a visual on the canvas (small moves)* / Resize a visual*
Up Up
Move a visual on the canvas (small moves)* / Resize a visual*
Down Down
Move a visual on the canvas (small moves)* / Resize a visual*
Right Right
Move a visual on the canvas (small moves)* / Resize a visual*
Left Left
Move a visual on the canvas (bigger moves)*
Shift +Up Shift +Up
Move a visual on the canvas (bigger moves)*
Shift +Down Shift +Down
Move a visual on the canvas (bigger moves)*
Shift +Right Shift +Right
Move a visual on the canvas (bigger moves)*
Shift +Left Shift +Left
Maintain aspect ratio*
Shift +Drag Shift +Drag
Group Visuals*
Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Table navigation 22 shortcuts
Move focus up / down one cell (across all cells in all areas)
Up Up
Move focus up / down one cell (across all cells in all areas)
Down Down
Move focus left / right one cell (across all cells in all areas)
Left Left
Move focus left / right one cell (across all cells in all areas)
Right Right
Moves the focus to the last cell in the current row
Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Moves the focus to the last cell in the current row
End End
Moves the focus to the first cell in the current row
Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Moves the focus to the first cell in the current row
Home Home
Moves the focus to the last element in the current column
Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down
Moves the focus to the first element in the current column
Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up
Moves the focus to the first element in the table (top left corner)
Ctrl +Home Ctrl +Home
Moves the focus to the last element in the table (bottom right corner)
Ctrl +End Ctrl +End
Moves the focus to the last row displayed in the current column
PageDown PageDown
Moves focus to the first row displayed in the current column
PageUp PageUp
Selecting multiple noncontiguous rows
Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Selecting multiple noncontiguous rows
Ctrl +Space Ctrl +Space
Selecting multiple contiguous rows
Shift +Down Shift +Down
Selecting multiple contiguous rows
Shift +Up Shift +Up
Clear selected rows
Ctrl +Shift +C Ctrl +Shift +C
Open URL links
Ctrl +Alt +O Ctrl +Alt +O
Open URL links
Alt +Shift +O Alt +Shift +O
Open Context Menu
Shift +F10 Shift +F10
Matrix navigation 2 shortcuts
Expand matrix
Shift +Right Shift +Right
Collapse matrix
Shift +Left Shift +Left
Pane navigation 7 shortcuts
Multi-select
Ctrl +Space Ctrl +Space
Collapse a single table
Left Left
Expand a single table
Right Right
Collapse all tables
Alt +Shift +1 Alt +Shift +1
Expand all tables
Alt +Shift +9 Alt +Shift +9
Open a context menu
Windows context key +F10 Windows context key +F10
Open a context menu
Shift +F10 Shift +F10
Canvas zoom 8 shortcuts
Zoom in
Ctrl ++ Ctrl ++
Zoom in
Ctrl +(mouse scroll wheel forward) Ctrl +(mouse scroll wheel forward)
Zoom out
Ctrl +- Ctrl +-
Zoom out
Ctrl +(mouse scroll wheel backward) Ctrl +(mouse scroll wheel backward)
Scroll canvas up
PageUp PageUp
Scroll canvas down
PageDown PageDown
Scroll canvas left
Alt +PageUp Alt +PageUp
Scroll canvas right
Alt +PageDown Alt +PageDown
Slicer 8 shortcuts
Interact with a slicer
Enter Enter
Move focus between menu items
Up Up
Move focus between menu items
Down Down
Move focus to first menu item
Home Home
Move focus to last menu item
End End
Select multiple contiguous items
Shift +Up Shift +Up
Select multiple contiguous items
Shift +Down Shift +Down
Open context menu
Shift +F10 Shift +F10
Selection pane 4 shortcuts
Activate selection pane
F6 F6
Move up an object in the layering
Ctrl +Shift +F Ctrl +Shift +F
Move down an object in the layering
Ctrl +Shift +B Ctrl +Shift +B
Hide / show (toggle) an object
Ctrl +Shift +S Ctrl +Shift +S
DAX formula bar 25 shortcuts
Submit
Ctrl +Enter Ctrl +Enter
Submit
Enter Enter
Go to line number
Ctrl +G Ctrl +G
Move line up / down
Alt +Up Alt +Up
Move line up / down / Copy line up / down / Enter multiple lines of code up / down
Down Down
Copy line up / down
Alt +Shift +Up Alt +Shift +Up
Insert line below
Shift +Enter Shift +Enter
Insert line below
Alt +Enter Alt +Enter
Insert line above
Ctrl +Shift +Enter Ctrl +Shift +Enter
Delete selected word
Ctrl +Delete Ctrl +Delete
Delete all selected lines
Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +Shift +K
Jump to matching bracket
Ctrl +Shift +\ Ctrl +Shift +\
Jump to start of a line of code
Ctrl +Home Ctrl +Home
Jump to the end of a line of code
Ctrl +End Ctrl +End
Indent line / Extend line into the margin
Ctrl +] Ctrl +]
Indent line / Extend line into the margin
Ctrl +[ Ctrl +[
Insert cursor
Alt +Click Alt +Click
Select current line
Ctrl +L Ctrl +L
Select all occurrences of current selection
Ctrl +Shift +L Ctrl +Shift +L
Select all occurrences of current word
Ctrl +F2 Ctrl +F2
Select next occurrences of current selection
Ctrl +D Ctrl +D
Select the line above
Shift +Up Shift +Up
Select the line below
Shift +Down Shift +Down
Enter multiple lines of code up / down
Ctrl +Alt +Up Ctrl +Alt +Up
Comment a line
Ctrl +/ Ctrl +/
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