Power BI Blog: Keyboard Shortcuts
10 January 2019
Something different this week. Just for those who like that sort of thing, here’s the current list of keyboard shortcuts as cited by Microsoft in various locations for Power BI Desktop. We’re not saying it’s exhaustive, but we cannot find a better list:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ALT + Click | Insert cursor in DAX Editor |
| ALT + Down Arrow key | Move line down in DAX Editor |
| ALT + ENTER | New line starting from first of line in DAX Editor (no indent) |
| ALT + I | Restart intellisense |
| ALT + SHIFT + A | To comment / uncomment (toggle) a portion of code |
| ALT + SHIFT + Down Arrow key | Copy line down in DAX Editor |
| ALT + SHIFT + F10 | Move focus to ‘Visual’ menu |
| ALT + SHIFT + F11 | Show data |
| ALT + SHIFT + Right Arrow key | Select nearest word and expand selection in DAX Editor |
| ALT + SHIFT + Up Arrow key | Copy line up in DAX Editor |
| ALT + Up Arrow key | Move line up in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + ALT + Down Arrow key | Enter multiple lines of code at once in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + ALT + Up Arrow key | Enter multiple lines of code at once in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + C | Copy |
| CTRL + D | Highlight the current word, CTRL + D again to find / highlight the same next word. Continue pressing CTRL + D to find / highlight all same words, then start typing to replace all words at once |
| CTRL + DELETE | Delete a word in the DAX Editor |
| CTRL + ENTER | Insert line below in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + F2 | Select all occurrences of current word in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + F6 | Move focus between sections |
| CTRL + G | Go to line number in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + I | Select current line in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + K + C | Comment multiple lines in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + K + U | Uncomment multiple lines in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + Right Arrow key | Interact with a Slicer |
| CTRL + SHIFT | Multi-select |
| CTRL + SHIFT + B | Move an object down in the layering (‘Selection’ pane) |
| CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER | Insert line above in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + SHIFT + F | Move an object up in the layering (‘Selection’ pane) |
| CTRL + SHIFT + K | Delete multiple lines in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + SHIFT + L | Select all occurrences of current selection in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + SHIFT + S | Hide / show (toggle) an object (‘Selection’ pane) |
| CTRL + SHIFT + \ | Jump to matching bracket in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + SPACE | Multi-select objects |
| CTRL + V | Paste |
| CTRL + ‘+’ | Comment / uncomment all lines including a desired word |
| CTRL + [ | Outdent line in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + ] | Indent line in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + / | Comment multiple lines in DAX Editor |
| CTRL + \ | Uncomment multiple lines in DAX Editor |
| ENTER | Select or de-select an object |
| F6 | Activate ‘Selection’ pane |
| Left Arrow key | Collapse a single table |
| Right Arrow key | Expand a single table |
| SHIFT + ENTER | Creates line break with auto-indent |
| SHIFT + F10 | Open a context menu |
| SHIFT + TAB | Move focus backward in section or decrease indent (context specific) |
| SHIFT + ? | Show keyboard shortcuts |
| SPACE | Select or de-select an object |
| TAB | Move focus forward in section |
| Windows Context Key + F10 | Open a context menu |
If you have any to add, let us know at contact@sumproduct.com and we’ll happily add them to this list!
