32. Keyboard Shortcuts and DAX Cheat Sheet
32.1 Power BI Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
Press Shift + ? in Power BI Desktop to see the full shortcut list. The most useful ones:
General and canvas
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Save / Undo / Redo | Ctrl + S / Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y |
| Copy / Paste / Cut a visual | Ctrl + C / Ctrl + V / Ctrl + X |
| Show ribbon key tips | Alt |
| Move focus between sections (panes, canvas, ribbon) | Ctrl + F6 |
| Move focus forward / backward in a section | Tab / Shift + Tab |
| Group selected visuals | Ctrl + G |
| Open the Selection pane | F6 |
| Move object up / down in layering | Ctrl + Shift + F / Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Hide / show selected object | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Zoom canvas in / out | Ctrl + Plus / Ctrl + Minus |
| Move a visual (small / big steps) | Arrow keys / Shift + Arrow keys |
| Show keyboard shortcuts | Shift + ? |
On a visual
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open the visual's menu (More options) | Alt + Shift + F10 |
| Show data (view the visual as a table) | Alt + Shift + F11 |
| Enter a visual / exit | Ctrl + Right arrow / Esc |
| Clear selection | Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Show or hide tooltip | Ctrl + H |
| Multi-select data points | Ctrl + Click (or Ctrl + Enter / Ctrl + Spacebar) |
| Test a button or bookmark in Desktop | Ctrl + Click |
| Expand / collapse a matrix row | Shift + Right arrow / Shift + Left arrow |
| Right-click menu | Shift + F10 |
Data pane
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Collapse all tables | Alt + Shift + 1 |
| Expand all tables | Alt + Shift + 9 |
DAX formula bar
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Commit formula | Enter or Ctrl + Enter |
| New line below | Shift + Enter (or Alt + Enter) |
| Comment / uncomment a line | Ctrl + / |
| Show suggestions (IntelliSense) | Ctrl + Space |
| Select next occurrence of selection | Ctrl + D |
| Select all occurrences of selection | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Delete current line(s) | Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Move line up / down | Alt + Up / Down arrow |
| Copy line up / down | Shift + Alt + Up / Down arrow |
| Indent / outdent line | Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [ |
| Jump to matching bracket | Ctrl + Shift + \ |
| Go to line number | Ctrl + G |
| Expand / collapse formula bar | Ctrl + J |
| Increase / decrease font size | Ctrl + Plus / Ctrl + Minus |
Ravindra Bagale's Tip
Mitrano, khup students learn fifty shortcuts and use none. Pick five you will use every day (udaharan mhanje Ctrl+S to save, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy visuals, and Ctrl+click to test buttons in Desktop) and practise them until they become habit. Shortcuts can differ between versions and keyboard layouts, so check in your own Desktop. Bilkul visru naka.