What are the most useful Power BI shortcuts?

Start with these essentials: Tab (move focus forward within a section); Shift+Tab (move focus backward within a section); Enter (select an object or enter a layer of a visual); Esc (exit a layer or visual); Alt (show keytips to use the ribbon).

How do I see the data behind a Power BI visual?

Select the visual and press Alt+Shift+F11 to show it as a table, an accessible view of the underlying data.

Do these work in Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service?

Most report navigation shortcuts work in both. A few editing shortcuts only apply in Power BI Desktop.

Do these Power BI shortcuts work on a Mac?

This list shows Windows shortcuts. On a Mac, Ctrl is usually replaced by Cmd and Alt by Option, though some shortcuts differ. On our homepage you can switch the keyboard layout to Mac to see the Mac versions.

Can I print this Power BI cheat sheet?

Yes. Use the Print cheat sheet button at the top of this page to print a compact version, or save it as a PDF. It's free to share with your team.

Power BI Keyboard Shortcuts: 50 Best Shortcuts + Printable Cheat Sheet

DAX

Shortcut	What it does	Level
`Ctrl`+`F2`	Select all occurrences of the current word (DAX)	Power user
`Ctrl`+`J`	Expand or collapse the DAX formula bar	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`/`	Comment or uncomment a DAX line	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`K`	Delete the selected lines in the DAX formula bar	Power user
`Alt`+`Up arrow`or`Alt`+`Down arrow`	Move a DAX line up or down	Power user
`Shift`+`Alt`+`Up arrow`or`Shift`+`Alt`+`Down arrow`	Copy a DAX line up or down	Power user
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`	Insert a line above in the DAX formula bar	Power user
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`\`	Jump to the matching bracket in DAX	Power user
`Ctrl`+`]`or`Ctrl`+`[`	Indent or outdent a DAX line	Power user
`Ctrl`+`L`	Select the current DAX line	Power user
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`	Select all occurrences of the current selection (DAX)	Power user
`Ctrl`+`D`	Select the next occurrence of the current selection (DAX)	Power user

Navigate

Shortcut	What it does	Level
`Tab`	Move focus forward within a section	Essential
`Shift`+`Tab`	Move focus backward within a section	Essential
`Ctrl`+`Right arrow`	Move focus into the selected visual	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`F6`	Move focus between sections (page tabs, canvas, panes)	Time-saver
`Enter`	Select an object or enter a layer of a visual	Essential
`Esc`	Exit a layer or visual	Essential
`Ctrl`+`Home`	Move to the first cell in a table visual	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`End`	Move to the last cell in a table visual	Time-saver

View

Shortcut	What it does	Level
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F11`	Toggle Show visuals as tables	Power user
`Page Down`	Scroll the report canvas down	Essential
`Page Up`	Scroll the report canvas up	Essential
`Alt`+`Page Down`	Scroll the report canvas right	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`Plus`	Zoom in on the report canvas	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`Minus`	Zoom out on the report canvas	Time-saver
`Alt`+`Page Up`	Scroll the report canvas left	Time-saver

Objects

Shortcut	What it does	Level
`F6`	Activate the Selection pane	Time-saver
`Shift`+`Arrow keys`	Move the selected visual in bigger steps (edit mode)	Power user
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`	Move the selected object up one layer (Selection pane)	Power user
`Arrow keys`	Resize the selected visual with its resize handle (edit mode)	Power user
`Ctrl`+`G`	Group the selected visuals	Power user
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`	Move the selected object down one layer (Selection pane)	Power user
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`	Hide or show the selected object (Selection pane)	Power user

Basics

Shortcut	What it does	Level	Link
`Alt`	Show keytips to use the ribbon	Essential
`Shift`+`?`	Show the keyboard shortcuts list	Time-saver

Table

Shortcut	What it does	Level
`Ctrl`+`Enter`	Select multiple non-adjacent rows in a table visual	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`Down arrow`	Move to the last cell in the current column (table visual)	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`Up arrow`	Move to the first cell in the current column (table visual)	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`O`	Open a URL link in a table visual	Time-saver

Explore

Shortcut	What it does	Level
`Alt`+`Shift`+`F10`	Move focus to the visual header menu	Power user
`Shift`+`Right arrow`or`Shift`+`Left arrow`	Expand or collapse a matrix row	Time-saver
`Alt`+`Shift`+`F11`	Show the data behind the selected visual	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`C`	Clear the current selection in a visual	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`H`	Show or hide the tooltip for a data point	Time-saver
`Ctrl`+`Spacebar`	Multi-select objects or data points	Time-saver
`Shift`+`F10`	Open the context menu for the selected visual	Time-saver

Panes

Shortcut	What it does	Level	Link
`Alt`+`Shift`+`1`	Collapse all tables in the Data pane	Time-saver
`Alt`+`Shift`+`9`	Expand all tables in the Data pane	Time-saver

Edit

Shortcut	What it does	Level	Link
`Ctrl`+`Tab`	Exit the editable grid in Enter data	Power user

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DAX

Navigate

View

Objects

Basics

Table

Explore

Panes

Edit

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DAX

Navigate

View

Objects

Basics

Table

Explore

Panes

Edit

Frequently asked questions

Make them stick

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