Power BI Keyboard Shortcuts

Frequently used shortcuts

To do this Press
Move focus between sections Ctrl + F6
Move focus forward in section Tab
Move focus backward in section Shift + Tab
Select or de-select an object Enter or Space
Multi-select objects Ctrl + Space

On visual

To do this Press
Move focus to visual menu Alt + Shift + F10
Show data Alt + Shift +F11
Enter a visual Ctrl + Right arrow
Enter a layer Enter
Exit a layer or visual Esc
Select or unselect data point Enter or Space
Multi-select Ctrl + Enter or Ctrl + Space
Right click
  • Windows keyboard: Windows context key + F10. The Windows context key is between the Left Alt key and the Left Arrow Key
  • Other keyboard: Shift + F10
Clear selection Ctrl + Shift + C

Table & Matrix Navigation

To do this Press
Move focus up / down one cell (across all cells in all areas) Up arrow key / Down arrow key
Move focus left / right one cell (across all cells in all areas) Left arrow key / Right arrow key

Pane Navigation

To do this Press
Multi-select Ctrl + Space
Collapse a single table Left arrow key
Expand a single table Right arrow key
Collapse all tables Alt + Shift + 1
Expand all tables Alt + Shift + 9
Open a context menu
  • Windows keyboard: Windows context key + F10. The Windows context key is between the Left Alt key and the Left Arrow Key
  • Other keyboard: Shift + F10

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