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How To Read The List of Shortcuts
Where shortcut keys must be pressed together they will be shown like this

Ctrl + P

which means press CTRL and P together.

Where keys must be pressed one after the other they will be shown like this

Alt + H , A C

which means press Alt and H together, then release those keys and press A, then C.

Index to Shortcuts
General

Navigation

Select Columns and Rows

Modify Columns

Open Menus

NOTE

All of these shortcuts work in both Excel and Power BI Desktop, except the shortcut to
open the Power Query editor from Excel.

When the Power Query editor is open in both Excel and Power BI Desktop, pressing
Alt highlights the keys required to access items on the Ribbon.

Items can be added to the Quick Access Toolbar in Excel and the Power Query editor
by right clicking the item on the Ribbon and then clicking on Add to Quick Access
Toolbar
General

Open Power Query Editor (Excel Only) Alt A P N L

Open Power Query Editor (after adding Alt 1

icon to 1st position on QAT in Excel)

Close Power Query Editor Alt F4

Increase Font Size Ctrl + Shift + +

Decrease Font Size Ctrl + Shift + -

Reset Font Size (don't use 0 on numeric Ctrl + 0

keypad)

Navigation

Move around table cells, move between ↑ ↓ ← →

columns, move between rows

Jump to first column (stay in current row) Home

Jump to last column (stay in current row) End

Jump to first cell in first column Ctrl + Home

Jump to last cell in last column Ctrl + End

Jump to first cell in current column Alt + Home

Jump to last cell in current column Alt + End

Move up/down a page of data in the table Pg Up Pg Dn

Go To Column Ctrl + G then choose the column

Select Columns and Rows

Select current column Ctrl + Space

Select Adjacent Columns Ctrl + Space to select a column.

Hold Shift then use ← or → to

select other columns.

Select Non-Adjacent Columns Ctrl + Space to select a column.

Hold Ctrl then use ← or → to move

to other columns.

Press Space to select those other

columns

Select All Columns Ctrl + A

Preview an Entire Row's Data Navigate to leftmost column.

Press ← to preview the row's data.

Use ↑ and ↓ to preview different

rows.

Modify Columns

Rename Column Select the column then F2

Delete Column(s) Select one or more columns then Del

Add Column By Example Ctrl + E

Open Menus

Open Sort and Filter Column Menu Select a column.

Alt + ↓

Use ↓ ↑ Tab to move around the

menu.

Space to select/deselect items. Enter

to confirm selections.

Change Column Type Menu Select a column.

Ctrl + ↓

Right Click Menus

This key is usually found on your

keyboard underneath the rightmost
Shift key.

The menu displayed is context sensitive -

what you see depends on what you have
selected.

Table Options Menu Navigate to top cell in first column using

Ctrl + Home

Then ← ↑

Enter or Space to open the menu

Exit Menu or Step Back a Level in Multi- Esc

Level Menus
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