There are a variety of keyboard shortcuts available for users in Looker.
Viewing available keyboard shortcuts
The available shortcuts vary by location in the Looker application. To see a list of the available shortcuts, you can choose Keyboard Shortcuts from the Help menu. You also can press ? to see the available shortcuts.
Shortcuts for all pages
The following shortcuts are available to all or almost all pages in Looker:
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Open search bar | Command-Shift-K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Show or hide keyboard shortcut help menu When viewing or editing dashboards, use the Esc key to hide the keyboard shortcut help menu |
? | ? |
| Enter or exit Development ModeThis shortcut is overridden when you’re in the LookML editor (IDE) | Control-Shift-D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Show or hide left navigation menu | Control-; | Ctrl+; |
Shortcuts for viewing dashboards
Depending on your permissions and the access level you have for a dashboard, these are the shortcuts you can use when viewing dashboards. They differ slightly from the shortcuts that are available when you’re viewing legacy dashboards.
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Show keyboard shortcuts menu | ? | ? |
| Reload data | Command-Return | Ctrl+Enter |
| Enter or exit Development Mode | Control-Shift-D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Search | Command-Shift-K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
| Clear cache and refresh dashboard | Command-Shift-Return | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
| Enter edit mode | Command-Shift-E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Download dashboard | Command-Shift-D | Alt+Shift+D |
| Schedule delivery | Option-Shift-S | Alt+Shift+S |
| Reset filters | Command-Option-R | Ctrl+Alt+R |
| Hide keyboard shortcuts menu | Esc | Esc |
Shortcuts for editing dashboards
Depending on your permissions and the access level you have for a dashboard, these are the shortcuts you can use when dashboards are in edit mode. They differ slightly from the shortcuts available for legacy dashboards.
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Show keyboard shortcuts menu | ? | ? |
| Reload data | Command-Return | Ctrl+Enter |
| Add text tile | Option-Shift-T | Alt+Shift+T |
| Add query tile | Option-Shift-V | Alt+Shift+V |
| Save | Command-S | Ctrl+S |
| Add filter | Option-Shift-F | Alt+Shift+F |
| Hide keyboard shortcuts menu | Esc | Esc |
Shortcuts for legacy dashboards
The following shortcuts are available when you’re viewing or editing legacy dashboards. They differ slightly from the shortcuts that are available when you’re viewing dashboards or editing dashboards.
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Run dashboard | Command-Return | Ctrl+Enter |
| Clear cache and refresh dashboard | Command-Shift-Return | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
| Toggle edit mode | Option-Command-E | Alt+Ctrl+E |
| Edit dashboard settings when in edit mode | Control-Command-E | Alt+Shift+E |
| Choose Looks | Command-O | Ctrl+O |
| Add text | Option-Shift-T | Alt+Shift+T |
| Add or edit dashboard filters when in edit mode | Command-Shift-E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Schedule | Option-Command-S | Alt+Ctrl+S |
| Send | Option-Shift-S | Alt+Shift+S |
| Download dashboard | Command-Shift-D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
Shortcuts for viewing Looks
The following shortcuts are available when you’re viewing Looks:
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Edit Look | Command-E | Ctrl+E |
| Explore from here | Control-Option-E | Ctrl+Alt+E |
| Edit settings | Control-Command-E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Get LookML | Option-Command-A | Ctrl+Alt+A |
| Download | Command-Shift-L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Run | Command-Return | Ctrl+Enter |
| Save | Command-Shift-S | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Add to dashboard | Command-Shift-A | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Clear cache & refresh | Command-Shift-Return | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
| Make public | Command-Shift-P | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Send | Option-Shift-S | Alt+Shift+S |
| Schedule | Option-Command-S | Alt+Ctrl+S |
| Share | Command-U | Ctrl+U |
Shortcuts for exploring
Starting in Looker 22.0, the Save as a Look and Save as a Look and schedule keyboard shortcuts are unavailable unless an admin has enabled the Save as Look keyboard shortcut Legacy feature for your Looker instance.
The following shortcuts are available when you’re exploring data:
Shortcuts in the LookML development environment
The following shortcuts are available in the LookML integrated development environment (IDE):
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Search for file | Command-J | Ctrl+J |
| Show or hide the IDE file browser | Command-B | Ctrl+B |
| Fold LookML (all) | Option-Command-0 | Alt+Ctrl+0 |
| Unfold LookML (all) | Option-Command-= | Alt+Ctrl+= |
| Save | Command-S | Ctrl+S |
| Undo | Command-Z | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Command-Shift-Z | Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Toggle comment | Command-/ | Ctrl+/ |
| Increase indent | Command-] | Ctrl+] |
| Decrease indent | Command-[ | Ctrl+[ |
| Delete current or selected lines | Command-D | Ctrl+D |
| Duplicate line or section | Command-Shift-D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Move current or selected lines up | Option-Up Arrow | Alt+Up Arrow |
| Move current or selected lines down | Option-Down Arrow | Alt+Down Arrow |
| Collapse or uncollapse selected lines | Option-Command-Shift-L | Alt+Shift+L |
| Vertical selection | Option-Drag | Alt+Drag |
| Jump to reference definition | Option-Click | Alt+Click |
| Format file | Command-Shift-F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Show or hide LookML quick help and metadata | Option-Command-/ | Alt+Ctrl+/ |
| Show autosuggest tips | Control-Space | Ctrl+Space |
Additionally, most of the browser keyboard shortcuts listed here are also available.