Keyboard Shortcuts in Looker
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 | ? | ? |
| Enter or exit Development ModeThis shortcut is overridden when you are in the LookML editor (IDE) | Control-Shift-D | Ctrl+Shift+D |
Shortcuts for Dashboards
The following shortcuts are available when viewing, editing, or creating original 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 | |
| Choose Looks | Command-O | Ctrl+O |
| Add text | Control-Command-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 viewing Looks:
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Edit Look | Command-E | Ctrl+E |
| Explore from here | Control-Option-E | Alt+Ctrl+E |
| Edit settings | Control-Command-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
The following shortcuts are available when exploring data:
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Clear current query | Command-K | Ctrl+K |
| Get LookML | Option-Command-A | Ctrl+Alt+A |
| Download current query | Command-Shift-L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Run query | Command-Return | Ctrl+Enter |
| Save as a Look | Command-S | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Add to dashboard | Command-Shift-A | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Clear cache and run query | Command-Shift-Return | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
| Make public | Command-Shift-P | Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Send | Option-Shift-S | Alt+Shift+S |
| Schedule | Command-Shift-S | Alt+Ctrl+S |
| Share | Command-U | Ctrl+U |
| Toggle show only selected series in a visualization Excludes table visualizations | Option-Click | Alt+Click |
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 navigation pane | 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 |
| Find | Command-F | Ctrl+F |
| 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 selected lines | Option-Command-L | Alt+L |
| 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 | Option-Command-/ | Alt+Ctrl+/ |
| Show autosuggest tips | Control-Space | Ctrl+Space |
Additionally, most of the browser keyboard shortcuts listed here are also possible.