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 |
The shortcuts available when you are viewing dashboards (beta) and editing dashboards (beta) appear on the dashboards (beta) documentation pages.
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.