Keyboard Shortcuts — pgAdmin 4 4.30 documentation

# Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are provided in pgAdmin to allow easy access to specific functions. Alternate shortcuts can be configured through File > Preferences if desired.˝

## Main Browser Window

When using main browser window, the following keyboard shortcuts are available:

Shortcut for all platforms | Function
--- | ---
Alt+Shift+F | Open the File menu
Alt+Shift+O | Open the Object menu
Alt+Shift+L | Open the Tools menu
Alt+Shift+H | Open the Help menu
Alt+Shift+B | Focus the browser tree
Alt+Shift+[ | Move tabbed panel backward
Alt+Shift+] | Move tabbed panel forward
Alt+Shift+Q | Open the Query Tool in the current database
Alt+Shift+V | View Data in the selected table/view
Alt+Shift+C | Open the context menu
Alt+Shift+N | Create an object
Alt+Shift+E | Edit object properties
Alt+Shift+D | Delete the object
Alt+Shift+G | Direct debugging

## Dialog Tabs

Use the shortcuts below to navigate the tabsets on dialogs:

Shortcut for all platforms | Function
--- | ---
Control+Shift+[ | Dialog tab backward
Control+Shift+] | Dialog tab forward

## Property Grid Controls

Use the shortcuts below when working with property grid controls:

Shortcut for all platforms | Function
--- | ---
Control+Shift+A | Add row in Grid
Tab | Move focus to the next control
Shift+Tab | Move focus to the previous control
Return | Pick the selected an item in a combo box
Control+Shift+A | Add row in Grid

## SQL Editors

When using the syntax-highlighting SQL editors, the following shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux) | Shortcut (Mac) | Function
--- | --- | ---
Alt + Left | Option + Left | Move to the beginning of the line
Alt + Right | Option + Right | Move to the end of the line
Ctrl + Alt + Left | Cmd + Option + Left | Move left one word
Ctrl + Alt + Right | Cmd + Option + Right | Move right one word
Ctrl + / | Cmd + / | Comment selected code (Inline)
Ctrl + . | Cmd + . | Uncomment selected code (Inline)
Ctrl + Shift + / | Cmd + Shift + / | Comment/Uncomment code (Block)
Ctrl + a | Cmd + a | Select all
Ctrl + c | Cmd + c | Copy selected text to the clipboard
Ctrl + r | Cmd + r | Redo last edit un-done
Ctrl + v | Cmd + v | Paste text from the clipboard
Ctrl + z | Cmd + z | Undo last edit
Tab | Tab | Indent selected text
Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab | Un-indent selected text
Alt + g | Option + g | Jump (to line:column)
Ctrl + Space | Ctrl + Space | Auto-complete
Ctrl + f | Cmd + f | Find
Ctrl + g | Cmd + g | Find next
Ctrl + Shift + g | Cmd + Shift + g | Find previous
Ctrl + Shift + f | Cmd + Shift + f | Replace

## Query Tool

When using the Query Tool, the following shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux) | Shortcut (Mac) | Function
--- | --- | ---
F5 | F5 | Execute query
F6 | F6 | Save data changes
F7 | F7 | EXPLAIN query
Shift + F7 | Shift + F7 | EXPLAIN ANALYZE query
F8 | F8 | Execute query to CSV file
<accesskey> + o | <accesskey> + o | Open file
<accesskey> + s | <accesskey> + s | Save file
<accesskey> + n | <accesskey> + n | Find option drop down
<accesskey> + c | <accesskey> + c | Copy row(s)
<accesskey> + p | <accesskey> + p | Paste row(s)
<accesskey> + d | <accesskey> + d | Delete row(s)
<accesskey> + f | <accesskey> + f | Filter dialog
<accesskey> + i | <accesskey> + i | Filter options drop down
<accesskey> + r | <accesskey> + r | Row limit
<accesskey> + q | <accesskey> + q | Cancel query
<accesskey> + l | <accesskey> + l | Clear option drop down
<accesskey> + x | <accesskey> + x | Execute option drop down
<accesskey> + t | <accesskey> + t | Display connection status
<accesskey> + y | <accesskey> + y | Copy SQL on history panel

## Debugger

When using the Debugger, the following shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux) | Shortcut (Mac) | Function
--- | --- | ---
<accesskey> + i | <accesskey> + i | Step in
<accesskey> + o | <accesskey> + o | Step over
<accesskey> + c | <accesskey> + c | Continue/Restart
<accesskey> + t | <accesskey> + t | Toggle breakpoint
<accesskey> + x | <accesskey> + x | Clear all breakpoints
<accesskey> + s | <accesskey> + s | Stop
Alt + Shift + q | Option + Shift + q | Enter or Edit values in Grid

## Inner Tab and Panel Navigation

When using the Query Tool and Debugger, the following shortcuts are available for inner panel navigation:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux) | Shortcut (Mac) | Function
--- | --- | ---
Alt + Shift + ] | Alt + Shift + ] | Move to next tab within a panel
Alt + Shift + [ | Alt + Shift + [ | Move to previous tab within a panel
Alt + Shift + Tab | Alt + Shift + Tab | Move between inner panels

## Access Key

<accesskey> is browser and platform dependant. The following table lists the default access keys for supported browsers.

| Windows | Linux | Mac
--- | --- | --- | ---
Internet Explorer | Alt | Alt |
Chrome | Alt | Alt | Ctrl + Option
Firefox | Alt + Shift | Alt + Shift | Ctrl + Option
Safari | Alt |  | Ctrl + Option