Looker offers users a variety of keyboard shortcuts.
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.
| 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.
| 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 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
The following shortcuts are available when you're exploring data:
| Shortcut | Mac | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Clear filters, clear fields, delete custom fields, and delete table calculations | Command-K | Ctrl+K |
| Clear fields, delete custom fields, and delete table calculations | Option-Command-K | Ctrl+Alt+K |
| Get LookML | Option-Command-A | Ctrl+Alt+A |
| Download current query | Command-Shift-L | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Run query | Command-Return | Ctrl+Enter |
| 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 |
| 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 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.