Qlik Sense can be used on computers and touch devices. There are a number of gestures for touch devices and keyboard shortcuts you can use to help you interact more easily with Qlik Sense and aid you in exploring your apps.
Touch gestures
This table describes the various gestures that can be used on touch devices.
| Tap |
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Corresponds to a left-click with a mouse. |
| Double-tap |
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Corresponds to a double-click with a mouse. |
| Swipe |
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Used for scrolling lists and making selections in visualizations. |
| Two-finger swipe |
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Used for scrolling and panning. |
| Two-finger tap |
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Used for selecting a range of values in a list. |
| Pinch |
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Used for zooming. |
| Long-touch |
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Used for opening shortcut menus and selecting an object so it can be moved. |
| Three-finger tap |
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Resets the zoom level of a scatter plot visualization |
| Long-touch and drag |
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Moves a slide to a new location in storytelling view, moves an item on a slide in storytelling view |
| Two-finger selection |
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Used for making a square selection in a visualization. |
Keyboard shortcuts
Information noteKeyboard shortcuts are expressed assuming that you are working in Windows. For Mac OS use Cmd instead of Ctrl.
| Shortcut | Action | Supported in Qlik Sense | Supported in Qlik Sense Desktop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+P | Prints the current view or active sheet/story. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+C | Copies the selected item to the clipboard. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+X | Cuts the selected item and copies it to the clipboard. When using the Google Chrome browser: if the cursor is put in front of a row in the data load editor or in the expression editor, without selecting anything, the entire row is cut. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+V | Pastes the most-recently copied item from the clipboard. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo action. Repeat to undo earlier actions. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+Y (Cmd+shift+Z for Mac OS) | Redo actions. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+H | Opens online help in the context of the current function, while in the data load editor or the expression editor. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+F | Opens smart search. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+E | In sheet view, opens and closes the editing of the selected sheet. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+S | Saves changes to the app | No (changes are automatically saved) | Yes |
| Ctrl+O | Opens an app copied to the clipboard using Ctrl+C. | No | Yes |
| Ctrl+A | Selects all code in the data load editor. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+D | Deletes the content of the current line in the data load editor or in the expression editor. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+K | Comments or uncomments the selected lines in the data load editor. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+00 | Inserts a test script in the data load editor. | Yes | Yes |
| Tab | Indents code in the data load editor. | Yes | Yes |
| Shift+Tab | Outdents code in the data load editor. | Yes | Yes |
| Left arrow | Navigates to the previous slide in storytelling view. | Yes | Yes |
| Right arrow | Navigates to the next slide in storytelling view. | Yes | Yes |
| Up arrow | Scrolls up in a table. | Yes | Yes |
| Down arrow | Scrolls down in a table. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+left arrow | Navigates to the previous sheet in sheet view. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+right arrow | Navigates to the next sheet in sheet view. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+up arrow | Navigates to the first sheet of the app in sheet view. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+down arrow | Navigates to the last sheet of the app in sheet view. | Yes | Yes |
| Esc |
Exits play mode in storytelling view. Deselects a visualization when editing in sheet view. Deselects an object. Undoes selections in a visualization. Closes a dialog or window. |
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes |
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes |
| Delete | Deletes selected item. | Yes | Yes |
| Backspace | Deletes selected item. | Yes | Yes |
| Enter/Return | Performs the action for the active option or button (for example, in dialogs). | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl++ | Zoom in. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+- | Zoom out. | Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+0 | Reset zooming. | Yes | Yes |