Qlik Sense supports keyboard navigation for both the app overview page and within the Qlik Sense toolbar. Qlik Sense also provides a range of keyboard shortcuts you can use to help you interact more easily with Qlik Sense and aid you in exploring your apps.
When navigating Qlik Sensewith the keyboard, the center of focus is highlighted. You can use your keyboard to interact with the objects and settings within the app overview page. Within other Qlik Sense views, such as the sheet view, you can use keyboard navigation to interact with the buttons and menus within the toolbar.
For more information on the options in the app overview page and in the Qlik Sense toolbar, see Navigating in the user interface.
Keyboard navigation
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Keyboard navigation |
Action |
|---|---|
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Tab |
Moves selection forward. While in an active menu, Tab will cycle between the menu options. |
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Shift + Tab |
Moves selection back. While in an active menu, Shift+Tab will cycle between the menu options. |
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Spacebar |
Opens current selection. |
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Enter/Return |
Opens current selection. |
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Esc |
Closes an open menu. |
| Ctrl+left arrow | Navigates to the previous sheet in sheet view. |
| Ctrl+right arrow | Navigates to the next sheet in sheet view. |
| Ctrl+up arrow | Navigates to the first sheet of the app in sheet view. |
| Ctrl+down arrow | Navigates to the last sheet of the app in sheet view. |
Keyboard shortcuts
For keyboard shortcuts specific to the data load editor, see Keyboard shortcuts in the Data load editor.
For keyboard shortcuts specific to smart search, see Keyboard shortcuts used in smart search.
For keyboard shortcuts specific to QMC, see Keyboard shortcuts in QMC.
| 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. Information note
Data load editor and expression editor only. |
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) Ctrl+S saves changes in the data load editor |
Yes |
| Ctrl+O | Opens an app file copied to the clipboard using Ctrl+C. | No | Yes |
| Ctrl+A |
Selects all code. Information note
Data load editor and expression editor only. |
Yes | Yes |
| Ctrl+D |
Deletes the content of the current line. Information note
Data load editor and expression editor only. |
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 |
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