Keyboard shortcuts
This topic lists the keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate in the element tree.
This table lists the element tree keyboard shortcuts and their corresponding descriptions:
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + mouse click | Changes the selected state of the element, but it does not change the checked state. |
| Shift + mouse click | Creates a continuous selection from the elements that were selected. |
| Ctrl + Shift + mouse click | Extends the selection. |
| Esc | Deselects all elements. |
| Left arrow | Collapses the expanded parent element. |
| Right arrow | Expands the expandable element. |
| Down arrow | Navigates down. |
| Up arrow | Navigates up. |
| Space bar | Selects or clears elements. |
| Shift + arrow keys | Holding shift and using arrow keys extends or inverts selection. |
| Shift + Space bar | You can use mouse or arrow keys + Shift to select multiple elements. |
| Ctrl + A | Selects all visible elements. |
| Ctrl + Enter | Multiple writeback on contiguous cells. This shortcut works only for writeback-enabled formulas. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F9 | Recalculates a report when manual calculation is selected in the Microsoft Excel toolbar. |
This table lists the ribbon icons keyboard shortcuts and their corresponding descriptions:
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| Shift+Alt+A | Adds Ad-hoc report. |
| Shift+Alt+S | Adds Self-Service report. |
| Shift+Alt+H | Inserts horizontal elements. |
| Shift+Alt+V | Inserts vertical elements. |
| Shift+Alt+F | Inserts filters. |
| Shift+Alt+U | Inserts value. |
| Shift+Alt+E | Edits element. |
| Shift+Alt+B | Enables writeback. |
| Shift+Alt+W | Recalculate workbook. |
| Shift+Alt+R | Recalculate sheet. |
| Shift+Alt+D | Recalculate selected formulas. |
| Shift+Alt+P | Shows or hides task pane. |
| Shift+Alt+L | Logs in. |
| Shift+Alt+O | Logs out. |
| Ctrl+Alt+T | Transposes axis. |
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Moves hierarchy to rows. |
| Ctrl+Alt+C | Moves hierarchy to columns. |
| Ctrl+Alt+F | Moves hierarchy to filters. |
| Ctrl+Alt+K | Keeps selection. |
| CTRL+Alt+Z | Zooms in. |
| CTRL+Alt+Y | Zooms out. |
| CTRL+Alt+Down Arrow | Expands selected elements. |
| CTRL+Alt+Up Arrow | Collapses selected elements. |
| Ctrl+Alt+E | Converts slice to a cell. |