Shortcuts
This page describes keyboard, mouse, and right-click context menu shortcuts in Alteryx. You can use these shortcuts to perform many functions, including navigating the canvas and showing or hiding tools and windows.
Select and Align Tools
Action | Shortcut |
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Select all items | Ctrl + A |
Deselect all selected items | Ctrl + D |
Align tools vertically | Ctrl + Shift + + |
Align tools horizontally | Ctrl + Shift + - |
Move and Delete Tools
Action | Shortcut |
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Move selected tool | Arrow key |
Move selected tool by one pixel | Ctrl + Arrow key |
Delete selected tool | Delete |
Scroll and Pan the Canvas
Action | Shortcut |
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Scroll vertically | Scroll Function |
Scroll horizontally | Shift + Scroll Function |
Move up, down, left or right | Arrow Keys |
Skip up, down, left or right | Shift + Arrow Keys |
Jump to top or bottom | Home or End |
Jump to left or right | Shift + Home or End |
Pan | Space Bar + Left Click |
Pan | Hold mouse center button |
Zoom In and Out of the Workflow
Action | Shortcut |
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Zoom in or out | Ctrl + + or - |
Zoom to or from cursor | Ctrl + Scroll Function |
Zoom to entire workflow | Ctrl + 0 |
Zoom to entire workflow | Double-click mouse center button |
Jump to selection | Ctrl + 0 |
Jump in or out | Ctrl + 1 through 5 |
Zoom to area | Right-click & drag to select with magnifying glass |
Zoom In and Out of the Workflow: Right-Click Context Menu
Action | Right-click Context Menu |
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Zoom in | Zoom > Zoom In |
Zoom normal | Zoom > Zoom Normal |
Zoom out | Zoom > Zoom Out |
Zoom to entire workflow | Zoom > All |
Zoom to selection | Zoom > Selected Tools |
Zoom to container | Zoom > Container Name |
Show and Hide Tools and Windows
Action | Shortcut |
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Show Toolbar | Ctrl + Alt + B |
Show Tool Palette | Ctrl + Alt + T |
Show Overview | Ctrl + Alt + V |
Show Results Window | Ctrl + Alt + R |
Show Configuration Window | Ctrl + Alt + C |
Reopen the Configuration Window after closing it | Double-click the canvas or any tool |
Show the Interface Designer | Ctrl + Alt + D |
Show the Find Tool window | Ctrl + F |
Run, Open, Save, and Switch Workflows
Action | Shortcut |
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Run workflow; stop workflow from running | Ctrl + R |
Open workflow | Ctrl + O |
Close open workflow | Ctrl + F4 |
Save workflow | Ctrl + S |
Save all open workflows | Ctrl + Shift + S |
New workflow | Ctrl + N |
Move between open workflows | Ctrl + Tab |
Undo and Redo, Copy and Paste
Action | Shortcut |
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Undo | Ctrl + Z |
Redo | Ctrl + Y |
Copy | Ctrl + C |
Cut | Ctrl + X |
Paste | Ctrl + V |
Other Shortcuts
Action | Shortcut |
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Open help page for the selected tool | F1 |
Close Alteryx Designer | Alt + F4 |
Add a Browse tool after selected tool(s). If the selected tool has multiple outputs, a browse will be added for each. | Ctrl + Shift + B |
Activate menu and select menu item | Alt, then underlined menu letter |
Show the System menu | Alt + Space |
Open one or more files:
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Drag files from Windows Explorer directly to the canvas. |
Copy and paste a tool's color value to another tool. For example, if you have selected a tool's Background Color (such as R=73, G=248, B=113) and you would like to use this same color for another tool's background color, you can easily copy and paste this color value. |
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Refresh Workflow
Use F5 to refresh tool configurations when the incoming data source has been updated externally and the metadata has changed. If the Disable Auto Configure option has been selected in the User Settings, press F5 to manually refresh tool configurations. |
F5 |