Keyboard Shortcuts:¶

Keyboard shortcuts are provided in pgAdmin to allow easy access to specific functions. Alternate shortcuts can be configured through File > Preferences if desired.

Main Browser Window¶

When using main browser window, the following keyboard shortcuts are available:

Shortcut for all platforms	Function
Shift+Ctrl+a	Add grid row
Shift+Alt+b	Browser tree
Shift+Alt+n	Create object
Shift+Alt+d	Delete object
Shift+Alt+m	Delete/Drop multiple objects
Shift+Ctrl+[	Dialog tab backward
Shift+Ctrl+]	Dialog tab forward
Shift+Alt+g	Direct debugging
Shift+Alt+u	Drop Cascade multiple objects
Shift+Alt+e	Edit object properties
Shift+Alt+f	File main menu
Shift+Alt+h	Help main menu
Shift+Alt+o	Object main menu
Shift+Alt+c	Open context menu
Shift+Alt+q	Open query tool
Shift+Ctrl+f	Quick Search
F5	Refresh browser tree
Shift+Alt+s	Search objects
Shift+Alt+[	Tabbed panel backward
Shift+Alt+]	Tabbed panel forward
Shift+Alt+l	Tools main menu
Shift+Alt+v	View data

Dialog Tabs¶

Use the shortcuts below to navigate the tabsets on dialogs:

Shortcut for all platforms	Function
Control+Shift+[	Dialog tab backward
Control+Shift+]	Dialog tab forward

Property Grid Controls¶

Use the shortcuts below when working with property grid controls:

Shortcut for all platforms	Function
Control+Shift+A	Add row in Grid
Tab	Move focus to the next control
Shift+Tab	Move focus to the previous control
Return	Pick the selected an item in a combo box
Control+Shift+A	Add row in Grid

SQL Editors¶

When using the syntax-highlighting SQL editors, the following shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Shortcut (Mac)	Function
Alt + Left	Option + Left	Move to the beginning of the line
Alt + Right	Option + Right	Move to the end of the line
Ctrl + Alt + Left	Cmd + Option + Left	Move left one word
Ctrl + Alt + Right	Cmd + Option + Right	Move right one word
Ctrl + /	Cmd + /	Comment selected code (Inline)
Ctrl + .	Cmd + .	Uncomment selected code (Inline)
Ctrl + Shift + /	Cmd + Shift + /	Comment/Uncomment code (Block)
Ctrl + a	Cmd + a	Select all
Ctrl + c	Cmd + c	Copy selected text to the clipboard
Ctrl + r	Cmd + r	Redo last edit un-done
Ctrl + v	Cmd + v	Paste text from the clipboard
Ctrl + z	Cmd + z	Undo last edit
Tab	Tab	Indent selected text
Shift + Tab	Shift + Tab	Un-indent selected text
Alt + g	Option + g	Jump (to line:column)
Ctrl + Space	Ctrl + Space	Auto-complete
Ctrl + f	Cmd + f	Find
Ctrl + g	Cmd + g	Find next
Ctrl + Shift + g	Cmd + Shift + g	Find previous
Ctrl + Shift + f	Cmd + Shift + f	Replace

Query Tool¶

When using the Query Tool, the following shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Shortcut (Mac)	Function
<accesskey> + q	<accesskey> + q	Cancel query
<accesskey> + t	<accesskey> + t	Connection status
<accesskey> + d	<accesskey> + d	Delete rows
<accesskey> + x	<accesskey> + x	Execute options
<accesskey> + f	<accesskey> + f	Filter dialog
<accesskey> + i	<accesskey> + i	Filter options
<accesskey> + n	<accesskey> + n	Find options
<accesskey> + o	<accesskey> + o	Open file
<accesskey> + p	<accesskey> + p	Paste rows
<accesskey> + r	<accesskey> + r	Rows limit
<accesskey> + s	<accesskey> + s	Save file
Ctrl + Alt + L	Ctrl + option + L	Clear query
Shift + Ctrl + m	Shift + Ctrl + m	Commit
F8	F8	Download Results
Shift + F7	Shift + F7	EXPLAIN ANALYZE query
F7	F7	EXPLAIN query
F5	F5	Execute query
Shift + Alt + ]	Shift + option + ]	Next tab
Shift + Alt + [	Shift + option + [	Previous tab
Shift + Ctrl + r	Shift + Ctrl + r	Rollback
F6	F6	Save data changes
Shift + Alt + Tab	Shift + option +Tab	Switch Panel
Shift + Ctrl + u	Shift + Ctrl + u	Toggle case of selected text

Debugger¶

When using the Debugger, the following shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Shortcut (Mac)	Function
<accesskey> + x	<accesskey> + x	Clear all breakpoints
<accesskey> + c	<accesskey> + c	Continue/Start
<accesskey> + i	<accesskey> + i	Step into
<accesskey> + o	<accesskey> + o	Step over
<accesskey> + s	<accesskey> + s	Stop
<accesskey> + t	<accesskey> + t	Toggle breakpoint
Shift + Alt + q	Shift + option + q	Edit grid values
Shift + Alt + ]	Shift + option + ]	Next tab
Shift + Alt + [	Shift + option + ]	Previous tab
Shift + Alt + Tab	Shift + option +Tab	Switch Panel

ERD Tool¶

When using the ERD Tool, the following shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Shortcut (Mac)	Function
Ctrl + Alt + a	Ctrl + option + a	Add table
Ctrl + Alt + n	Ctrl + option + n	Add/Edit note
Ctrl + Alt + l	Ctrl + option + l	Auto align
Ctrl + Alt + c	Ctrl + option + c	Clone table
Ctrl + Alt + i	Ctrl + option + i	Download image
Ctrl + Alt + d	Ctrl + option + d	Drop table
Ctrl + Alt + e	Ctrl + option + e	Edit table
Ctrl + Alt + s	Ctrl + option + s	Generate SQL
Ctrl + Alt + m	Ctrl + option + m	Many to many link
Ctrl + Alt + o	Ctrl + option + o	One to many link
Ctrl + o	Ctrl + o	Open project
Ctrl + s	Ctrl + s	Save project
Shift + Ctrl + s	Shift + Ctrl + s	Save project as
Ctrl + Alt + t	Ctrl + option + t	Show more/fewer details
Shift + Alt + +	Shift + option + +	Zoom in
Shift + Alt + -	Shift + option + -	Zoom out
Shift + Alt + f	Shift + option + f	Zoom to fit

Access Key¶

<accesskey> is browser and platform dependant. The following table lists the default access keys for supported browsers.

	Windows	Linux	Mac
Edge	Alt
Chrome	Alt	Alt	Ctrl + Option
Firefox	Alt + Shift	Alt + Shift	Ctrl + Option
Safari	Alt		Ctrl + Option

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