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
Alt+Shift+F	Open the File menu
Alt+Shift+O	Open the Object menu
Alt+Shift+L	Open the Tools menu
Alt+Shift+H	Open the Help menu
Alt+Shift+B	Focus the browser tree
Alt+Shift+[	Move tabbed panel backward
Alt+Shift+]	Move tabbed panel forward
Alt+Shift+Q	Open the Query Tool in the current database
Alt+Shift+V	View Data in the selected table/view
Alt+Shift+C	Open the context menu
Alt+Shift+N	Create an object
Alt+Shift+E	Edit object properties
Alt+Shift+D	Delete the object
Alt+Shift+G	Direct debugging

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
F5	F5	Execute query
F6	F6	Save data changes
F7	F7	EXPLAIN query
Shift + F7	Shift + F7	EXPLAIN ANALYZE query
F8	F8	Execute query to CSV file
<accesskey> + o	<accesskey> + o	Open file
<accesskey> + s	<accesskey> + s	Save file
<accesskey> + n	<accesskey> + n	Find option drop down
<accesskey> + c	<accesskey> + c	Copy row(s)
<accesskey> + p	<accesskey> + p	Paste row(s)
<accesskey> + d	<accesskey> + d	Delete row(s)
<accesskey> + f	<accesskey> + f	Filter dialog
<accesskey> + i	<accesskey> + i	Filter options drop down
<accesskey> + r	<accesskey> + r	Row limit
<accesskey> + q	<accesskey> + q	Cancel query
<accesskey> + l	<accesskey> + l	Clear option drop down
<accesskey> + x	<accesskey> + x	Execute option drop down
<accesskey> + t	<accesskey> + t	Display connection status
<accesskey> + y	<accesskey> + y	Copy SQL on history panel

Debugger

When using the Debugger, the following shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Shortcut (Mac)	Function
<accesskey> + i	<accesskey> + i	Step in
<accesskey> + o	<accesskey> + o	Step over
<accesskey> + c	<accesskey> + c	Continue/Restart
<accesskey> + t	<accesskey> + t	Toggle breakpoint
<accesskey> + x	<accesskey> + x	Clear all breakpoints
<accesskey> + s	<accesskey> + s	Stop
Alt + Shift + q	Option + Shift + q	Enter or Edit values in Grid

Inner Tab and Panel Navigation

When using the Query Tool and Debugger, the following shortcuts are available for inner panel navigation:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Shortcut (Mac)	Function
Alt + Shift + ]	Alt + Shift + ]	Move to next tab within a panel
Alt + Shift + [	Alt + Shift + [	Move to previous tab within a panel
Alt + Shift + Tab	Alt + Shift + Tab	Move between inner panels

Access Key

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

	Windows	Linux	Mac
Internet Explorer	Alt	Alt
Chrome	Alt	Alt	Ctrl + Option
Firefox	Alt + Shift	Alt + Shift	Ctrl + Option
Safari	Alt		Ctrl + Option