Keyboard shortcuts

This page lists the keys that work across DataMind OS, wherever you are. Use it to reach the sidebar, Open Popups and the notifications, and to work the left panel of a data screen without a mouse.

Keys that work anywhere

Key	What it does
Ctrl+B	Shows or hides the sidebar. On a Mac, press ⌘+B. See Find your way around.
Alt+Q	Opens Open Popups. Press it again to close the picker. It works when you can read or change Lake tables. See Open Popups.
F8	Jumps to the notifications. See In-app notifications.
Escape	Closes the dialog or menu that is on top.
Enter	Confirms the top confirmation dialog and runs its default action, such as Save & Continue.

Enter stands down while the focus is in a field, a button or a link, so those keep the key for their own use.

Shortcuts in the left panel

The left panel of Lake, Warehouse, WriteBack, DataPrism and Slides answers to the same keys. They act on the row highlighted in the panel:

Action	Shortcut
Add New	Alt+N
Edit (opens the highlighted row)	Enter
Rename	F2
Duplicate	Alt+C
Batch Edit	Ctrl+Shift+E
Sync Schema	Ctrl+Shift+S
Refresh	Ctrl+R (not available in Safari)
Copy Name	Ctrl+Shift+C
Delete	Ctrl+Backspace
View Source	Ctrl+U
Show Workflows	Alt+W

On a Mac, press ⌘ in place of Ctrl. Every area adds its own keys on top of this set; to look one area up in full, use the area's own reference.

How the panel shortcuts behave

The keys act on the row highlighted in the panel. Click or right-click a row to give it the keys; with no row highlighted, they do nothing.
They stand down while you type in a field, and while a dialog is open.
If the row's menu is open, its matching action runs once and the menu closes; it is not run a second time.
Add New, Show Workflows and Duplicate use Alt because browsers keep Ctrl+N, Ctrl+Shift+W and Ctrl+D for themselves, for opening and closing windows and bookmarking pages.

While you type and pick

Move through suggestion lists with the arrow keys and pick with Enter. Until you step into a suggestion with the arrows, Enter takes exactly what you typed. Escape closes the list.
Backspace removes the last tag or chip you added.
Date and time fields accept typed digits. In a time field, the arrow keys step the value, and the focus moves on when a part is complete.
In the Day of month grid, the arrow keys move by one day or one week, and Home and End jump to 1 and 31.

Questions, answered

Why does a panel shortcut do nothing?

The keys act on the row highlighted in the panel. With no row highlighted, or while you are typing in a field or a dialog is open, they stand down. Click the row first, then press the key.

Why do some panel shortcuts use Alt instead of Ctrl?

Browsers keep Ctrl+N, Ctrl+Shift+W and Ctrl+D for themselves, for opening and closing windows and bookmarking pages, so the panel uses Alt+N, Alt+W and Alt+C for Add New, Show Workflows and Duplicate.

How do I pick an item from a suggestion list with the keyboard?

Move with the arrow keys and press Enter to pick. Escape closes the list. Until you have stepped into a suggestion, Enter takes exactly the text you typed.

Can I type a date or a time instead of picking it?

Yes. Date and time fields accept typed digits. In a time field, the arrow keys step the value, and the focus moves on when a part is complete. In the Day of month grid, the arrow keys move by one day or one week, and Home and End jump to 1 and 31.

How do I remove the last tag or chip I added?

Press Backspace in the empty input. The last tag or chip you added is removed, one at a time.

Why does Enter not open the highlighted row?

Enter opens the highlighted row unless the focus is on something that uses Enter itself, such as a button, a link or an open menu. Click the row to give it the keys back, then press Enter.

Where do I find the keys for one specific area?

Each area lists its extra keys on its own page. The Editor's shortcut reference and the deck editor's key map are the fullest examples, and the Lake screen and the Warehouse workspace list theirs beside their trees.