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

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	Alt+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
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	Alt + Shift + q	Enter or Edit values in Grid

Inner 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 + Right Arrow	Alt + Shift + Right Arrow	Move to next inner panel
Alt + Shift + Left Arrow	Alt + Shift + Left Arrow	Move to previous inner panel

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+Alt
Firefox	Alt+Shift	Alt+Shift	Ctrl+Alt
Safari	Alt		Ctrl+Alt