Keyboard Shortcuts - pgAdmin 4 2.1 documentation

Keyboard shortcuts are provided in pgAdmin to allow easy access to specific functions.

Desktop Runtime

When running in the Desktop Runtime, the following keyboard shortcuts are available:

Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Shortcut (Mac)	Function
Alt+Shift+A	Option+Shift+A	Display the runtime’s About box
Alt+Shift+P	Option+Shift+U	Open the runtime preferences dialogue
Alt+Shift+U	Option+Shift+U	Open an arbitrary URL
Ctrl+Q	Cmd+Q	Quit
Ctrl+Plus	Cmd+Plus	Zoom in
Ctrl+Minus	Cmd+Minus	Zoom out
Ctrl+0	Cmd+0	Reset the zoom level

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

Query Tool

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