Learn HeidiSQL Shortcuts for Windows
Most used HeidiSQL Shortcuts
| Action | HeidiSQL Shortcut keys | 
|---|
| New window | Ctrl + N | 
| New query tab | Ctrl + T | 
| Close query tab | Ctrl + F4 | 
| Copy | Ctrl + C | 
| Paste from clipboard | Ctrl + V | 
| Cut | Ctrl + X | 
| Undo | Alt +  Backspace | 
| Print | Ctrl + P | 
| Refresh | F5 | 
| Full status refresh. Get full statistics to refresh on table data | F5 | 
| Select all items or text | Ctrl + A | 
| Invert selection | Ctrl + I | 
| Activate filter panel | Ctrl + Alt + F | 
| Cancel running operation | Esc | 
| Save as a text file | Ctrl + S | 
| Database tree | Ctrl + D | 
| Table filter | Ctrl + E | 
| Go to tab 1 | Ctrl + 1 | 
| Go to tab 2 | Ctrl + 2 | 
| Go to tab 3 | Ctrl + 3 | 
| Go to tab 4 | Ctrl + 4 | 
| Go to tab 5 | Ctrl + 5 | 
| Copy selected rows in the custom format | Ctrl + Shift + C | 
Tools Shortcuts
| Action | HeidiSQL Shortcuts | 
|---|
| Search selected tables for text occurrences | Ctrl + Shift + F | 
| SQL help browser | F1 | 
| Go back to the previous tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | 
| Go to the next tab | Ctrl + Tab | 
SQL Shortcuts
| Action | HeidiSQL Shortcut keys | 
|---|
| Execute SQL query | F9 | 
| Execute selected SQL | Ctrl + F9 | 
| Run currently focused SQL query | Ctrl + Shift + F9 | 
| Load SQL file | Ctrl + O | 
| Save SQL to a text file | F12 | 
| Save selected text to a file | Ctrl + Shift + S | 
| Clear query editor | Ctrl + W | 
| Find text | Ctrl + F | 
| Replace text | Ctrl + R | 
| Find or replace again | F3 | 
| Save SQL to the file | Ctrl + S | 
| Automatically reformat disordered SQL in active editor to make it more readable | Ctrl + F8 | 
Data Shortcuts
| Action | HeidiSQL Shortcut keys | 
|---|
| Insert row | Insert | 
| Duplicate row | Ctrl + Insert | 
| Delete selected row(s) | Ctrl + Delete | 
| Post | Ctrl + Enter | 
| Cancel Editing | Esc | 
| Clear filter editor | Ctrl + W | 
| Apply filter | F9 | 
| Reset sorting | Alt + S | 
| Show the next 1.000 rows | Ctrl + Alt + Page Down key | 
| Show all rows | Ctrl + Alt + End | 
| Set focused cell to NULL | Ctrl + Shift + N | 
| Insert SQL function call in this grid cell. E.g. NOW() | Ctrl + F2 | 
| Previous result tab | Alt + Left Arrow key | 
| Next result tab | Alt + Right Arrow key | 
SQL Editing Shortcuts
| Action | HeidiSQL Shortcuts | 
|---|
| Insert line | Ctrl + N | 
| Delete word | Ctrl + T | 
| Delete line | Ctrl + Y | 
| Delete E O L | Ctrl + Shift + Y | 
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | 
| Redo | Ctrl + Shift + Z | 
| Goto marker 0…9 | Ctrl + 0 | 
| Set marker 0…0 | Ctrl + Shift + 0 | 
| Normal select | Ctrl + Shift + N | 
| Column select | Ctrl + Shift + C | 
| Line select | Ctrl + Shift + L | 
| Match bracket | Ctrl + Shift + B | 
| Uppercase block | Ctrl + U | 
| Lowercase block | Ctrl + L | 
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