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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