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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