Learn RStudio Shortcuts for Windows
Console Shortcuts
| Action |
RStudio Shortcut Keys |
| Move the cursor to Console |
Ctrl + 2 |
| Clear Console |
Ctrl + L |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the line |
Home |
| Move the cursor to the end of the line |
End |
| Navigate command history |
Up & Down Arrow key |
| Popup command history |
Ctrl + Up Arrow key |
| Interrupt currently executing the command |
Esc |
| Change working directory |
Ctrl + Shift + H |
Source Shortcuts
| Action |
RStudio Shortcuts |
| Goto File/Function |
Ctrl + . |
| Move the cursor to Source Editor |
Ctrl + 1 |
| New document (except on Chrome/Windows) |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
| New document (Chrome only) |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N |
| Open Document |
Ctrl + O |
| Save active document |
Ctrl + S |
| Close active document (except on Chrome) |
Ctrl + W |
| Close active documents (Chrome only) |
Ctrl + Alt + W |
| Close all open documents |
Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Preview HTML (Markdown and HTML) |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Knit Document (knitr) |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Compile Notebook |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Compile PDF (TeX and Sweave) |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Insert chunk (Sweave and Knitr) |
Ctrl + Alt + I |
| Insert code section |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Run current line/selection |
Ctrl + Enter |
| Run current line/selection (retain cursor position) |
Alt + Enter |
| Re-run previous region |
Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Run current document |
Ctrl + Alt + R |
| Run from document beginning to the current line |
Ctrl + Alt + B |
| Run from current line to document end |
Ctrl + Alt + E |
| Run the current function definition |
Ctrl + Alt + F |
| Run the current code section |
Ctrl + Alt + T |
| Run previous Sweave/Rmd code |
Ctrl + Alt + P |
| Run the current Sweave/Rmd chunk |
Ctrl + Alt + C |
| Run the next Sweave/Rmd chunk |
Ctrl + Alt + N |
| Source a file |
Ctrl + Shift + O |
| Source the current document |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Source the current document (with echo) |
Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
| Fold Selected |
Alt + L |
| Unfold Selected |
Shift + Alt + L |
| Fold All |
Alt + O |
| Unfold All |
Shift + Alt + O |
| Go to line |
Shift + Alt + G |
| Jump to |
Shift + Alt + J |
| Switch to tab |
Ctrl + Shift + . |
| Previous tab |
Ctrl + F11 |
| Next tab |
Ctrl + F12 |
| First tab |
Ctrl + Shift + F11 |
| Last tab |
Ctrl + Shift + F12 |
| Navigate back |
Ctrl + F9 |
| Navigate forward |
Ctrl + F10 |
| Extract function from selection |
Ctrl + Alt + X |
| Extract variable from the selection |
Ctrl + Alt + V |
| Reindent lines |
Ctrl + I |
| Comment/uncomment current line/selection |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Reflow Comment |
Ctrl + Shift + / |
| Reformat Selection |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Show Diagnostics |
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + P |
| Move Lines Up |
Alt + Up Arrow key |
| Move Lines Down |
Alt + Down Arrow key |
| Copy Lines Up |
Shift + Alt + Up Arrow key |
| Copy Lines Down |
Shift + Alt + Down Arrow key |
| Jump to Matching Brace/Paren |
Ctrl + P |
| Expand to Matching Brace/Paren |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Select Matching Brace/Paren |
Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E |
| Add Cursor Above the Current Cursor |
Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow key |
| Add Cursor Below Current Cursor |
Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow key |
| Move the Active Cursor Up |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Up Arrow key |
| Move the Active Cursor Down |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Down Arrow key |
| Find and Replace |
Ctrl + F |
| (Windows) Find Next |
F3 |
| (Linux) Find Next |
Ctrl + G |
| (Windows) Find Previous |
Shift + F3 |
| (Linux) Find Previous |
Ctrl + Shift + G |
| Use Selection for Find |
Ctrl + F3 |
| Replace and Find |
Ctrl + Shift + J |
| Find in Files |
Ctrl + Shift + F |
| Check Spelling |
F7 |
Editing Shortcuts
| Action |
RStudio Shortcuts |
| Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl + Shift + Z |
| Cut |
Ctrl + X |
| Copy |
Ctrl + C |
| Paste |
Ctrl + V |
| Select All |
Ctrl + A |
| Jump to Word |
Ctrl + Left & Right Arrow key |
| Jump to Start |
Ctrl + Home |
| Jump to End |
Ctrl + End |
| Delete Line |
Ctrl + D |
| Select |
Shift + Up Arrow key |
| Select Word |
Ctrl + Shift + Left & Right Arrow key |
| Select Line Start |
Alt + Shift + Left Arrow key |
| Select Line End |
Alt + Shift + Right Arrow key |
| Select Page Up |
Shift + Page Up key |
| Select Page Down |
Shift + Page Down key |
| Select to Start |
Ctrl + Shift + Home |
| Select to End |
Ctrl + Shift + End |
| Delete Word Left |
Ctrl + Backspace |
| (at beginning of line) Indent |
Tab |
| Outdent |
Shift + Tab |
| Yank line up to the cursor |
Ctrl + U |
| Yank line after the cursor |
Ctrl + K |
| Insert currently yanked text |
Ctrl + Y |
| Insert assignment operator |
Alt + – |
| Insert pipe operator |
Ctrl + Shift + M |
| Show help for function at the cursor |
F1 |
| Show source code for function at the cursor |
F2 |
| Find usages for symbol at cursor (C++) |
Ctrl + Alt + U |
Views Shortcuts
| Action |
RStudio Shortcut keys |
| Move focus to Source Editor |
Ctrl + 1 |
| Move focus to the Console |
Ctrl + 2 |
| Move focus to Help |
Ctrl + 3 |
| Show History |
Ctrl + 4 |
| Show Files |
Ctrl + 5 |
| Show Plots |
Ctrl + 6 |
| Show Packages |
Ctrl + 7 |
| Show Environment |
Ctrl + 8 |
| Show Git/SVN |
Ctrl + 9 |
| Show Build |
Ctrl + 0 |
| Sync Editor & PDF Preview |
Ctrl + F8 |
| Show Keyboard Shortcut Reference |
Alt + Shift + K |
Build Shortcuts
| Action |
RStudio Shortcuts |
| Build and Reload |
Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Load All (dev tools) |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Test Package (Desktop) |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Test Package (Web) |
Ctrl + Alt + F7 |
| Check Package |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Toggle Breakpoint |
Ctrl + Shift + D |
Debug Shortcuts
| Action |
RStudio Shortcuts |
| Toggle Breakpoint |
Shift + F9 |
| Execute Next Line |
F10 |
| Step Into Function |
Shift + F4 |
| Finish Function/Loop |
Shift + F6 |
| Continue |
Shift + F5 |
| Stop Debugging |
Shift + F8 |
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