Keyboard Shortcuts

The below are shortcut keys that will work with SQLYog. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below short cut keys and/or try to memorize the below keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity.

Keyboard ShortcutsCommand
Connection
Ctrl+MCreate A New Connection
Ctrl+NCreate A New Connection With Current Connection Properties
Ctrl+F4/Ctrl+WDisconnect The Current Connection
Ctrl+TabSwitch to Next Connection
Ctrl+Shift+TabSwitch to Previous Connection
Ctrl+1…8Select Connection (1 to 8)
Ctrl+9Select Last Connection
Object Browser
F5Refresh Object Browser (Default)
Ctrl+BSet Focus On Object Browser
Ctrl+Shift+BSet Focus On Object Browser Filter
Shift+{-}Collapse All in Object Browser
SQL Window
Ctrl+TNew Query Editor
Alt+F2Rename Query Editor
Ctrl+ESet Focus On SQL Window
Ctrl+YRedo
Ctrl+ZUndo
Ctrl+XCut
Ctrl+VPaste
Ctrl+HReplace
Ctrl+GGo to
Ctrl+OOpen File In New Tab
Ctrl+Shift+OOpen File In Same Tab
Ctrl+Shift+UMake Selection Uppercase
Ctrl+Shift+LMake Selection Lowercase
Ctrl+Shift+CComment Selection In SQL Window
Ctrl+Shift+RRemove Comment From Selection
Ctrl+Shift+TInsert Templates
Ctrl+EnterList All Tags
Ctrl+SpaceList Matching Tags
Query Execution
F8Execute Current Query And Edit Result
F9Execute Current Query (Default)
Ctrl+F9Execute Selected Query(s) (Default)
 
SQL Formatter
F12Format Current Query
Ctrl+F12Format Selected Query
Shift+F12Format All Queries
Paste SQL Statements
Alt+Shift+IInsert Statement
Alt+Shift+UUpdate Statement
Alt+Shift+DDelete Statement
Alt+Shift+SSelect Statement
Result
F11Insert Update Dialog
Ctrl+RSet Focus To The Active Tab In Result Pane
Ctrl+LSwitch Result Window/Table Data Between Grid/Text Mode or Form View/text
Ctrl+Alt+LSwitch Result Window/Table Data Between Grid and Form View
Ctrl+Alt+CExport Table Data As CSV, Excel, SQL etc…
Ctrl+Alt+EBackup Data As SQL Dump
Ctrl+Shift+MImport Data From CSV
Ctrl+Shift+EExport Resultset
Alt+1…8Select Tab In Result Window (1 to 8)
Alt+9Select Last Tab in the Result Window
Show/Hide
Ctrl+Shift+1Show/Hide Object Browser
Ctrl+Shift+2Show/Hide Result Pane
Ctrl+Shift+3Show/Hide Query Window
Database/Table
Ctrl+DCreate Database
F6Alter Database/Table Structure/Index/View/Store Proc/Function/Trigger/Event
F2Rename Table/View/Trigger/Event
Shift+DelTruncate Database/Table
F7Manage Index Window
F10Relationships/Foreign Keys
Ctrl+Alt+RReorder Column(s)
Alt+SSave Table
Alt+RRevert Changes Made To Table Schema
Ctrl+Alt+TTable Diagnostics
Ctrl+Alt+FFlush Dialog
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+SCreate Schema For Database In HTML
Ctrl+Shift+QRestore From SQL Dump
PowerTools
Ctrl+Alt+WDatabase Synchronization Tool
Ctrl+QSchema Synchronization Tool
Ctrl+Alt+OMigration Toolkit
Ctrl+Alt+NSQL Scheduler and Reporting Tool
Ctrl+Alt+SScheduled Backup Wizard
Other Tabs
Ctrl+KQuery Builder
Ctrl+Alt+DSchema Designer
Ctrl+Shift+DData Search
Ctrl+Shift+IInfo Tab
Ctrl+Shift+HHistory Tab
User Manager
Ctrl+UAdd A New User
Ctrl+Alt+UEdit User
Ctrl+Shift+WManage Privileges
Favorites
Ctrl+Shift+FAdd Current SQL To Favorites
Language
Alt+Shift+LChange Language
Other
F1Help
Ctrl+CCopy
Ctrl+ASelect All
Ctrl+FFind (SQL Window/Result Window And Table Data In Text Mode/Blob Viewer)
F3Find Next (SQL Window/Result Window And Table Data In Text Mode)
Ctrl+SSave
Ctrl+PgUpSwitch To Previous Tab
Ctrl+PgDownSwitch To Next Tab
DELDelete Selected
Alt+F5Refresh Table Data Tab
Alt+LClose Tab
Alt+F4Exit
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