The shortcuts worth learning, grouped by what you're doing. ⌘ on Mac is Ctrl on Windows and Linux unless a row says otherwise.
Running SQL
Action
Mac
Windows / Linux
Run query
⌘Enter
CtrlEnter
Format SQL
⇧⌘F
CtrlShiftF
Run diagnostics
⇧⌘D
CtrlShiftD
Convert to pipe syntax
⌥⌘P
CtrlAltP
Convert from pipe syntax
⌥⌘S
CtrlAltS
Getting around
Action
Mac
Windows / Linux
Command palette
⌘K or F1
CtrlK or F1
Query history
⇧⌘H
CtrlShiftH
Compare queries
⇧⌘C
CtrlShiftC
Go to definition
F12
F12
Peek definition (currently behaves like Go to definition — selects the target, no inline preview)
⌘F12
CtrlF12
Find references
⇧F12
ShiftF12
Rename symbol
F2
F2
Talking to Prism AI
Action
Mac
Windows / Linux
Toggle the Prism AI panel
⌘I
CtrlI
Edit selected SQL with AI
⌃⌘I
CtrlWinI
Editing
Action
Mac
Windows / Linux
Trigger completions
⌃Space
CtrlSpace
Accept ghost text
Tab
Tab
Expand SELECT * to columns
Tab
Tab
Toggle comment
⌘/
Ctrl/
lowercase selection
⌥⌘L
CtrlAltL
UPPERCASE selection
⇧⌘U
CtrlShiftU
Tab expands a wildcard only when the caret is on the * of a SELECT * or SELECT t.* that already has its FROM clause — the same gesture SQL
Prompt uses in SSMS. Everywhere else Tab keeps its usual job, so it
still indents, walks snippet placeholders and accepts suggestions. SELECT a * b multiplies, so Tab indents there. The same expansion is on the
right-click menu if you’d rather point at it.
Managing tabs
Action
Mac
Windows / Linux
New query tab
⌘E
CtrlE
New notebook tab
⇧⌘E
CtrlShiftE
Close tab
⌥⌘W or middle-click
CtrlAltW or middle-click
Exporting results
Action
Mac
Windows / Linux
Export to Sheets — update
⇧⌘G
CtrlShiftG
Export to Sheets — append
⇧⌘A
CtrlShiftA
Export dialog (Export to Google Sheets…; asks for Google Drive access first if it hasn’t been granted)
⇧⌘X
CtrlShiftX
Zooming the desktop app
Desktop app only — these are the View menu’s accelerators. In the browser, use the browser’s own zoom.
Action
Mac
Windows / Linux
Zoom in
⌘+
Ctrl+
Zoom out
⌘−
Ctrl−
Reset zoom
⌘0
Ctrl0
Every shortcut is also in the command palette: press ⌘K, then type the action.
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