RStudio shortcuts: a selection

This post lists useful shortcuts that will increase your productivity in using RStudio IDE. This subset is a subjective selection: for more shortcuts, press the combination Alt + Shift + K.

Table 1. A subjective selection of RStudio shortcuts

Category	Action	Key combination
Navigation	Go to next tab Go to previous tab	Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Panels	Move cursor to Editor Move cursor to Console Move cursor to Terminal Expand Editor panel Expand Console panel	Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 2 Alt + Shift + M Ctrl + Shift + 1 Ctrl + Shift + 2
Files	Create a new .R file Save file Close file	Ctrl + Shift + N Ctrl + S Ctrl + W
Editor	Comment/uncomment current line/selection Send current line/selection to Console Send current line/selection to Terminal Insert assignment operator (<-) Insert pipe operator (%>% or |>) Move current line up Move current line down Delete current line Duplicate current line (below) Yank (cut) line up to cursor Yank (cut) line after cursor Add a cursor above current cursor Add a cursor below current cursor Add a cursor on the click	Ctrl + Shift + C Ctrl + Return Ctrl + Shift + Return Ctrl + Shift + + Ctrl + Shift + Return Alt + Up Alt + Down Ctrl + D Ctrl + Shift + D Ctrl + U Ctrl + K Ctrl + Alt + Up Ctrl + Alt + Down Ctrl + Alt + Click
Build	Load project (devtools::load_all()) Check package (devtools::check()) Knit/Render/Preview .(R|q)md files Insert code chunk in .(R|q)md files	Ctrl + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + E Ctrl + Shift + K Ctrl + Alt + I
Other	Clear console/terminal	Ctrl + L