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Anonymous
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2 years ago
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Horizontal Scroll in Power Query Editor

Is there a shortcut for horizontal/sideways scroll in the Power Query editor? For example, in Power BI Data view, we can just hold shift when scrolling. 

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Edit: went and tested and learnt this one new for today. CTRL + ARROW will allow you to select columns and not lose the selection, whether than selection be adjacent or not. Also checked the docs again and apparently it is in there already which I missed first time around.

     

     



    I don't think that behaviour is possible, see all the shortcuts here: Keyboard shortcuts in Power Query - Power Query | Microsoft Learn

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    2 years ago

    I'm pretty sure the arrow keys do that.

     

    --Nate

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      2 years ago

      That isn't really scrolling though. You couldn't select a couple columns to keep, scroll for a bit then add more columns to the selection. Pressing an arrow key immediately clears the selection.

       

      Edit: thanks for replying though. Appreciate arrow keys are good enough for most scenarios.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        2 years ago

        Edit: went and tested and learnt this one new for today. CTRL + ARROW will allow you to select columns and not lose the selection, whether than selection be adjacent or not. Also checked the docs again and apparently it is in there already which I missed first time around.

         

         



        I don't think that behaviour is possible, see all the shortcuts here: Keyboard shortcuts in Power Query - Power Query | Microsoft Learn

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    mlsx4
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    2 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

     

    I don't know if this is what you need but...

    You first select some columns using Shift. Then, you scroll with nothing pressed.
    When you want to continue selecting, press first Ctrl and click on the first column of the new range. Now press Shift and select until the end of your new range. 

     

    I mean, I think you can achieve it with a combination of Ctrl and Shift