SPSS keyboard shortcuts allow you to work with amazing speed. Some of the best SPSS shortkeys are not obvious at all so we'll list our 20 favorite SPSS shortkeys in the table below.Note: some shortkeys may be different on a Macintosh.
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Overview Most Useful SPSS Shortkeys
Where | Shortkey | Useful for |
---|---|---|
Data Editor | CTRL + t | Switch between data view and variable view. |
Data Editor | CTRL + / | Go to first/last variable/case (depending on view). Allows for very quick case and variable count when combined with CTRL + t. |
Syntax Window | Shift + / | Select lines of syntax above/below cursor position. |
Syntax Window | F2 | Select Entire Command in which cursor is located. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + r | Run selected syntax. |
Any Window | CTRL + Home / End | Go to beginning/end of window contents. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + c | Copy selected syntax. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + x | Cut selected syntax. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + v | Paste selected syntax. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + a | Select all syntax in window. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + f | Find expression within syntax window. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + h | Replace expression within syntax window. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + z | Undo last edit(s). Note: doesn't always seem to work properly in recent SPSS versions. |
Syntax Window | Home / End | Move to start/end of line. |
Any Window | Alt + tab | Switch between Syntax Window, Data Editor and Viewer Windows. Actually an MS Windows shortkey for switching between applications. |
Any Window | Alt + F4 | Close any window. You'll usually get a pop-up window asking whether you'd like to save it if you haven't done so yet. |
Syntax Window | F1 | When your cursor is located anywhere in a command, help for this command can be opened by pressing F1. |
Syntax Window | Shift + Home / End | Select from cursor through start/end of line. |
Any Window | CTRL + Shift + Home / End | Select from cursor through beginning/end of window contents. |
Syntax Window | CTRL + y | Redo last edit(s). |
Any Window | Alt + F6 | Back to previous window. Handy for switching between Syntax Window and Data Editor. |
THIS TUTORIAL HAS 14 COMMENTS:
By Ruben Geert van den Berg on August 1st, 2016
Hi Zachary! I don't have a Mac and I think the keyboard shortcuts aren't mentioned in any official documentation so I've no way of figuring them out. In fact, I created the table in this tutorial by basically just trying out all possible combinations of keys that were likely to do at least something.
If you somehow figure out keyboard shortcuts for Mac, would you please be willing to share them with me? I'd love to add them to my website and I think many other Mac users would appreciate it.
By Abhishek on November 3rd, 2016
shortcut for data view to variable view
Thanks
By Bilal on November 15th, 2016
Thanks for this useful sharing.
By hadji on June 3rd, 2018
Lovable. thanks
By Mohammed on October 23rd, 2019
Thanx