SPSS Keyboard Shortcuts

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.

WHERE SHORTKEY USEFUL FOR
Data Editor CTRL + t Switch between data view and variable view.
Data Editor CTRL + up / down 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 + up / down 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.
 

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