Working in RStudio
Jeff Stevens
2025-01-24
Review Mental model of R
Tour of RStudio
Mental model of RStudio
Keyboard shortcuts
Here are some of my favorite things!
Tools > Keyboard Shortcuts Help or Alt/Opt+Shift+K
| Function | Keyboard shortcut |
|---|---|
| Run current line | Ctrl/Cmd+Enter/Return |
| Source entire script | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+S |
| Insert assignment operator | Alt/Opt+- |
| Insert pipe | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+M |
| Comment lines | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+C |
Options
- Turn off restore workspace
- Turn off save history
- Turn on soft wrap
- Turn on rainbow parentheses
- Use native pipe operator
- Change your theme
Installing packages
Getting help
Online forums
- Posit Community–Posit-specific forum (e.g., tidyverse, RStudio, Quarto)
- Stack Overflow–Coding-related questions
- Cross Validated–Statistics questions (not R-specific)
Online portals
Tips
Learn to use keyboard shortcuts (not just RStudio shortcuts, but general ones)
You can remap RStudio keyboard shortcuts (I’ve remapped Insert assignment operator to Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+,)
Your cursor can be anywhere in your code to useCtrl/Cmd+Enter to run it
Use autocomplete
Copy/paste to avoid misspelling
Restart R often
What about Positron?
