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# Editor Basics

## **Open SQL Query Editor**

To open the query editor, click on the query editor button on top of the left panel, or use the shortcut key **`⌘ + Return`**, or **`⌘ + E`**.

## **Execute queries**

To execute a query from the Query Editor, select the query and click on the Run Current button, or use shortcut key **`⌘ + Return`**.

TablePlus also supports writing and executing multiple queries, you’ll need to separate them with a semicolon.

To execute multiple queries, select them in the Query Editor and click on the dropdown next to Run Current button, choose Run All, or use the shortcut key **`⌘ + ⇧ + Return`**.

You can change the default Execute button from Run Current to Run All from the same dropdown.

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## **Cancel Queries**

When executing a long running queries and you need to stop it midway through,  you can do it via the process list:

* Click **`Cancel`** button on the Query Editor
* Or navigate to menu **`Connection`** > **`Process List...`**
* Or use the shortcut keys **`⌘ + .`** 

From the Process List, you can see all the running queries, select the query and click Kill to cancel it.

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## **Export queries**

To export a queries from the Query Editor, click on the dropdown menu next the the Run button and choose **`Save SQL as...`**