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Code Editor Key Bindings

Note:

In addition to the following keys, you can assign [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[n] key combinations to macros that you define within the Source Code Editor.

Key

Description

[Ctrl]+[G]

Move cursor to a specified line

 

 

[â]

Move cursor down one line

[Shift]+[â]

Extend selection down one line

[Ctrl]+[â]

Scroll down one line

[Alt]+[Shift]+[â]

Extend rectangular selection down one line

 

 

[á]

Move cursor up one line

[Shift]+[á]

Extend selection up one line

[Ctrl]+[á]

Scroll up one line

[Alt]+[Shift]+[á]

Extend rectangular selection up one line

 

 

[Ctrl]+[ [ ]

Move cursor up one paragraph

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[ [ ]

Extend selection up one paragraph

[Ctrl]+[ ] ]

Move cursor down one paragraph

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[ ] ]

Extend selection down one paragraph

 

 

[ß]

Move cursor left one character

[Shift]+[ß]

Extend selection left one character

[Ctrl]+[ß]

Move cursor left one word

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[ß]

Extend selection left one word

[Alt]+[Shift]+[ß]

Extend rectangular selection left one character

 

 

[à]

Move cursor right one character

[Shift]+[à]

Extend selection right one character

[Ctrl]+[à]

Move cursor right one word

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[à]

Extend selection right one word

[Alt]+[Shift]+[à]

Extend rectangular selection right one character

 

 

[Ctrl]+[/]

Move cursor left one word part

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[/]

Extend selection left one word part

[Ctrl]+[\]

Move cursor right one word part

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[\]

Extend selection right one word part

 

 

[Home]

Move cursor to the start of the current line

[Shift]+[Home]

Extend selection to the start of the current line

[Ctrl]+[Home]

Move cursor to the start of the document

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Home]

Extend selection to the start of the document

[Alt]+[Home]

Move cursor to the absolute start of the line

[Alt]+[Shift]+[Home]

Extend rectangular selection to the start of the line

 

 

[End]

Move cursor to the end of the current line

[Shift]+[End]

Extend selection to the end of the current line

[Ctrl]+[End]

Move cursor to the end of the document

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[End]

Extend selection to the end of the document

[Alt]+[End]

Move cursor to the absolute end of the line

[Alt]+[Shift]+[End]

Extend rectangular selection to the end of the line

 

 

[Page Up]

Move cursor up a page

[Shift]+[Page Up]

Extend selection up a page

[Alt]+[Shift]+[Page Up]

Extend rectangular selection up a page

 

 

[Page Down]

Move cursor down a page

[Shift]+[Page Down]

Extend selection down a page

[Alt]+[Shift]+[Page Down]

Extend rectangular selection down a page

 

 

[Delete]

Delete character to the right of the cursor

[Shift]+[Delete]

Cut selection

[Ctrl]+[Delete]

Delete word to the right of the cursor

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Delete]

Delete until the end of the line

 

 

[Insert]

Toggle overtype

[Shift]+[Insert]

Paste

[Ctrl]+[Insert]

Copy selection

 

 

[Backspace]

Delete character to the left of the cursor

[Shift]+[Backspace]

Delete character to the left of the cursor

[Ctrl]+[Backspace]

Delete word to the left of the cursor

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Backspace]

Delete from the start of the line to the cursor

[Alt]+[Backspace]

Undo delete

 

 

[Tab]

Indent cursor one tab

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[I]

Indent cursor one tab

[Shift]+[Tab]

Unindent cursor one tab

 

 

[Ctrl]+keypad[+]

Zoom in

[Ctrl]+keypad[-]

Zoom out

[Ctrl]+keypad[/]

Restore Zoom

 

 

[Ctrl]+[Z]

Undo

[Ctrl]+[Y]

Redo

 

 

[Ctrl]+[X]

Cut selection

[Ctrl]+[C]

Copy selection

[Ctrl]+[V]

Paste

[Ctrl]+[L]

Cut line

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[L]

Delete line

[Ctrl]+[T]

Transpose line

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[T]

Copy line

 

 

[Ctrl]+[A]

Select entire document

[Ctrl]+[D]

Duplicate selection

[Ctrl]+[U]

Convert selection to lowercase

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[U]

Convert selection to uppercase

 

 

[Ctrl]+[E]

Move cursor to matching brace

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[E]

Extend selection to matching brace

 

 

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[C]

Toggle line comment on selection

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[X]

Toggle stream comment on selection

 

 

[Ctrl]+[F2]

Toggle bookmark

[F2]

Go to next bookmark

[Shift]+[F2]

Go to previous bookmark

 

 

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[W]

Toggle whitespace characters

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[L]

Toggle EOL characters

 

 

[Ctrl]+[Spacebar]

Invoke autocomplete

 

 

[Ctrl]+[-]

Go backwards in cursor history

[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[-]

Go forwards in cursor history

 

 

[F12]

Start/Cancel search for keyword in file(s).

[Ctrl]+[F]

Find text

[Ctrl]+[R]

Replace