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Code Editor Key Bindings

Key

Description

Ctrl + G

Move cursor to a specified line

 

 

Move cursor down one line

Shift +

Extend selection down one line

Ctrl +

Scroll down one line

Alt + Shift +

Extend rectangular selection down one line

 

 

Move cursor up one line

Shift +

Extend selection up one line

Ctrl +

Scroll up one line

Alt + Shift +

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

 

 

Move cursor left one character

Shift +

Extend selection left one character

Ctrl +

Move cursor left one word

Ctrl + Shift +

Extend selection left one word

Alt + Shift +

Extend rectangular selection left one character

 

 

Move cursor right one character.

Shift +

Extend selection right one character

Ctrl +

Move cursor right one word

Ctrl + Shift +

Extend selection right one word

Alt + Shift +

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 text

Notes

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

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