Text Editor Window Editing Keyboard Shortcuts

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Use the following key combinations to edit code in the Text Editor window also referred to as the Code Editor window.

Note   You can change or create keyboard shortcuts in Keyboard of the Environment options in the Options dialog box.

To Press
Undo the last editing action (Undo). CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE
Correctly indent the selected lines of code based on the surrounding lines of code. ALT+F8
Swap the current and previous lines. ALT+SHIFT+T
Delete the selection or, if there is no selection, the character to the left of the cursor. BACKSPACE
Find the matching brace. CTRL+]
Delete the word to the left of the insertion point. CTRL+BACKSPACE
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard. CTRL+C or CTRL+INS
Delete the word to the right of the insertion point. CTRL+DELETE
Move the cursor to the end of the list. CTRL+END
Display the Find window. If there is no current Find criteria, places the word under your cursor in the Find box. CTRL+F
Find the next occurrence of the current word or selection. CTRL+F3
Display the Find window where you can replace the specified text. CTRL+H
Move the cursor to the beginning of the list. CTRL+HOME
Display Quick Info. CTRL+I
Display list of members. CTRL+J
Extend the selection to the matching brace. CTRL+SHIFT+]
Extend the selection to the end of the document. CTRL+SHIFT+END
Find the previous occurrence of the specified text. CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Extend the selection to the beginning of the file. CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Display Parameter Info. CTRL+SHIFT+I
Extend the selection one word to the left. CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Extend the selection one word to the right. CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Swap the current and next words or transposes words around operators, for example transposes apple = fruit to fruit = apple. CTRL+SHIFT+T
Change the selected text to uppercase characters. CTRL+SHIFT+U
Select the current word. CTRL+SHIFT+W
Fill in the rest of the word you are typing once you have entered enough characters for the editor to identify the word you want. CTRL+SPACEBAR
Swap the characters around the insertion point. CTRL+T
Change the selected text to lowercase characters. CTRL+U
Scroll the text up one line. CTRL+UP ARROW
Insert the Clipboard contents at the insertion point. CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT
Cut the selected text to the Clipboard. CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE
Delete the selected lines and place them on the Clipboard (Cut). CTRL+M
Restore the previously undone action (Redo). CTRL+Y or CTRL+SHIFT+Z or ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Delete the selected text without placing it on the Clipboard. DELETE
Display next overloaded function when the Parameter Info window is displayed.

Move the cursor down the list, one entry at a time, when the Member List is displayed.

DOWN ARROW
Display previously overloaded function when the Parameter Info window is displayed.

Move the cursor up the list, one entry at a time, when the Member List is displayed.

UP ARROW
Display context-sensitive documentation for functions, statements, methods, properties, or events. F1
Display help on the Text Editor window. CTRL+F1
Find next occurrence of text specified in the Find window. F3
Display or hide a shortcut. Hold down CTRL and press KH
Turn the bookmarks for the current line on and off. Hold down CTRL and press KK
Remove all bookmarks. Hold down CTRL and press KL
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next bookmark. Hold down CTRL and press KN
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous bookmark. Hold down CTRL and press KP
Change between box selection and stream selection mode. Hold down CTRL and press RS
Show white space. Display and hide spaces and tab marks. Hold down CTRL and press RW
Toggle between inserting and replacing text. INSERT
Extend the selection down one line. SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Extend the selection up one line. SHIFT+UP ARROW
Find previous occurrence of the text specified in the Find window. SHIFT+F3
Extend the selection to the start of the current line. SHIFT+HOME
Extend the selection to the end of the current line. SHIFT+END
Extend your selection one character to the left. SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Extend your selection one character to the right. SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Extend the selection down one page. SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Extend the selection up one page. SHIFT+PAGE UP
Indent the selected text one tab stop to the right. TAB
Indents the selected text one tab stop to the left. SHIFT+TAB