The following tables list keyboard shortcuts that can be used to navigate within any VSS file viewer and to carry out certain commands.
Navigation Keys
Press | To |
HOME | Go to beginning of line (scroll display). |
CTRL+HOME | Go to beginning of file (scroll display). |
CTRL+END | Go to end of file (scroll display). |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW | Go left one word. |
CTRL+N | Go to next difference (supported in Visual Difference Viewer only). |
CTRL+P | Go to previous difference (supported in Visual Difference Viewer only). |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW | Go right one word. |
DOWN ARROW | Go down one line. |
END | Go to end of line (scroll display). |
LEFT ARROW | Go left one character. |
PAGE DOWN | Go down one page. |
PAGE UP | Scroll display up one page. |
RIGHT ARROW | Go right one character. |
SHIFT+HOME | Go to beginning of line (scroll display). If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+CTRL+HOME | Go to beginning of file (scroll display). If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+CTRL+END | Go to end of file (scroll display). If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+CTRL+LEFT ARROW | Go left one word. If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+CTRL+N | Go to next difference (supported in Visual Difference Viewer only). If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+CTRL+P | Go to previous difference (supported in Visual Difference Viewer only). If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW | Go right one word. If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW | Scroll display down one page. If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+END | Go to end of line (scroll display). If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW | Go left one character. If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN | Go down one page. If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+PAGE UP | Go up one page. If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW | Go right one character. If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
SHIFT+UP ARROW | Go up one page. If a selection is active, the accelerator key maintains the selection state and modifies the selection. |
UP ARROW | Go up one line. |
Shortcut Keys
Press | To |
CTRL+INS | Copy text. |
CTRL+C | Copy text. |
ALT+G | Go to specified line number. |
ALT+S | Find a string in the viewed file. |
F1 | Get online Help on a specific item. |
F3 | Find next search string occurrence. |
SHIFT+F3 | Find previous search string occurrence. |
SHIFT+CTRL+O | Select difference text (supported in Visual Difference Viewer only). |