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Editor Text Editing Command Reference
Name
Shortcut Key
Description
Backspace
BACK_SPACE
Delete the previous character at the cursor position.
Delete to Word Start
Ctrl+ BACK_SPACE
Delete previous characters until encountering a non-word character.
Delete
DELETE
Delete the next character at the cursor position.
Delete to Word End
Ctrl+ DELETE
Delete the next characters until encountering a non-word character.
Delete Line
Shift+ DELETE
Delete the current line.
Insert Line Break
ENTER
Insert a line break at the cursor position.
Split Line
Ctrl+ ENTER
Insert a line break at the cursor position and keep current cursor position.
New Line
Shift+ ENTER
Start a new line next to the cursor land put cursor at the beginning of the new line.
Indent Selection
TAB
If there is no text selected, indent the line where the cursor is located, If there are selected lines of text, indent all selected lines.
Unindent Selection
Shift+ TAB
Unindent the line where the cursor is. If text is selected, unindent all selected text.
Join Lines
Ctrl+ Shift+ J
If no specific text is selected, join the current line with the next.
If there are selected lines of text, join all the selected lines.
Toggle Insert/Overwrite
INSERT
Toggle between the override and insert state.
Toggle Rectangular Selection
Ctrl+\
Toggle from regular selection and rectangular selection.
Toggle Case
Ctrl+ Shift+ U
Toggle the case of the selection.
Undo
Ctrl+ Z
Undo the last editing operation.
Redo
Ctrl+ Shift+ Z
Redo the last undone editing operation.
Cut
Ctrl+ X or Shift+DELETE
Cut the currently selected text. If nothing is selected, cut the current line.
Copy
Ctrl+ C or Ctrl+ INSERT
Copy the currently selected text. If nothing is select, copy the current line.
Paste
Ctrl+ V or Shift+ INSERT
Paste the clipboard contents to the current cursor position.
Paste from History
Ctrl+ Shift+ V or Ctrl+ Shift+ INSERT
Provides a selection dialog so that you can choose historical clipboard content and paste it into the new location.
Find
Ctrl+ F
Provides an editing dialog so that you can type text for which to search.
Find Next
F3
Find the next occurrence of the searching text.
Find Previous
Shift+ F3
Find the previous occurrence of the searching text.
Replace
Ctrl+ R
Provides an editing dialog so that you can type replacement text.
Select All
Ctrl+ A
Select all the text in the editor.
Move to Line Start
HOME
Move the cursor to the start of the current line.
Move to Line End
END
Move the cursor to the end of the current line.
select to Line Start
Shift+ HOME
Select from the current cursor position all the way to the line start.
select to Line End
Shift+ END
Select from the current cursor position all the way to the line end.
Move to Document Start
Ctrl+ Home
Moves the cursor to the start of the code editor.
Move to Document End
Ctrl+ End
Moves the cursor to the end of the code editor
Select to Document Start
Ctrl+ Shift+ Home
Select from the current cursor position all the way to the document start.
Select to Document End
Ctrl+ Shift+ End
Select from the current cursor position all the way to the document end.
Page Up
PAGE_UP
Move the cursor one page up
Page Down
PAGE_DOWN
Move the cursor one page down
Select to Previous Page
Shift+ PAGE_UP
Select from the current cursor position up by one page.
Select to Next Page
Shift+ PAGE_DOWN
Select from the current cursor position down by one page.
Move to Previous character
Left_arrow
Move the cursor one character to the left.
Move to Next character
Right_arrow
Move the cursor one character to the right.
Select Previous character
Shift+ Left_arrow
Select the previous character from the current cursor position.
Select Next character
Shift+ Right_arrow
Select the character after the current cursor position.
Move to Previous Word
Ctrl+ Left_arrow
Move the cursor to the previous word – the first space character before the current cursor position
Move to Next Word
Ctrl+ Right_arrow
Move the cursor to the next word – the first space character after the current cursor position
Select Previous Word
Ctrl+ Shift+ Left_arrow
Select the current cursor position to the first space character before it.
Select Next Word
Ctrl+ Shift+ Right_arrow
Select the current cursor position to the first space character after it.
Move to Previous Line
UP
Move the cursor up by one line.
Move to Next Line
DOWN
Move the cursor down by one line.
Select Previous Line
Shift+ UP
Select from the cursor position up by one line.
Select Next Line
Shift+ DOWN
Select from the cursor position down by one line.
Goto Line
Ctrl+ G
Provide a line index selector so that you can scroll to a particular line in the editor.
Select Word at Caret
Ctrl+ W
Select the current word.
Select to Matching Bracket
Ctrl+ B
Select the current block that starts and ends with two matching brackets.
Duplicate Selection
Ctrl+ D
Duplicate the selection. If there is no selection, the line where the cursor is located is duplicated.
Comments
Ctrl+Hyphen (-)
Comment a line or selected lines for SQL, XML, and XQuery editors.
Manual Fold Section
Ctrl+Period (.)
Folds the selected text to hide it from view. Works for the current session.
Expand Folding
Ctrl+ Equal_Sign
Expands the currently folded text selection.
Expand All Foldings
Ctrl+ Shift+ Equal_Sign
Expand all the folded text in the current editor.