IntelliJ IDEA as a keyboard-centric IDE suggests a wide variety of keyboard shortcuts. In this topic you can find a short list of the most indispensable of them, to make your first steps with IntelliJ IDEA easy.
See the detailed list of default keyboard shortcuts in the Keyboard Shortcuts Reference and learn how to customize your preferred keymap in the section Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Alt+F1Alt F1 | Switch between views (Project, Structure, etc.). |
| Ctrl+TabAlt Tab | Switch between the tool windows and files opened in the editor. |
| Alt+HomeAlt Home | Show the Navigation bar. |
| Ctrl+JCommand J | Insert a live template. |
| Ctrl+Alt+JCommand Alt J | Surround with a live template. |
| F4F4 | Edit an item from the Project or another tree view. |
| Alt+EnterAlt Enter | Use the suggested quick fix. |
| Ctrl+Slash Command Slash or Ctrl+Divide Command Divide Ctrl+Shift+Slash Control Shift Slash or Ctrl+Shift+Divide Control Shift Divide |
Comment or uncomment a line or fragment of code with the line or block comment. |
| Ctrl+NCommand N Ctrl+Shift+NCommand Shift N |
Find class or file by name. |
| Ctrl+DCommand D | Duplicate the current line or selection. |
| Ctrl+WCommand W and Ctrl+Shift+WCommand Shift W | Incremental expression selection. |
| Ctrl+F Command F or Alt+F3 Alt F3 | Find text string in the current file. |
| Ctrl+Shift+FControl Shift F | Find in the current folder. |
| Ctrl+Shift+F7Command Shift F7 | Quick view the usages of the selected symbol. |
| Ctrl+Add Command Add or Ctrl+Equals Command Equals Ctrl+Subtract Command Subtract or Ctrl+Minus Command Minus |
Expand or collapse a code block. |
| Ctrl+SpaceControl Space | Invoke code completion. |
| Ctrl+Shift+EnterCommand Shift Enter | Smart statement completion. |
