# Code Style. Properties

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Editor | Code Style | Properties` for Windows and Linux
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> `IntelliJ IDEA | Settings | Editor | Code Style | Properties` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

Use this page to configure formatting  options for Properties files. When you change these settings, the Preview pane shows how this will affect your code.

## Controls

| Item | Description |
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| Align properties in columns | Select this checkbox to align properties and their values. |
| Insert space around key-value delimiter | Select this checkbox to insert whitespace symbols around the key-value delimiters. |
| Key-value delimiter | Select the desired key-value delimiter from the drop-down list. |
| Keep blank lines | Select this checkbox to preserve blank lines as is.  |

## See also

### Procedures

[Code style schemes](configuring-code-style.html)