Basic Editing

Function	Shortcut	Use this shortcut to...
Enter	`N/A`	Depending on the context: In a lookup list: select an item. In the editor: enter a new line and set the caret at its beginning.
Tab	`N/A`	In the editor: With selection: indent selected lines. Without selection: insert a tab symbol (or corresponding number of space characters). In a lookup list: No code after the caret: select an item. Some code after the caret: select an item and substitute the code after the caret with it.
Delete	`N/A`	Depending on the context: In the editor: delete selected symbol/block. In a usage view: exclude a selected item. In other views: remove selected items.
Backspace	`N/A`	Delete a character to the left of the caret.
Undo	`N/A`	Undo last operation.
Redo	`N/A`	Redo last undone operation.
Cut	`N/A`	Cut a current line or a selected code block to the Clipboard.
Copy	`N/A`	Copy a current line or a selected code block to the Clipboard.
Paste	`N/A`	Paste from the Clipboard to the caret location.
Paste from History	`N/A`	Paste selected entry from the Clipboard to the caret location.
Up	`N/A`	Move the caret one line up.
Up with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret one line up selecting the text.
Down	`N/A`	Move the caret one line down.
Down with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret one line down selecting the text.
Left	`N/A`	Move the caret one character to the left.
Left with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret one character to the left selecting the text.
Right	`N/A`	Move the caret one character to the right.
Right with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret one character to the right selecting the text.
Go to Page Bottom	`N/A`	Move the caret down to the page bottom.
Go to Page Bottom with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret down to the page bottom, selecting the text.
Go to Page Top	`N/A`	Move the caret up to the page top.
Go to Page Top with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret up to the page bottom, selecting the text.
Page Down	`N/A`	Move the caret one page down.
Page Down with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret one page down, selecting the text.
Page Up	`N/A`	Move the caret one page up.
Page Up with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret one page up, selecting the text.
Scroll Down	`N/A`	Scroll the text one line down.
Scroll to Center	`N/A`	Scroll a line at caret to the center of the screen.
Scroll Up	`N/A`	Scroll the text one line up.
Move to Line End	`N/A`	Move the caret to the end of line.
Move to Line End with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret to the end of line, selecting the text.
Move to Line Start	`N/A`	Move the caret to the beginning of line.
Move to Line Start with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret to the beginning of line, selecting the text.
Move to Next Word	`N/A`	Move the caret to the next word.
Move to Next Word with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret to the next word, selecting it.
Move to Previous Word	`N/A`	Move the caret to the previous word.
Move to Previous Word with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret to the previous word, selecting it.
Move to Text End	`N/A`	Move the caret to the end of text.
Move to Text End with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret to the end of text, selecting it.
Move to Text Start	`N/A`	Move the caret to the beginning of text.
Move to Text Start with Selection.	`N/A`	Move the caret to the beginning of text, selecting it.
Select All	`N/A`	Select the entire text opened in the editor.
Delete Line at Caret	`N/A`	Delete the line where the caret is currently located.
Delete to Word End	`N/A`	Delete the word starting from the current caret location up to the word end.
Delete to Word Start	`N/A`	Delete the word starting from the current caret location up to the word start.
Toggle Insert/Overwrite	`N/A`	Toggle insert/overwrite modes.
Duplicate Line or Block	`N/A`	Duplicate selected block or the line at the caret.
Toggle Case	`N/A`	Toggle case of the selected text block.
Move to Code Block End	`N/A`	Move the caret to the current code block end, highlighting the block limits.
Move to Code Block End with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret to the current code block end, selecting the code beginning from the initial caret location.
Move to Code Block Start	`N/A`	Move the caret to the current code block start, highlighting the block limits.
Move to Code Block Start with Selection	`N/A`	Move the caret to the current code block start, selecting the code beginning from the initial caret location.
Start New Line	`N/A`	Start a new line after the current one positioning the caret in accordance with the current indentation level.
Start New Line Before Current One	`N/A`	Start a new line before the current one.
Join Lines	`N/A`	Concatenate the selected lines into one or concatenate the line where the caret is currently located with the next line.
Split Line	`N/A`	Split the selected line at the point where the caret is located, leaving the caret at the end of the first line.
Select Word at Caret	`N/A`	Select successively increasing code blocks starting from the current caret location.
Unselect Word at Caret	`N/A`	Remove sequentially the selection made by the action.
Indent Selection	`N/A`	Move the selected block to the next indentation level.
Unindent Selection	`N/A`	Move the selected block to the previous indentation level.
Auto-Indent Lines	`N/A`	Indent the current line or selected block according to the Code Style settings.

Last modified: 10 January 2018

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