MPS 2017.3 Help

Basic Editing

FunctionShortcutUse 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 OneN/AStart 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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