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Basic Editing

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Enter 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 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 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 Delete a character to the left of the caret.
Undo ⌃Z Undo last operation.
Redo ⌃⇧Z Redo last undone operation.
Cut ⌃X Cut a current line or a selected code block to the Clipboard.
Copy ⌃C Copy a current line or a selected code block to the Clipboard.
Paste ⌃V Paste from the Clipboard to the caret location.
Paste from History ⌃⇧V Paste selected entry from the Clipboard to the caret location.
Up Move the caret one line up.
Up with Selection ⇧↑ Move the caret one line up selecting the text.
Down Move the caret one line down.
Down with Selection ⇧↓ Move the caret one line down selecting the text.
Left Move the caret one character to the left.
Left with Selection ⇧← Move the caret one character to the left selecting the text.
Right Move the caret one character to the right.
Right with Selection ⇧→ Move the caret one character to the right selecting the text.
Go to Page Bottom ⌃⇟ Move the caret down to the page bottom.
Go to Page Bottom with Selection ⌃⇧⇟ Move the caret down to the page bottom, selecting the text.
Go to Page Top ⌃⇞ Move the caret up to the page top.
Go to Page Top with Selection ⌃⇧⇞ Move the caret up to the page bottom, selecting the text.
Page Down Move the caret one page down.
Page Down with Selection ⇧⇟ Move the caret one page down, selecting the text.
Page Up Move the caret one page up.
Page Up with Selection ⇧⇞ Move the caret one page up, selecting the text.
Scroll Down ⌃↓ Scroll the text one line down.
Scroll to Center ⌃M Scroll a line at caret to the center of the screen.
Scroll Up ⌃↑ Scroll the text one line up.
Move to Line End Move the caret to the end of line.
Move to Line End with Selection ⇧↘ Move the caret to the end of line, selecting the text.
Move to Line Start Move the caret to the beginning of line.
Move to Line Start with Selection ⇧↖ Move the caret to the beginning of line, selecting the text.
Move to Next Word ⌃→ Move the caret to the next word.
Move to Next Word with Selection ⌃⇧→ Move the caret to the next word, selecting it.
Move to Previous Word ⌃← Move the caret to the previous word.
Move to Previous Word with Selection ⌃⇧← Move the caret to the previous word, selecting it.
Move to Text End ⌃↘ Move the caret to the end of text.
Move to Text End with Selection ⌃⇧↘ Move the caret to the end of text, selecting it.
Move to Text Start ⌃↖ Move the caret to the beginning of text.
Move to Text Start with Selection. ⌃⇧↖ Move the caret to the beginning of text, selecting it.
Select All ⌃A Select the entire text opened in the editor.
Delete Line at Caret ⌃Y Delete the line where the caret is currently located.
Delete to Word End ⌃⌦ Delete the word starting from the current caret location up to the word end.
Delete to Word Start ⌃⌫ 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 ⌃D Duplicate selected block or the line at the caret.
Toggle Case ⌃⇧U Toggle case of the selected text block.
Move to Code Block End ⌃] Move the caret to the current code block end, highlighting the block limits.
Move to Code Block End with Selection ⌃⇧] Move the caret to the current code block end, selecting the code beginning from the initial caret location.
Move to Code Block Start ⌃[ Move the caret to the current code block start, highlighting the block limits.
Move to Code Block Start with Selection ⌃⇧[ Move the caret to the current code block start, selecting the code beginning from the initial caret location.
Start New Line ⇧⏎ Start a new line after the current one positioning the caret in accordance with the current indentation level.
Start New Line Before Current One⌃⌥⏎Start a new line before the current one.
Join Lines ⌃⇧J Concatenate the selected lines into one or concatenate the line where the caret is currently located with the next line.
Split Line ⌃⏎ 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 ⌃W Select successively increasing code blocks starting from the current caret location.
Unselect Word at Caret ⌃⇧W Remove sequentially the selection made by the action.
Indent Selection Move the selected block to the next indentation level.
Unindent Selection ⇧⇥ Move the selected block to the previous indentation level.
Auto-Indent Lines ⌃⌥I Indent the current line or selected block according to the General settings.

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Last modified: 26 July 2017