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Alt

This section lists and describes the keyboard shortcuts that include the Alt key:

Alt+Alphanumeric keys

ShortcutFunctionUse this shortcut to...
Alt+O Export to Text FileExport a tool window's content to a text file.
Alt+Q Context InfoShow thecurrent method or class declaration when it is not visible.
Alt+Number Open tool windowOpen a tool window with the corresponding number.
Alt+Slash Code completion / Expand wordExpand string at caret to any word in the visible scope that starts with the same characters.
Alt+Back Quote VCS operations Show quick list with the most required version control commands.

Alt+Navigation keys

ShortcutFunctionUse this shortcut to...
Alt+Delete Safe Delete Delete selected class/method/field checking its usages.
Alt+Enter Show Intention ActionDisplay intention actions (if any) for a code where the caret is currently located.
Alt+Home Activate Navigation BarBring focus to the Navigation bar.
Alt+Insert Create new entity Depending on the context:
Alt+Down Navigate to Next MethodNavigate to the next method declaration in the active editor tab.
Alt+Left Select Previous Tab Depending on the context:
  • When several tabs are opened in the editor or a view, open the next tab to the left (or the last tab if the current one is the first).
  • In the Differences Viewer for Files invoked from the Update Project Info tab of the Version Control tool window, compare the local copy of the previous file with its update from the server.
Alt+Right Select Next Tab Depending on the context:
  • When several tabs are opened in the editor or a view, open the next tab to the right (or the first tab if the current one is the last).
  • In the Differences Viewer for Files invoked from the Update Project Info tab of the Version Control tool window, compare the local copy of the next file with its update from the server.
Alt+Up Navigate to Previous MethodNavigate to the previous method declaration in the active editor tab.

Alt+Function (F) keys

ShortcutFunctionUse this shortcut to...
Alt+F1 Select TargetMove focus from the current file, class, method or reference to a data source table to a view suggested in the Select Target pop-up menu. See Navigating Between IDE Components.
Alt+F7Find UsagesInitiate search for usages.
Alt+F8Evaluate ExpressionDebugger: Evaluate an arbitrary expression.
Alt+F9Run to CursorDebugger: Run to the line where the caret is located.

See Also

Last modified: 23 March 2017