Alt

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

Alt+Alphanumeric keys
Alt+Navigation keys
Alt+Function (F) keys

Alt+Alphanumeric keys

Shortcut	Function	Use this shortcut to...
`Alt+O`	Export to Text File	Export a tool window's content to a text file.
`Alt+Q`	Context Info	Show the current method or class declaration when it is not visible.
`Alt+Number`	Open tool window	Open a tool window with the corresponding number.
`Alt+/`	Code completion / Expand word	Expand string at caret to any word in the visible scope that starts with the same characters.
Alt+`	VCS operations	Show quick list with the most required version control commands.

Alt+Navigation keys

Shortcut	Function	Use this shortcut to...
`Alt+Delete`	Safe Delete	Delete selected class/method/field checking its usages.
`Alt+Enter`	Show Intention Action	Display intention actions (if any) for a code where the caret is currently located.
`Alt+Home`	Activate Navigation Bar	Bring focus to the Navigation bar.
`Alt+Insert`	Create new entity	Depending on the context: In the navigation views: create a new class, file or directory, using the New popup.
`Alt+Down`	Navigate to Next Method	Navigate 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 `Alt+9`, 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 `Alt+9`, compare the local copy of the next file with its update from the server.
`Alt+Up`	Navigate to Previous Method	Navigate to the previous method declaration in the active editor tab.

Alt+Function (F) keys

Shortcut	Function	Use this shortcut to...
`Alt+F1`	Select Target	Move focus from the current file, class, method or reference to a data source table to a view suggested in the Select Target popup. See Source code navigation.
`Alt+F7`	Find Usages	Initiate search for usages.
`Alt+F8`	Evaluate Expression	Debugger: Evaluate an arbitrary expression.
`Alt+F9`	Run to Cursor	Debugger: Run to the line where the caret is located.

Last modified: 2 April 2020