Tricks

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Evaluate Expression

Evaluate an expression during a debugging session

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Magic Wand

Use the Magic Wand to Resolve Simple Conflicts

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Open File

Open a file from the Project tool window

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Quick Documentation

Pull up Quick Documentation in the editor

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Type Information

Pull up Type Information for an expression

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Split and move right

View two files side by side

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Structure tool window

Quickly get an overview of your class and jump to the relevant code

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Close tabs

Close inactive tabs

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Hide tool windows

Hide or restore all tool windows

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Search collapsed code

Search collapsed code to find what you need

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VCS Popup

Open VCS actions using the keyboard

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Tips for Reading Code

Tips to help you read and understand code in IntelliJ IDEA

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Refactoring

Refactoring code for understanding

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Additional hints

Quick Documentation & Type Information

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JetBrains AI Assistant

Using AI Assistant to understand code

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Introduction

Reading Code in IntelliJ IDEA

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Formatting

Formatting Code in IntelliJ IDEA

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Searching

Searching the code

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Structure

A quick view at the structure of the code

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Summary and Shortcuts

Reading Code in IntelliJ IDEA Summary

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Testing and debugging

Testing and debugging in IntelliJ IDEA

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Reader mode

Render doc comments in Reader Mode

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Version control (Git) history

Using Version control (Git) history to understand the project

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File Structure

Get a quick overview of your class file

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Select opened file

Locate an opened file in the project structure

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Custom project icons

Add a custom icon to your project

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Group projects

Group your projects together in the Welcome Screen

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Show diff for failing test

Quickly see the diff for failing test

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Creating code

IntelliJ IDEA will help create code for you

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Related problems

Use IntelliJ IDEA's inlay hints to navigate to Related Problems

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Using regex

Using language injection to work with Regex

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Using SQL

Using language injection to work with SQL

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Debugging

Use the debugger to help you understand what your code is doing.

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Debugging Streams

Visualize the flow of data through a stream

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Git

Git tool window

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Gutter icons

Information about your code in the gutter icons

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Parameter information

Finding the parameter type

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Problem window

Problems tool window

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Recent Files & Locations

Quickly navigate around your recent files & locations

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Scrollbars

Information about your code in the scrollbars

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Manage dependencies

Manage dependencies in the Dependencies tool window

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Code Completion

Code Completion Overview

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Multiple carets

Using multiple carets

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Refactoring

Refactoring overview

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Right split window

View two files side by side

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Run Anything

How to use the Run Anything dialog

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Code With Me

Collaborate remotely using Code With Me

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Enable new UI

How to enable the new UI

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Select Kotlin Multiplatform dependencies

Select Kotlin Multiplatform dependencies in the Dependencies tool window

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Feature Trainer

Learn IntelliJ IDEA features using the Feature Trainer

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Focus on your code

Focus on your code window

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Go to Declaration or Implementation

Go to Declaration or Usages, or Go to Implementation

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Notifications

Notifications tool window

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Productivity Guide

Using the Productivity Guide

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Reformat code

How to reformat code

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Remove dependency

Remove dependency in the Dependencies tool window

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Shortcuts and Abbreviations

Using shortcuts and abbreviations

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Themes and Plugins

Available themes, installing plugins

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Upgrade dependencies

Upgrade dependencies from the Dependencies tool window

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Import project

Importing a project into IntelliJ IDEA

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Open recent project

Opening a recent project in IntelliJ IDEA

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Open multiple projects

Opening multiple repositories into one project in IntelliJ IDEA

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Import existing project

Importing an existing project into IntelliJ IDEA

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Introduction

Importing a project into IntelliJ IDEA

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Open project

Opening a project in IntelliJ IDEA

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Project from existing model

Importing a project from existing model

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Project from existing sources

Importing a project from existing sources

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Project from version control

Cloning a project from version control

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Summary and Shortcuts

Importing projects into IntelliJ IDEA Summary

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Dependency Details Pane

See relevant information about your dependencies

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Duplicate lines

Duplicate the current line or a selected block

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Refactor Rename

Renaming classes, methods, and variables in IntelliJ IDEA

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Upgrade dependencies

Upgrade dependencies from the pom.xml

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Compare with Clipboard

Quickly compare two files

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Font

Configure font, font size, and more

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Presentation Mode Font Size

Configure font size for Presentation Mode

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Presentation Mode

Enter and Exit Presentation Mode using Quick Switch Scheme

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Extract Variable

Extract code to a variable

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Bookmarks

Using bookmarks in IntelliJ IDEA

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Using bookmarks in IntelliJ IDEA

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Navigate to bookmarks

How to navigate to created bookmarks

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Summary and Shortcuts

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Add anonymous bookmarks

How to add bookmarks without an identifier

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Enable mouse zoom

Enable mouse zoom to quickly enlarge (or reduce) your font size

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Create scratch files

Turn show line numbers off and on

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Show line numbers

Turn show line numbers off and on

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Marco Codes - 7 Great Terminal/CLI tools

exa, clink, rg & rga, plocate, bat, jq, f%$!

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Presenting with IntelliJ IDEA

Tips & tricks to level up your presentation skills with IntelliJ IDEA.

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Built in Spell Checking

IntelliJ IDEA can spell check and fix errors for you

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Assign a keyboard shortcut

Use Find Actions to assign a keyboard shortcut

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Code Completion for the Stream API

IntelliJ IDEA can add the stream() call for us

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Different viewing modes for your code

IntelliJ IDEA has lots of different ways for you to view your code depending on your requirements

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Run Anything

Launch run/debug configurations, applications, scripts, commands, tasks, and open recent projects.

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Add Favourite Photo as Background

If you want to look at your favourite photo while coding you can set it as your background image

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Complete Statement

Complete statement can add your semicolons, brackets and manage caret placement for you.

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Using Escape

How to exit dialogs and return your focus to the editor

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Reformat File

How to reformat a file or section of code

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Running and Terminating/Stopping a Process

How to run and stop a process

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Rearranging Code in IntelliJ IDEA

How you can rearrange code in your classes and projects

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Reformatting Code in IntelliJ IDEA

Why and how you can reformat code in your projects

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Search Everywhere

Tips for using Search Everywhere (Shift+Shift)

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Type into any dialog to search

You can start typing into a dialog box to search, even if there's not a textual search box available.

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Setting an abbreviation

Use a unique abbreviation to quickly navigate to the Gradle tool window

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Drag and Dock Editor tabs

You can move editor tabs around as required