Shift

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

• Shift+Navigation keys
• Shift+Function (F) keys

Shift+Navigation keys

Shortcut	Function	Use this shortcut to...
⌫, ⇧⌫, ⌫ or ⇧⌫⌫, ⇧⌫, ⌫ or ⇧⌫⌫, ⇧⌫, ⌫ or ⇧⌫Backspace, ⇧ Backspace, ⌫, ⇧⌫, ⌫ or ⇧⌫Backspace, ⇧ Backspace, ⌫, ⇧⌫, ⌫ or ⇧⌫	Backspace	Delete a character to the left of the caret.
⌘X, ⇧⌦, ⌘X or ⇧⌦⌘X, ⇧⌦, ⌘X or ⇧⌦⌘X, ⇧⌦, ⌘X or ⇧⌦^ X, ⇧ Delete, ⌃X, ⇧⌦, ⌃X or ⇧⌦⇧ Delete, ⌥ X, ⇧⌦, ⌥X, ⇧⌦ or ⌥X	Cut	Cut the current line or selected code block to the Clipboard.
⇧↓ or ⇧↓⇧↓ or ⇧↓⇧↓ or ⇧↓⇧ Down, ⇧↓ or ⇧↓⇧ Down, ⇧↓ or ⇧↓	Down with Selection	Move the caret one line down selecting the text.
⇧↘, ⇧⌘→, ⇧↘ or ⇧⌘→⇧↘, ⇧⌘→, ⇧↘ or ⇧⌘→⇧↘, ⇧⌘→, ⇧↘ or ⇧⌘→⇧ End, ⇧↘ or ⇧↘⇧ End, ⇧↘ or ⇧↘	Move to Line End with Selection	Move the caret to the end of line, selecting text.
⇧⏎ or ⇧⏎⇧⏎ or ⇧⏎⇧⏎ or ⇧⏎⇧ Enter, ⇧⏎ or ⇧⏎⇧ Enter, ⇧⏎ or ⇧⏎	Start New Line	Start a new line after the current one, positioning the caret in accordance with the current indentation level (equal to sequential pressing End, Enter).
⇧⎋ or ⇧⎋⇧⎋ or ⇧⎋⇧⎋ or ⇧⎋⇧ Escape, ⇧⎋ or ⇧⎋⇧ Escape, ⇧⎋ or ⇧⎋	Hide Active Window	Hide the currently active tool window.
⇧↖, ⇧⌘←, ⇧↖ or ⇧⌘←⇧↖, ⇧⌘←, ⇧↖ or ⇧⌘←⇧↖, ⇧⌘←, ⇧↖ or ⇧⌘←⇧ Home, ⇧↖ or ⇧↖⇧ Home, ⇧↖ or ⇧↖	Move to Line Start with Selection	Move the caret to the beginning of line, selecting the text.
⌘V or ⌘V⌘V or ⌘V⌘V or ⌘V^ V, ⇧ Insert, ⌃V or ⌃V⌥ P, ⇧ Insert, ^ Y, ⌥P, ⌃Y, ⌥P or ⌃Y	Paste	Paste from the Clipboard.
⇧← or ⇧←⇧← or ⇧←⇧← or ⇧←⇧ Left, ⇧← or ⇧←⇧ Left, ⇧← or ⇧←	Left with Selection	Move the caret one character to the left selecting the text.
⇧⇟ or ⇧⇟⇧⇟ or ⇧⇟⇧⇟ or ⇧⇟⇧ Page Down, ⇧⇟ or ⇧⇟⇧ Page Down, ⇧⇟ or ⇧⇟	Page Down with Selection	Move the caret one page down selecting the text.
⇧⇞ or ⇧⇞⇧⇞ or ⇧⇞⇧⇞ or ⇧⇞⇧ Page Up, ⇧⇞ or ⇧⇞⇧ Page Up, ⇧⇞ or ⇧⇞	Page Up with Selection	Move the caret one page up selecting the text.
⇧→ or ⇧→⇧→ or ⇧→⇧→ or ⇧→⇧ Right, ⇧→ or ⇧→⇧ Right, ⇧→ or ⇧→	Right with Selection	Move the caret one character to the right selecting the text.
⇧⇥ or ⇧⇥⇧⇥ or ⇧⇥⇧⇥ or ⇧⇥⇧ Tab, ⇧⇥ or ⇧⇥⇧ Tab, ⇧⇥ or ⇧⇥	Unindent Selection	Move selected block to the previous indent level.
⇧↑ or ⇧↑⇧↑ or ⇧↑⇧↑ or ⇧↑⇧ Up, ⇧↑ or ⇧↑⇧ Up, ⇧↑ or ⇧↑	Up with Selection	Move the caret one line up selecting the text.

Shift+Function (F) keys

Shortcut	Function	Use this shortcut to...
⇧F1 or ⇧F1⇧F1 or ⇧F1⇧F2 or ⇧F2⇧ F1, ^ F1, ⇧F1, ⌃F1, ⇧F1 or ⌃F1⇧ F1, ⇧F1 or ⇧F1	External Documentation	Open browser with the documentation for the selected item. Refer to Viewing Inline Documentation for details.
⇧F2 or ⇧F2⇧F2 or ⇧F2⇧⌘. or ⇧⌘.⇧ F2, ⇧F2 or ⇧F2⇧ F2, ^ ⇧ X, Back Quote, ⇧F2, ⌃⇧X, `, ⇧F2 or ⌃⇧X, `	One of the following: Navigate to Previous Highlighted Error. Stop Program.	Depending on whether you are editing or debugging: When editing: Navigate to the previous found error/warning. When debugging: Terminate the debugging session.
⌘G or ⌘GF3, ⌃L, F3 or ⌃L⌘K or ⌘KF3, F3 or F3F3, ⌥ S, F3, ⌥S, F3 or ⌥S ⇧⌘G or ⇧⌘G⇧F3, ⌃⇧L, ⇧F3 or ⌃⇧L⇧⌘K or ⇧⌘K⇧ F3, ⇧F3 or ⇧F3⇧ F3, ⌥ R, ^ R, ⇧F3, ⌥R, ⌃R, ⇧F3, ⌥R or ⌃R	Search for next/previous occurrence	Jump to the next/previous occurrence of the selected word in the editor.
⇧F6 or ⇧F6⇧F6 or ⇧F6⇧F6 or ⇧F6⇧ F6, ⇧F6 or ⇧F6⇧ F6, ⇧F6 or ⇧F6	Rename	Rename a statement and correct all references. (Refactoring)
⇧F7 or ⇧F7⇧F7 or ⇧F7⌥F5 or ⌥F5⇧ F7, ⇧F7 or ⇧F7⇧ F7, ⇧F7 or ⇧F7	Move to Previous Difference/Smart Step Into	Move to a previous difference in a view./ Select the method to step in, if the current line contains multiple method call expressions. (Debugger)
⇧F8 or ⇧F8⇧F8 or ⇧F8F7 or F7⇧ F11, ^ ⇧ F8, ⇧F11, ⌃⇧F8, ⇧F11 or ⌃⇧F8⇧ F8, ⇧F8 or ⇧F8	Step Out	Step to the first executed line after returning from a current method.
⌃D or ⌃D⇧F9 or ⇧F9⌘F11 or ⌘F11⌥ F5, ⌥F5 or ⌥F5⇧ F9, ⇧F9 or ⇧F9	Debug	Debug application.
⌃R or ⌃R⇧F10 or ⇧F10⇧⌘F11 or ⇧⌘F11^ F5, ⌃F5 or ⌃F5⇧ F10, ⇧F10 or ⇧F10	Run	Run application.
⌘F3 or ⌘F3⇧F11 or ⇧F11⌘F3 or ⌘F3⌥ F2, ⌥F2 or ⌥F2⇧ F11, ⇧F11 or ⇧F11	Show Bookmarks	Open Bookmarks dialog to manage existing bookmarks and navigate between them.
⇧F12 or ⇧F12⇧F12 or ⇧F12⇧F12 or ⇧F12⇧ F12, ⇧F12 or ⇧F12⇧ F12, ⇧F12 or ⇧F12	Restore Default layout	Restore the default IntelliJ IDEA layout (tool windows positions, buttons location and order). To restore the default layout, check the option Store Current Layout as Default in the Window menu.