Editor Shortcuts

Keys	Action
Left arrow, Right arrow	Moves the insertion point one character to the left or right.
Alt-U, E	Moves the insertion point to the end of the word.
Ctrl-right arrow	Moves the insertion point one word to the right.
Ctrl-left arrow	Moves the insertion point one word to the left.
Ctrl-[	Moves the insertion point to the highlighted matching bracket.
Home	Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the line.
End	Moves the insertion point to the end of the line.
Up arrow	Moves the insertion point one one line up.
Down arrow	Moves the insertion point one one line down.
Ctrl-G	Opens Go to Line dialog box.
Alt-Shift-T	Moves the insertion point to the top of the window.
Alt-Shift-M	Moves the insertion point to the middle of the window.
Alt-Shift-B	Moves the insertion point to the bottom of the window.
Ctrl-Home	Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl-End	Moves the insertion point to the end of the document.
PgUp	Moves the insertion point one page up.
PgDn	Moves the insertion point one page down.

Keys	Action
Alt-U, T	Scrolls text to top of window.
Alt-U, M	Scrolls text to middle of window.
Alt-U, B	Scrolls text to bottom of window.
Ctrl-down arrow	Scrolls the window up without moving the insertion point.
Ctrl-up arrow	Scrolls the window down without moving the insertion point.

Keys	Action
Ctrl-A	Selects all text in the file.
Shift-right arrow	Selects the character to the right of the insertion point.
Shift-left arrow	Selects the character to the left of the insertion point.
Alt-J	Selects the word the insertion point is on, else deselects any selected text.
Ctrl-Shift-right arrow	Creates a text selection and extends it one word to the right.
Ctrl-Shift-left arrow	Creates a text selection and extends it one word to the left.
Shift-Home	Creates a text selection and extends it to the beginning of the line.
Shift-End	Creates a text selection and extends it to the end of the line.
Shift-up arrow	Creates a text selection and extends it to the previous line.
Shift-down arrow	Creates a text selection and extends it to the next line.
Ctrl-Shift-Home	Creates a text selection and extends it to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl-Shift-End	Creates a text selection and extends it to the end of the document.
Shift-PgUp	Creates a text selection and extends it one page up.
Shift-PgDn	Creates a text selection and extends it one page down.
Ctrl-Shift-[	Selects the block between a pair of brackets. This shortcut only works when the insertion point is immediately after either the opening or closing bracket.

Keys	Action
INSERT	Switches between insert text and overwrite text mode.
Ctrl-Shift-J	Opens the Internationalize dialog box that you can use to insert an internationalized string at the insertion point.
Alt-U, U	Makes the selected characters or the character to the right of the insertion point uppercase.
Alt-U, L	Makes the selected characters or the character to the right of the insertion point lowercase.
Alt-U, R	Reverses the case of the selected characters or the character to the right of the insertion point.

Keys	Action
Ctrl-J, S	Begins recording key sequence for macro.
Ctrl-J, E	Stops recording key sequence for macro.

Keys	Action
Ctrl-Z	(Undo) Reverses (one at a time) a series of editor actions, except Save.
Ctrl-Y	(Redo) Reverses (one at a time) a series of Undo commands.
Ctrl-X	(Cut) Deletes the current selection and places it on the clipboard.
Shift-Delete	(Cut) Deletes the current selection and places it on the clipboard.
Ctrl-C	(Copy) Copies the current selection to the clipboard.
Ctrl-Insert	(Copy) Copies the current selection to the clipboard.
Ctrl-V	(Paste) Pastes the contents of the clipbard at the insert point.
Delete	(Delete) Deletes the current selection.
Ctrl-E	Deletes the current line.
Backspace	Deletes the character preceding the insertion point.
Ctrl-U	Deletes text in the following sequence: text preceding insertion point on same line indentation on same line line break text on previous line
Ctrl-W	Removes the current word or the word preceding the insertion point.
Ctrl-K	Copies the word preceding the insertion point and pastes it at the insertion point. (The insertion point must be on a whitespace before or after a word.)
Ctrl-L	Copies the word following the insertion point and pastes it at the insertion point. (The insertion point must be on a whitespace before or after a word.)

Keys	Action
Ctrl-F3	Searches for the word the insertion point is on and higlights all occurrences of that word.
F3	Moves the insertion point to the next found occurrence of the word.
Shift-F3	Moves the insertion point to the previous found occurrence of the word.
Alt-Shift-H	Switches highlighting of words on or off.
Ctrl-F	Opens Find dialog box.
Ctrl-H	Opens Find and Replace dialog box.

Keys	Action
Tab	Shifts all text to right of insertion point to the right.
Ctrl-T	Shifts text in line containing the insertion point to the right.
Ctrl-D	Shifts text in line containing the insertion point to the left.

Keys	Action
Ctrl-Spacebar	Opens the Java code completion dialog box.
Ctrl-\	Opens the Java code completion dialog box.
Shift-Enter	Enters the text that is selected in the code completion box into your file.
Alt-Shift-I	Adds an import statement to the import section of the code when cursor is over the class name to be imported.
Alt-U, G	Appends the prefix `get` to the identifier.
Alt-U, S	Appends the prefix `set` to the identifier.
Alt-U, I	Appends the prefix `is` to the identifier.
Alt-G	Goes to the method or variable declaration for method or variable the insertion point is on.
Ctrl-M	Selects the next parameter.
Ctrl-Shift-T	Comments out the current or selected lines.
Ctrl-Shift-D	Removes comment from the current or selected lines.
Ctrl-Shift-[	Selects block between brackets when insertion point is immediately in front of the open bracket.
Alt-K	Goes to the previous entry in jump list.
Alt-L	Goes to the next entry in jump list.
Alt-Shift-K	Goes to the previous entry in jump list not in the same file.
Alt-Shift-L	Goes to the next entry in jump list not in the same file.
Ctrl-Shift-F	Reformats code.
Shift-F10	Opens editor's contextual menu.
Ctrl-J, D	A macro that selects the identifier under the caret. Then inserts debugging code on the previous line to print the value of that identifier
Shift-Spacebar	Adds a space without checking for abbreviations to expand.

Keys	Action
Alt-O	Opens the source based on the current location of the insertion point. The source file must be in a directory mounted in Filesystems, and the code completion database must be updated for that source.
Alt-Shift-O	Opens the source when the class name is entered in the dialog box that appears and pressing Open Source. The source file must be in a directory mounted in Filesystems, and the code completion database must be updated for that source.
Alt-F1	Opens the web browser on the Javadoc file pertaining to the item that the insertion point is on. The source file must be in a directory mounted in Filesystems, and the code completion database must be updated for that source. Also, the Javadoc documentation for that source must be mounted in the Javadoc Manager. You can open the Javadoc Manager by choosing Tools Javadoc Manager.

Keys	Action
Ctrl-F2	Sets or unsets a bookmark at current line.
F2	Goes to next bookmark.

Keys	Action
Ctrl-Shift-C	Cycles through the annotations for the selected line.

See Also
	Setting Keyboard Shortcuts for the Source Editor Key Bindings Property Editor Menu Shortcuts Help Viewer Shortcuts