Customizing IDE shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts offer an alternative method of performing operations for users who prefer the keyboard to the mouse. They are particularly useful for frequently-used commands, where it is easier to use a combination of keystrokes than to lift fingers from the keyboard to choose the operation from a menu using the mouse.
Keyboard shortcuts can be configured in the Configure Shortcuts dialog box, where you can view a list of current keyboard shortcuts, either by the shortcuts assigned or by the list of all IDE actions to which keyboard shortcuts can be applied.
The Editor has its own set of shortcuts that can be configured separately. See Changing assignments for Editor keyboard shortcuts.
To add a keyboard shortcut:
- Select Tools | Configure Shortcuts... from the main menu.
- In the Configure Shortcuts dialog box that appears, select the Actions radio button to view a list of all actions by category and the keyboard shortcuts applied to them.
- Select one of the listed actions.
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- In the Shortcuts pane, press the Add... button.
- In the Add Shortcut dialog box that appears, type the key combination that you wish to be the shortcut. For example, for CTRL+ALT+7, hold down the CTRL and ALT keys and type 7.
- Close the two dialog boxes by pressing the OK button in each of them.
To remove a keyboard shortcut:
- Select Tools | Configure Shortcuts... from the main menu.
- In the Configure Shortcuts dialog box that appears, select the Shortcuts radio button to view a list of all shortcuts currently assigned.
- In the Shortcuts pane, select the shortcut you would like to remove and then press the Remove button.
- Close the Configure Shortcuts dialog by pressing the OK button.
Note: You can have multiple keyboard shortcuts for the same action.
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