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Ctrl+1 activate welcome mode Ctrl+N create new file
Ctrl+2 activate edit mode Ctrl+Shift+N create new project
Projects Ctrl+3 activate debug mode Ctrl+O open file
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Ctrl+4 activate projects mode Ctrl+S save current document
(Ctrl+5) Ctrl+5 activate help mode Ctrl+Shift+S save all documents
Output Ctrl+6 activate output mode Ctrl+W close current document
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Document navigation Editor layout

Ctrl+Tab previous document in history Ctrl+E,2 split
run (Ctrl+R)
Ctrl+Shift+Tab next document in history Ctrl+E,3 split side by side
debug(F5) Alt+ go back Ctrl+E,0 remove current split
build all
Alt+ go forward Ctrl+E,1 remove all splits
(Ctrl+Shift+B) Ctrl+E,O go to other split
(Alt+0) quick open (Ctrl+K) (Alt+1) (Alt+2) (Alt+3) (Alt+4)

Quick open Editor Code editor Build & debug

Ctrl+K activate locator Ctrl+Z undo Ctrl+I auto-indent selection Ctrl+B build current project
<text> files in any project Ctrl+Shift+Z redo Ctrl+/ (un)comment selection Ctrl+Shift+B build all projects
l <number> line in current document Ctrl+X cut Ctrl+< collapse block Ctrl+R run project
m <text> methods Ctrl+C copy Ctrl+> expand block F5 start debugging
c <text> classes Ctrl+V paste Ctrl+[ go to block start Shift+F5 stop debugger
: <text> classes and methods Ctrl+A select all Ctrl+] go to block end Ctrl+Shift+F5 reset debugger
? <text> help index Ctrl++ increase font size Ctrl+{ go to block start with selection F9 toggle breakpoint
o <text> open documents Ctrl+- decrease font size Ctrl+} go to block end with selection F10 step over
f <text> files in file system Alt+V,Alt+I open document in external editor Ctrl+Shift+ move line up F11 step into
a <text> files in any project Alt+V,Alt+V toggle vim-style editing Ctrl+Shift+ move line down Shift+F11 step out
p <text> files in current project Ctrl+space trigger code completion

Output panes Find & replace Code navigation Bookmark

Alt+0 toggle sidebar Ctrl+F find in current document F2 follow symbol under cursor Ctrl+M toggle bookmark
Alt+1 toggle build issues Ctrl+shift+F open find dialog Shift+F2 switch between method Ctrl+. next bookmark
Alt+2 toggle search results Ctrl+L go to line declaration/definition Ctrl+, previous bookmark
Alt+3 toggle application output F3 find next F4 switch between header/source
Alt+4 toggle compile output Shift+F3 find previous
F6 next item Ctrl+= replace and find next Help
Shift+F6 previous item
F1 show context-sensitive help

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