MPS 2019.1 Help

Basic Editing

Function

Shortcut

Use this shortcut to...

Enter

 Enter Depending on the context:

  • In a lookup list: select an item.

  • In the editor: enter a new line and set the caret at its beginning.

Tab

 Tab In the editor:

  • With selection: indent selected lines.

  • Without selection: insert a tab symbol (or corresponding number of space characters).

In a lookup list:

  • No code after the caret: select an item.

  • Some code after the caret: select an item and substitute the code after the caret with it.

Delete

 Delete Depending on the context:

  • In the editor: delete selected symbol/block.

  • In a usage view: exclude a selected item.

  • In other views: remove selected items.

Backspace

 Backspace

Delete a character to the left of the caret.

Undo

 Ctrl+Z

Undo last operation.

Redo

 Ctrl+Shift+Z

Redo last undone operation.

Cut

 Ctrl+X

Cut a current line or a selected code block to the Clipboard.

Copy

 Ctrl+C

Copy a current line or a selected code block to the Clipboard.

Paste

 Ctrl+V

Paste from the Clipboard to the caret location.

Paste from History

 Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste selected entry from the Clipboard to the caret location.

Up

 Up

Move the caret one line up.

Up with Selection

 Shift+Up

Move the caret one line up selecting the text.

Down

 Down

Move the caret one line down.

Down with Selection

 Shift+Down

Move the caret one line down selecting the text.

Left

 Left

Move the caret one character to the left.

Left with Selection

 Shift+Left

Move the caret one character to the left selecting the text.

Right

 Right

Move the caret one character to the right.

Right with Selection

 Shift+Right

Move the caret one character to the right selecting the text.

Go to Page Bottom

 Ctrl+Page Down

Move the caret down to the page bottom.

Go to Page Bottom with Selection

 Ctrl+Shift+Page Down

Move the caret down to the page bottom, selecting the text.

Go to Page Top

 Ctrl+Page Up

Move the caret up to the page top.

Go to Page Top with Selection

 Ctrl+Shift+Page Up

Move the caret up to the page bottom, selecting the text.

Page Down

 Page Down

Move the caret one page down.

Page Down with Selection

 Shift+Page Down

Move the caret one page down, selecting the text.

Page Up

 Page Up

Move the caret one page up.

Page Up with Selection

 Shift+Page Up

Move the caret one page up, selecting the text.

Scroll Down

 Ctrl+Down

Scroll the text one line down.

Scroll to Center

 Ctrl+M

Scroll a line at caret to the center of the screen.

Scroll Up

 Ctrl+Up

Scroll the text one line up.

Move to Line End

 End

Move the caret to the end of line.

Move to Line End with Selection

 Shift+End

Move the caret to the end of line, selecting the text.

Move to Line Start

 Home

Move the caret to the beginning of line.

Move to Line Start with Selection

 Shift+Home

Move the caret to the beginning of line, selecting the text.

Move to Next Word

 Ctrl+Right

Move the caret to the next word.

Move to Next Word with Selection

 Ctrl+Shift+Right

Move the caret to the next word, selecting it.

Move to Previous Word

 Ctrl+Left

Move the caret to the previous word.

Move to Previous Word with Selection

 Ctrl+Shift+Left

Move the caret to the previous word, selecting it.

Move to Text End

 Ctrl+End

Move the caret to the end of text.

Move to Text End with Selection

 Ctrl+Shift+End

Move the caret to the end of text, selecting it.

Move to Text Start

 Ctrl+Home

Move the caret to the beginning of text.

Move to Text Start with Selection.

 Ctrl+Shift+Home

Move the caret to the beginning of text, selecting it.

Select All

 Ctrl+A

Select the entire text opened in the editor.

Delete Line at Caret

 Ctrl+Y

Delete the line where the caret is currently located.

Delete to Word End

 Ctrl+Delete

Delete the word starting from the current caret location up to the word end.

Delete to Word Start

 Ctrl+Backspace

Delete the word starting from the current caret location up to the word start.

Toggle Insert/Overwrite

 Insert

Toggle insert/overwrite modes.

Duplicate Line or Block

 Ctrl+D

Duplicate selected block or the line at the caret.

Toggle Case

 Ctrl+Shift+U

Toggle case of the selected text block.

Move to Code Block End

 Ctrl+]

Move the caret to the current code block end, highlighting the block limits.

Move to Code Block End with Selection

 Ctrl+Shift+]

Move the caret to the current code block end, selecting the code beginning from the initial caret location.

Move to Code Block Start

 Ctrl+[

Move the caret to the current code block start, highlighting the block limits.

Move to Code Block Start with Selection

 Ctrl+Shift+[

Move the caret to the current code block start, selecting the code beginning from the initial caret location.

Start New Line

 Shift+Enter

Start a new line after the current one positioning the caret in accordance with the current indentation level.

Start New Line Before Current One

Ctrl+Alt+Enter

Start a new line before the current one.

Join Lines

 Ctrl+Shift+J

Concatenate the selected lines into one or concatenate the line where the caret is currently located with the next line.

Split Line

 Ctrl+Enter

Split the selected line at the point where the caret is located, leaving the caret at the end of the first line.

Select Word at Caret

 Ctrl+W

Select successively increasing code blocks starting from the current caret location.

Unselect Word at Caret

 Ctrl+Shift+W

Remove sequentially the selection made by the action.

Indent Selection

 Tab

Move the selected block to the next indentation level.

Unindent Selection

 Shift+Tab

Move the selected block to the previous indentation level.

Auto-Indent Lines

 Ctrl+Alt+I

Indent the current line or selected block according to the Code Style settings.

Last modified: 5 July 2019
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