Insert, Delete and Navigation Keys

This section describes default mappings for the Insert, Delete and the navigation keys.

Shortcut	Function	Use this shortcut to...
`Delete`	Delete	Depending on the context: In the editor: delete selected symbol/block. In the Find tool window: exclude items from the search results. In the Version Control tool window: delete an item from a changelist. In other views: remove the selected item or items.
`Down`	Move down	Move the caret one line down.
`End`	Move to Line End	Move the caret to the end of line.
`Home`	Move to Line Start	Move the caret to the beginning of line.
`Insert`	Toggle Insert/Overwrite	Toggle Insert/Overwrite modes in the editor. The shape of the cursor changes according to the current mode.
`Left`	Move left	Move the caret one character to the left.
`Page Down`	Page down	Move the caret one page up.
`Page Up`	Page up	Move the caret one page up.
`Right`	Move right	Move the caret one character to the right.
`Tab`		In the editor: With any selection: indent selected line(s). Without any selection: insert a tab symbol (or corresponding number of space.characters). In a lookup list: No code after the caret in the editor: select an item (like `Enter`) Some code after the caret in the editor: select an item and replace the code after the caret with it.
`Up`	Move up	Move the caret one line up.

Last modified: 5 July 2019

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