Keyboard shortcuts
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As an IDE-based product, Writerside has keyboard shortcuts for most of its actions related to editing, navigation, refactorings, and other tasks. This topic describes some of the most useful and commonly used shortcuts to get you started.
Search Everywhere
The most important shortcut to remember is Shift,Shift that opens the Search Everywhere popup. Use it to find, open, configure, and run almost anything.

Start typing to find any file, action, setting, or commit message among many other things. Depending on what it is you are looking for, you can filter the results by switching to the corresponding tab either by pressing Tab or using a dedicated shortcut:
- Go To File
CtrlShift0N
- Find Action
CtrlShift0A
- Text Search
CtrlAltShift0E
For a true full-text search experience, use Find in Files CtrlShift0F.

In this dialog, you can search for raw strings or regular expressions in your plain-text files as well as filter the scope of the search.
Show Context Actions
Press AltEnter to show actions for the current context. For example, if the caret is on an error or warning, Writerside will likely suggest a quick-fix. Even without an error, it will probably suggest actions for improving, optimizing, or converting something.

Editing
Use the following actions to assist you when writing and editing content:
- Generate
AltInsert
- Insert Live Template
Ctrl0J
- Basic Completion
CtrlSpace
- Complete Current Statement
CtrlShiftEnter
- Extend Selection
Ctrl0W
- Shrink Selection
CtrlShift0W
- Move Statement Up
CtrlShift0↑
- Move Statement Down
CtrlShift0↓
- Duplicate Line or Selection
Ctrl0D
- Surround with Live Template
CtrlAlt0J
- Unwrap/Remove
CtrlShiftDelete
Navigation
Use the following actions to navigate within a file and between files:
- Recent Files
Ctrl0E
- Recent Locations
CtrlShift0E
- Back
CtrlAlt0←
- Forward
CtrlAlt0→
- Go To Line:Column
Ctrl0G
Usages
Use the following actions to find and navigate to usages of various elements:
- Go To Declaration or Usages
Ctrl0B
- Find Usages
AltF7
- Show Usages
CtrlAltF7
- Find Usages in File
CtrlF7
- Next Highlighted Usage
CtrlAlt0↓
- Previous Highlighted Usage
CtrlAlt0↑
Refactorings
- Rename
ShiftF6
- Safe Delete
AltDelete
Productivity tip: Key Promoter X
Key Promoter X is a plugin that shows a popup notification with the corresponding keyboard shortcut whenever you execute a command or action with the mouse. This promotes using the keyboard, which will definitely improve your productivity. It also suggests creating a shortcut for actions that you frequently use.

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