Extend Selection

Extend and shrink your current code selection.

Press ⌥↑ (macOS) / Ctrl+W (Windows/Linux), to extend your selection of code by scope. To reduce the scope, use ⌥↓ (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+W (Windows/Linux).

This can be useful for a visual representation of scope when moving blocks of code around.


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