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Editor Shortcuts

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Definition: list of all the combinations and shortcuts available in the editor:

Keyboard

The useful keys are pointed out on this image.

Right Arrow

To move the cursor one character on the right

Left Arrow

To move the cursor one character on the Left

Up Arrow

To move the cursor one line above

Down Arrow

To move the cursor one line below

PgUp

To move the cursor one page above

PgDown

To move the cursor one page below

Home

To move the cursor at the beginning of the line

End

To move the cursor at the end of the line

Insert

To switch between Insert / Replace

Delete

To delete the character on the right of the cursor

Backspace

To delete the character on the left of the cursor

Return/Enter

Insertion of a line at the location of the cursor

CTRL Right Arrow

To move the cursor one word on the right

CTRL Left Arrow

To move the cursor one word on the left

CTRL Home

To move the cursor at the beginning of the file

CTRL End

To move the cursor at the end of the file

CTRL Delete

To delete all the characters of the line located on the right of the cursor

CTRL Backspace

To delete the word located on the left of the cursor

SHIFT Right Arrow

To select the character on the right of the cursor

SHIFT Left Arrow

To select the character on the left of the cursor

SHIFT Home

To select the characters from the start of the line to the cursor

SHIFT End

To select the characters from the cursor to the end of the line

SHIFT CTRL Right Arrow

To select the word on the right of the cursor

SHIFT CTRL Left Arrow

To select the word on the left of the cursor

SHIFT CTRL Up Arrow

To select the line above the cursor

SHIFT CTRL Down Arrow

To select the line below the cursor

SHIFT CTRL Home

To select the characters the start of the file to the cursor

SHIFT CTRL End

To select the characters from the cursor to the end of the file

CTRL 'A'

To select all the text

CTRL 'C'

To copy

CTRL 'V'

To paste

CTRL 'X'

To cut

CTRL 'Z'

To cancel the last action

CTRL 'Y'

To 'redo' what was cancelled

CTRL 'N'

To create a new file

CTRL 'O'

To open a file

CTRL 'W'

To close the current file

CTRL 'I'

To insert a file

CTRL 'S'

To save the current text

CTRL 'P'

To print the current text

CTRL 'F'

To launch the search function

CTRL 'H'

To replace

CTRL 'G'

To reach a line

CTRL TAB

To edit the next file

SHIFT CTRL TAB

To edit the previous file

CTRL 'Number Pad 5'

To select all the text

SHIFT CTRL 'A'

To put all the selection in capital letters

F1

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F3

To continue the search

F10

To activate the options of the menu bar.

- The arrows Right/Left/Up/Down enable to navigate in the menus and submenus

- Esc: to qui a menu level

- enter: to validate the item of the menu

ALT 0x0aaa

ASCII character (example: if aaa is 065, character is 'A')

Mouse

Right Click

Contextual popup

Left Click

To position the cursor where you click

Left Click and Hold + Move

To make a selection

Left Click and Hold on selection + Move

To drag the selection

Release the Left Click

To drop the selection

Wheel

PgUp / PgDown

CTRL + Wheel

Zoom on the text

Right Click on the VSCROLL

Contextual popup of the scroll

Menus

ALT

To display an underlined letter under each item of the menu bar

ALT + letter

To select the menu corresponding to the letter

ALT + letter

To launch the function corresponding to the letter

ALT + F4

To quit the editor

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