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PL/I Editor shortcut keys

This topic lists shortcut keys available in the PL/I Editor.
The list of available key bindings in Eclipse depends on many factors, including what view or editor is selected, whether a dialog is open, what plug-ins are installed, and what operating and windowing system is being used. At any time, you can obtain a list of available key bindings using Key Assist (Help > Key Assist or Ctrl+Shift+L). The following table lists some popular key bindings available in the PL/I Editor.
Table 1. PL/I Editor shortcut keys
Category Command Key binding
Edit Content Assist Ctrl+Space
Edit Copy Ctrl+C
Edit Copy Ctrl+Insert
Edit Cut Ctrl+X
Edit Cut Shift+Delete
Edit Delete Delete
Edit Find and Replace Ctrl+F
Edit Find Next Ctrl+K
Edit Find Previous Ctrl+Shift+K
Edit Incremental Find Ctrl+J
Edit Incremental Find Reverse Ctrl+Shift+J
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Edit Paste Ctrl+V
Edit Paste Shift+Insert
Edit Quick Diff Toggle Ctrl+Shift+Q
Edit Redo Ctrl+Y
Edit Select All Ctrl+A
Edit Shift Left Shift+Tab
Edit Shift Right Tab
Edit Toggle Block Selection Alt+Shift+A
Edit Toggle Hex Editing Alt+Shift+H
Edit Toggle Mark Occurrences Alt+Shift+O
Edit Undo Ctrl+Z
File Close Ctrl+F4
File Close Ctrl+W
File Close All Ctrl+Shift+F4
File Close All Ctrl+Shift+W
File Print Ctrl+P
File Properties Alt+Enter
File Refresh F5
File Save Ctrl+S
File Save All Ctrl+Shift+S
Help Open Language Sensitive Help Ctrl+Shift+H
Navigate Backward History Alt+Left
Navigate Forward History Alt+Right
Navigate Go to Line Ctrl+L
Navigate Go to Next Element Ctrl+Shift+Down
Navigate Go to Previous Element Ctrl+Shift+Up
Navigate Last Edit Location Ctrl+Q
Navigate Next Ctrl+.
Navigate Open Call Hierarchy Ctrl+Alt+H
Navigate Open Declaration F3
Navigate Open Resource Ctrl+Shift+R
Navigate Previous Ctrl+,
Navigate Show In Alt+Shift+W
Refactoring Rename Alt+Shift+R
Search Find Text in Workspace Ctrl+Alt+G
Search Occurrences in Compilation Unit Ctrl+Shift+U
Search Open Search Dialog Ctrl+H
Source Format Ctrl+Shift+F
Source Identify using configured preprocessors Ctrl+Shift+P
Source Indent Selection Ctrl+I
Source Manage Sequence Numbers Ctrl+Shift+M
Source Renumber Ctrl+Shift+=
Source Unnumber Ctrl+Shift+-
Syntax Check Local Syntax Check Ctrl+Alt+L
Syntax Check Remote Syntax Check Ctrl+Alt+R
Text Editing Collapse Ctrl+Numpad_Subtract
Text Editing Collapse All Ctrl+Shift+Numpad_Divide
Text Editing Copy Lines Ctrl+Alt+Down
Text Editing Delete Line Ctrl+D
Text Editing Delete Next Word Ctrl+Delete
Text Editing Delete Previous Word Ctrl+Backspace
Text Editing Delete to End of Line Ctrl+Shift+Delete
Text Editing Duplicate Lines Ctrl+Alt+Up
Text Editing Expand Ctrl+Numpad_Add
Text Editing Expand All Ctrl+Numpad_Multiply
Text Editing Insert Line Above Current Line Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Text Editing Insert Line Below Current Line Shift+Enter
Text Editing Join Lines Ctrl+Alt+J
Text Editing Line End End
Text Editing Line Start Home
Text Editing Move Lines Down Alt+Down
Text Editing Move Lines Up Alt+Up
Text Editing Next Word Ctrl+Right
Text Editing Previous Word Ctrl+Left
Text Editing Scroll Line Down Ctrl+Down
Text Editing Scroll Line Up Ctrl+Up
Text Editing Select Line End Shift+End
Text Editing Select Line Start Shift+Home
Text Editing Select Next Word Ctrl+Shift+Right
Text Editing Select Previous Word Ctrl+Shift+Left
Text Editing Text End Ctrl+End
Text Editing Text Start Ctrl+Home
Text Editing To Lower Case Ctrl+Shift+Y
Text Editing To Upper Case Ctrl+Shift+X
Text Editing Toggle Overwrite Insert
Window Activate Editor F12
Window Maximize Active View or Editor Ctrl+M
Window Next Editor Ctrl+F6
Window Next Perspective Ctrl+F8
Window Next View Ctrl+F7
Window Previous Editor Ctrl+Shift+F6
Window Previous Perspective Ctrl+Shift+F8
Window Previous View Ctrl+Shift+F7
Window Quick Access Ctrl+3
Window Quick Switch Editor Ctrl+E
Window Show Key Assist Ctrl+Shift+L
Window Show Ruler Menu Ctrl+F10
Window Show System Menu Alt+-
Window Switch to Editor Ctrl+Shift+E

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