Window Navigation Shortcuts

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The IDE uses JFC/Swing keyboard shortcuts for navigate, activate, and select operations in windows in the IDE. The JFC/Swing keyboard shortcuts are not configurable in the IDE.

The following table lists the keystrokes needed for window operations in compact window mode.

Keys Action
Tab Shifts focus to the next component or to the first member of the next group of components (the upper-left component in left-to-right reading order).
Shift-Tab Shifts focus to the previous component or to the last component in the previous group of components (reverse navigation of Tab).
Home Selects the first item in the list or pane.
End Selects the last item in the list or pane.
Up arrow Moves keyboard focus to the previous item in a group of items.
Navigates to the previous setting in a combo box in a property sheet.
Down arrow Moves keyboard focus to the next item in a group of items.
Navigates to the next setting in a combo box in a property sheet.
Left arrow Closes a folder (node).
Right arrow Opens a folder (node).
Spacebar Activates the item that has focus.
Ctrl-0 Switches to the Source Editor.
Ctrl-1/Ctrl-Shift-1 Opens the Projects window.
Ctrl-2/Ctrl-Shift-2 Opens the Files window.
Ctrl-3/Ctrl-Shift-3 Opens the Favorites window.
Ctrl-4 Opens the Output window.
Ctrl-5 Opens the Runtime window.
Ctrl-6 Opens the To Do window.
Ctrl-7 Opens the HTTP Monitor.
Ctrl-8/Ctrl-Shift-8 Opens the Versioning window.
Ctrl-9 Opens the VCS Output window.
Alt-Shift-1 Opens the Local Variables debugger window.
Alt-Shift-2 Opens the Watches debugger window.
Alt-Shift-3 Opens the Call Stack debugger window.
Alt-Shift-4 Opens the Classes debugger window.
Alt-Shift-5 Opens the Breakpoints debugger window.
Alt-Shift-6 Opens the Sessions debugger window.
Alt-Shift-7 Opens the Threads debugger window.
Alt-Shift-8 Opens the Sources window.
Ctrl-Tab (Ctrl-') Toggles through the open windows in the order that they were last used. The dialog box displays all open windows and each of the open documents in the Source Editor.
Shift-Escape Maximizes the Source Editor or the present window.
Ctrl-F4 Closes the current tab in the current window. If the window has no tabs, the whole window is closed.
Ctrl-Shift-F4 Closes all open documents in the Source Editor.
Shift-F4 Opens the Documents dialog box, in which you can save and close groups of open documents.
Alt-right Displays the next tab in the current window.
Alt-left Displays the previous tab in the current window..
See Also
Setting Keyboard Shortcuts
Menu Shortcuts
Editor Shortcuts
Help Viewer Shortcuts

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