Keyboard shortcuts Revision as of 20:26, 14 December 2017 by Idmadmin (talk | contribs) (→‎Editing text)(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

UltraEdit / UEStudio provides default keyboard shortcuts for many commonly used commands and features. You can add, remove, or change keyboard shortcuts in Settings » Key mapping.

You can see all key mappings defined on your system by going to Settings » Key mapping and clicking the "Show key mapping in editor" button.

The default keyboard shortcuts are grouped below.

Editing text

Ctrl + A	Select all	Selects all text in active file
Ctrl + ;	Select next occurrence	Selects next occurrence of selected word (creating multiple selections) or word under caret if no selection exists
Ctrl + ,	Make selections	Selects all occurrences of selected word or word under caret if no selection exists (creating multiple selections)
Alt + Shift + Z	Remove last caret	Removes last-created caret or selection (multi-caret editing)
Ctrl + Shift + /	Remove all carets	Removes all active carets (multi-caret editing) except for last-created caret
Ctrl + J	Join lines	Join lines, which joins active line to the next one (or all selected lines)
Ctrl + E	Delete line	Deletes line caret is on
Ctrl + F11	Delete to start of line	Deletes from caret to start of line
Ctrl + F12	Delete to end of line	Deletes from caret to end of line
Alt + Shift + D	Duplicate line	Duplicates the active line
Ctrl + Z	Undo	Undoes last action if possible
Ctrl + Y	Redo	Reverses last undo action if possible
Ctrl + Backspace	Delete previous word	Deletes the word preceding the caret, or to beginning of word if the caret is in the middle of a word
Ctrl + Delete	Delete next word	Deletes the word following the caret, or to end of word if the caret is in the middle of a word
Ctrl + /	Trim trailing spaces	Deletes all trailing spaces on all lines in active file
Ctrl + \	Trim leading spaces	Deletes all leading spaces on all lines in active file
Ctrl + T	Reformat paragraph	Reformats the current paragraph or selected text
Ctrl + F5	To lowercase	Converts selected text or letter next to caret to lowercase
Alt + F5	To uppercase	Converts selected text or letter next to caret to uppercase
F5	Capitalize	Capitalizes letter next to caret or first character of each word in selected text
Shift + F5	Invert case	Inverts case of letter next to caret or all characters in selected text
Ctrl + K	Spell check	Invokes the spelling checker
Ctrl + I	Insert literal character	Inserts a literal character at caret position
Ctrl + D	Hex insert / delete	Insert or delete characters in hex edit mode
Ctrl + Shift + A	Inserts ä character	(As appropriate for active file's encoding)
Ctrl + Shift + A (Caps Lock on)	Inserts Ä character	(As appropriate for active file's encoding)
Ctrl + Shift + O	Inserts ö character	(As appropriate for active file's encoding)
Ctrl + Shift + O (Caps Lock on)	Inserts Ö character	(As appropriate for active file's encoding)
Ctrl + Shift + U	Inserts ü character	(As appropriate for active file's encoding)
Ctrl + Shift + U (Caps Lock on)	Inserts Ü character	(As appropriate for active file's encoding)
Ctrl + Shift + S	Inserts ß character	(As appropriate for active file's encoding)

Clipboard operations

Ctrl + C	Copy	Copies text from active file into the clipboard
Ctrl + Insert	Copy	Copies selected text (also in SSH / telnet client window)
Ctrl + X	Cut	Cuts text from active file into the clipboard
Shift + Delete	Cut	Cuts text from active file into the clipboard (also in SSH / telnet client window)
Ctrl + V	Paste	Pastes text from the clipboard into the active file
Shift + Insert	Paste	Pastes clipboard contents (als in SSH / Telnet client window)
Ctrl + Shift + C	Copy and append	Copies selected text and appends it onto the clipboard
Ctrl + Shift + X	Cut and append	Cuts selected text and appends it onto the clipboard
Ctrl + Shift + V	Paste and copy	Pastes text from the clipboard into the active file while simultaneously moving original selection to clipboard
Ctrl + 0-9	Select clipboard	Selects Windows clipboard (0) or one of the user clipboards (1 - 9)

File operations

Ctrl + N	New	Creates a new file
Ctrl + O	Open	Opens file open dialog to open an existing file
Ctrl + Q	Quick open	Opens Quick open dialog for quickly opening files without file open dialog
Ctrl + F4	Close	Closes active file
Ctrl + Shift + F4	Close all files	Closes all open files
Ctrl + S	Save	Saves the active file
Alt + F12	Save	Saves all open files
F12	Save as	Saves the active file as a new file
Ctrl + P	Print	Prints the active file

Search / goto operations

Ctrl + F	Quick find / Find	Opens Quick find; Hold Ctrl and press F twice to open regular Find dialog
Alt + F3	Find	Opens find (bypassing Quick Find)
Ctrl + R	Replace	Opens replace dialog
Ctrl + Shift + F	Find in files	Opens find in files dialog
Ctrl + .	Highlight all	Highlights all occurrences of selected text, or word under caret if no selection exists
F3	Find next	Searches forwards for last find string
Ctrl + F3	Find previous	Searches backwards for last find string
Shift + F3	Select to next occurrence	Selects all text from caret through next occurence of find string
Ctrl + G	Goto	Goes to the specified line (or hex address)
Ctrl + B	Select to matching brace	Selects to matching brace from next (,[,{ to closing },],) or other brace character as defined in the wordfile
Ctrl + F2	Toggle bookmark	Toggles bookmark
F2	Go to bookmark	Jumps to next bookmark
Shift + F2	Select to next bookmark	Selects all text from caret through next bookmarked line
Shift + Alt + F2	Select to previous bookmark	Selects all text from caret through previous bookmarked line

Caret / view positioning

Ctrl + Up Arrow	Scroll view up	Scrolls view up one line while maintaining current caret position
Ctrl + Down Arrow	Scroll view down	Scrolls view down one line while maintaining current caret position
Alt + Right Arrow	Next Paragraph	Positions caret at first non-space character of next paragraph
Alt + Left Arrow	Previous Paragraph	Positions caret at first non-space character of current paragraph (if positioned mid-paragraph) or previous paragraph
Alt + Page Up	Top of window	Moves caret to first visible line
Alt + Page Down	Bottom of window	Moves caret to last visible line
Ctrl + - (numeric keypad only)	Hide / show selection	Hides or shows active code folding node, or active line if in non-highlighted file
Ctrl + + (numeric keypad only)	Collapse all	Collapses all code folding nodes
Ctrl + * (numeric keypad only)	Expand all	Expands all hidden / collapsed lines
Alt + - (numeric keypad only)	Scroll to top	Positions active line to top of window
Alt + + (numeric keypad only)	Scroll to bottom	Positions active line to bottom of window
Alt + * (numeric keypad only)	Scroll to center	Positions active line to center of window
Alt + 5 (numeric keypad only)	Scroll to center	Positions active line to center of window
Ctrl + 1 (numeric keypad only)	End of previous word	Positions caret at the end of the previous word
Ctrl + 2 (numeric keypad only)	End of next word	Positions caret at the end of the next word
Alt + Q	Quick find switch focus	Switches focus between editor window and quick find
F6	Focus other pane	Moves focus to other pane when split window is active
Ctrl + F6	Next window	Makes next file window active (based upon last-accessed file tab)
Ctrl + Shift + F6	Previous window	Makes previous file window active (based upon last-accessed file tab)
Alt + Up Arrow	Previous file tab	Activates file tab immediately to the left of active file tab
Alt + Down Arrow	Next file tab	Activates file tab immediately to the right of active file tab
Alt + F10	Previous panel	Moves focus through last used child windows
Ctrl + F10	Next panel	Moves focus through next used child windows

Toggles

Alt + C	Column mode	Toggles column / block editing mode
Ctrl + W	Word wrap	Toggles word wrap
Alt + Mouse click / drag	Quick column selection	Allows you to create a quick column / block selection without enabling column mode
Ctrl + H	Hex mode	Toggles hex edit mode
F8	Display function list	Opens / refreshes function list
Ctrl + F8	Tag list	Toggles tag list
Ctrl + U	File view / Workspace manager	Toggles file view / Workspace manager (UEStudio)
Insert	Insert or overstrike mode	Toggles insert / overstrike mode

Accessing other functionality

F1	Help	Shows UltraEdit help
Shift + F1	Context help	Invokes the context-sensitive help
Alt + 0-9 or Shift + Alt + 0-9	Insert template	Inserts user-defined template
F7	Insert time / date	Inserts time / date at caret
Alt + F8	Layouts	Opens layout manager dialog
Ctrl + Shift + R	Quick record macro (toggle)	Immediately begins macro recording with no prompt
Ctrl + M	Play macro	Plays last-played macro, or first macro in macro list
Ctrl + L	Choose macro to play multiple times	Allows you to select a macro and how many times to play it
Alt + Shift + Z	Scripts	Opens scripts list
Alt + Shift + R	Run active script	Runs active file as script
Ctrl + Space bar	Auto-complate	Opens auto-complete dialog
Alt + Enter	Character properties	Opens character properties dialog
Alt + \	Word count	Opens word count dialog
Alt + Shift + O	Open project / workspace	Opens the open project dialog
Alt + Shift + C	Close project / workspace	Closes the active project and workspace
Alt + Shift + S	Open project settings	Opens project settings dialog
Alt + F11	Compare	Opens compare files dialog
F9	Run DOS command	Opens run DOS command window
Ctrl + F9	Run Last DOS Command	Repeats last-run DOS command
F10	Run Windows program	Opens run Windows command window
Ctrl + P, S	Persistent selection	Begins persistent selection mode allowing you to move caret anywhere in file to create a selection
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow	Next message	Moves focus to next error or warning in output window listing and opens referenced file to corresponding line
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow	Previous message	Moves focus to previous error or warning in output window listing and opens referenced file to corresponding line
Alt + F4	Exit UltraEdit / UEStudio	Exits the application

See also:

• Settings » Key mapping