Text Manipulation Shortcut Keys, Visual C++ 2.0 Default Shortcut Option
Use the following shortcut key combinations in text editors to delete, move, and format text in an open document.
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Command name |
Shortcut keys |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Edit.BreakLine |
ENTER SHIFT + ENTER |
Inserts a new line. |
Edit.CompleteWord |
CTRL + SPACE |
Displays Word Completion based on the current language. |
Edit.Delete |
DELETE |
Deletes one character to the right of the cursor. |
Edit.DeleteBackwards |
BACKSPACE SHIFT + BACKSPACE |
Deletes one character to the left of the cursor. |
Edit.FormatSelection |
CTRL + SHIFT + F CTRL + ALT + I |
Correctly indents the selected lines of code based on the surrounding lines of code. |
Edit.InsertTab |
TAB |
Indents the line of text a specified number of spaces, such as five. |
Edit.LineCut |
CTRL + Y |
Cuts all selected lines, or the current line if nothing has been selected, to the clipboard. |
Edit.LineOpenAbove |
CTRL + ENTER |
Inserts a blank line above the insertion point. |
Edit.LineOpenBelow |
CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER |
Inserts a blank line below the insertion point. |
Edit.MakeLowercase |
CTRL + U |
Changes the selected text to lowercase characters. |
Edit.MakeUppercase |
CTRL + SHIFT + U |
Changes the selected text to uppercase characters. |
Edit.OvertypeMode |
INSERT |
Toggles between insert and overtype insertion modes. Available only when working in text editors. |
Edit.SwapAnchor |
CTRL + SHIFT + X |
Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection. |
Edit.TabLeft |
SHIFT + TAB |
Moves selected lines to the left one tab stop. |
Edit.ToggleBookmark |
CTRL + F2 |
Sets or removes a bookmark at the current line. |
Edit.ViewWhiteSpace |
CTRL + ALT + T |
Shows or hides spaces and tab marks. |
Edit.WordDeleteToEnd |
CTRL + DELETE |
Deletes the word to the right of the insertion point. |
Edit.WordDeleteToStart |
CTRL + BACKSPACE |
Deletes the word to the left of the insertion point. |
See Also
Tasks
How to: Work with Keyboard Shortcuts
Concepts
Pre-defined Keyboard Shortcuts