Shortcut Keys: Code Editor

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05/18/2015

Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Use shortcut keys to help make the code editor easier and faster to use.

Note

The shortcut keys described in this Help topic refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Other keyboard layouts might not exactly correspond to the keys on a U.S. keyboard.

Breakpoints

Command	Shortcut key
Remove all breakpoints.	CTRL+SHIFT+F9
Insert or remove a breakpoint.	F9
Enable or disable a breakpoint.	CTRL+F9
Open the Breakpoints dialog.	SHIFT+F9

Compilation and Help

Command	Shortcut key
Open the Scripts menu.	Scripts icon
Open Help.	F1
Show method parameter help.	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Execute the current job.	F5
Compile.	F7
Compile and close a method.	F8
Stop method execution (break).	CTRL+BREAK
Insert a file.	CTRL+ALT+H

Delete

Command	Shortcut key
Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.	Use SHIFT+END to select to end of line and then DELETE
Delete word to the right of the cursor.	CTRL+DELETE
Delete the word to the left of the cursor.	CTRL+BACKSPACE
Delete the current line.	CTRL+X (with cursor in line, no selection)

Edit

Command	Shortcut key
Insert script.	<SCRIPT NAME>
Insert document header.	///
Comment selection.	CTRL+E, C
Uncomment selection.	CTRL+E, U
Convert selection to lowercase.	CTRL+SHIFT+U
Convert selection to uppercase.	CTRL+U
Display all methods and properties for a selected class.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Copy selection.	CTRL+C (with text selected)
Copy line.	CTRL+C (with cursor in line, no selection

Find and Replace

Command	Shortcut key
Open the Find dialog.	CTRL+F
Open the Replace dialog.	CTRL+R
Start incremental search..	CTRL+I
Move to next incremental search match in method.	CTRL+I
Reverse the incremental search direction.	CTRL+Shift+I
Remove a character from the incremental search string.	BACKSPACE
Stop the incremental search.	ESC

Go to

Command	Shortcut key
Go to a specific line.	CTRL+G
Go to the next page.	PAGE UP
Go to the previous page.	PAGE DOWN
Go to the top of the code.	CTRL+HOME
Go to the bottom of the code.	CTRL+END
Go to the start of line.	HOME
Go to the end of line.	END
Move one word to the left.	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move one word to the right.	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the method definition.	F12
Go to the next error message.	F4

Look up

Command	Shortcut key
Look up a label.	CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR
Show label text.	CTRL+L
Look up a definition.	F12
Show the syntax of a method or property.	CTRL+SPACEBAR

Save

Command	Shortcut key
Save the selected text to a separate file.	ALT+S
Close the current TAB, discarding all changes since the last save.	F6
Close and save the current code editor window.	F8
Close the current window.	CTRL+F4

Select

Command	Shortcut key
Select all.	CTRL+A
Cancel a selection.	ESC
Select columns.	ALT+MOUSE SELECT
Select a line.	ALT+L
Select one word to the left.	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select one word to the right.	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select text from the cursor to the start of the line.	SHIFT+HOME
Select text from the cursor to the end of the line.	SHIFT+END
Select the previous page.	SHIFT+PAGE UP
Select the next page.	SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select text from the cursor to the top of the code.	CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Select text from the cursor to the bottom of the code.	CTRL+SHIFT+END
Indent the selected text.	TAB
Remove indentation.	SHIFT+TAB
Select area/column/block	ALT+MOUSE SELECT
Cancel selection	ESC
Show white space	CTRL+SHIFT+S

Undo and Redo

Command	Shortcut key
Undo the last action.	CTRL+Z (previous ten actions)
Redo the last action after an Undo.	CTRL+Y (previous ten actions)

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