Text Navigation Shortcut Keys, Brief Scheme
Use the following shortcut key combinations in text editors to move within an open document.
Command |
Shortcut keys |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Edit.CharLeft |
LEFT ARROW |
Moves the cursor one character to the left. Available only in the .NET Framework Designer. |
Edit.CharRight |
RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the cursor one character to the right. Available only in the .NET Framework Designer |
Edit.DocumentEnd |
CTRL + END |
Moves the cursor to the last line of the document. |
Edit.DocumentStart |
CTRL + HOME |
Moves the cursor to the first line of the document. |
Edit.GoTo |
CTRL + G |
Displays the Go To Line dialog box. |
Edit.GoToBrace |
CTRL + ] |
Moves the cursor to the next brace in the document. |
Edit.LineDown |
DOWN ARROW |
Moves the cursor down one line. |
Edit.LineEnd |
END |
Moves the cursor to the end of the current line. |
Edit.LineStart |
HOME |
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. |
Edit.LineUp |
UP ARROW |
Moves the cursor up one line. |
Edit.NextBookmark |
F2 —or— CTRL + K, CTRL + N —or— CTRL + L, CTRL + N |
Moves the cursor to the next bookmark in the document. |
Edit.PageDown |
PAGE DOWN |
Scrolls down one screen in the editor window. |
Edit.PageUp |
PAGE UP |
Scrolls up one screen in the editor window. |
Edit.PreviousBookmark |
CTRL + K, CTRL + P —or— SHIFT + F2 —or— CTRL + L, CTRL + P |
Moves the cursor to the previous bookmark. |
Edit.QuickInfo |
CTRL + L, CTRL + I |
Displays Quick Info, based on the current language. |
Edit.ViewBottom |
CTRL + PAGE DOWN |
Moves the cursor to the bottom of the current document. |
Edit.ViewTop |
CTRL + PAGE UP |
Moves the cursor to the top of the current window. |
View.BrowseNext |
CTRL + SHIFT + 1 —or— CTRL + NUM + |
Navigates to the next definition, declaration, or reference of an item. Available in the Object Browser and Class View window. |
View.BrowsePrevious |
CTRL + SHIFT + 2 —or— CTRL + NUM - (minus sign) |
Navigates to the previous definition, declaration, or reference of an item. Available in the Object Browser and Class View window. |
View.ForwardBrowseContext |
CTRL + SHIFT + 7 |
Navigates to the next item called in code in the current file. |
View.NavigateBackward |
CTRL + = —or— CTRL + MINUS SIGN (-) |
Navigates to the previous browsed line of code. |
View.NavigateForward |
CTRL + SHIFT + - (minus sign) —or— CTRL + SHIFT + = |
Navigates to the next browsed line of code. |
View.PopBrowseContext |
CTRL + ASTERICK (*) |
Navigates to the previous item called in code in the current file. |