Manish Hacks: Eclipse : All Shortcut Keys

MANAGE FILES and PROJECTS

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Ctrl + N	Create new project using the Wizard
Alt + F, then .	Open project, file, etc
Ctrl + Shift + R	Open Resource
Alt + Enter	Show and access file properties
Ctrl + S	Save current file
Ctrl + Shift + S	Save all files
Ctrl + W	Close current file
Ctrl + Shift + W	Close all files
F5	Refresh content of selected element with local file system

EDITOR WINDOW
(Cursor should be in Editor Window for these to work)

Shortcut Keys	Functions
F12	Jump to Editor
Ctrl + PageDown / Ctrl + Page Up	Switch to next editor / switch to previous editor
Ctrl + M	Maximize or un-maximize current Editor Window
Ctrl + E	Show list of open Editors
Alt + Arrow Left	Go to previous Editor Window
Alt + Arrow Right	Go to next Editor Window
Alt + -	Open Editor Window Option menu
Ctrl + F10	Show view menu
Ctrl + F10, then n	Show or hide line numbers
Ctrl + Shift + Q	Show or hide the diff column on the left (indicates changes since last save)
Home/End	Jump to beginning / jump to end of indention. Press home twice to jump to beginning of line
Ctrl + Home/End	Jump to beginning / jump to end of source
Ctrl + Arrow Right/Arrow Left	Jump one word to the left / one word to the right
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Down/Arrow Up	Jump to previous / jump to next method
Ctrl + L	Jump to Line Number. To hide/show line numbers, press ctrl + F10 and select 'Show Line Numbers'
Ctrl + Q	Jump to last location edited
Ctrl + ./Ctrl + ,	Jump to next / jump to previous compiler syntax warning or error
Ctrl + Shift + P	With a bracket selected: jump to the matching closing or opening bracket
Ctrl + [ + ]/Ctrl + - on numeric keyboard	Collapse / Expand current method or class
Ctrl + [/]/Ctrl + * on numeric keyboard	Collapse / Expand all methods or classes
Ctrl + Arrow Down/Ctrl + Arrow Up	Scroll Editor without changing cursor position
Alt + Page Up/Alt + Page Down	Next Sub-Tab / Previous Sub-Tab

TEXT

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Shift + Arrow Right/Arrow Left	Expand selection by one character to the left / to the right
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right/Arrow Left	Expand selection to next / previous word
Shift + Arrow Down/Arrow Up	Expand selection by one line down / one line up
Shift + End/Home	Expand selection to end / to beginning of line
Ctrl + A	Select all
Alt + Shift + Arrow Up	Expand selection to current element (e.g. current one-line expression or content within brackets)
Alt + Shift + Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Expand selection to next / previous element
Alt + Shift + Arrow Down	Reduce previously expanded selection by one step
Ctrl + C/Ctrl + X/Ctrl + V	Cut, copy and paste
Ctrl + Z	Undo last action
Ctrl + Y	Redo last (undone) action
Ctrl + D	Delete Line
Alt + Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Move current line or selection up or down
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Up/Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down/	Duplicate current line or selection up or down
Ctrl + Delete	Delete next word
Ctrl + Backspace	Delete previous word
Shift + Enter	Enter line below current line
Shift + Ctrl + Enter	Enter line above current line
Insert	Switch between insert and overwrite mode
Shift + Ctrl + Y	Change selection to all lower case
Shift + Ctrl + X	Change selection to all upper case
SEARCH AND REPLACE
Ctrl + F	Open find and replace dialog
Ctrl + K / Ctrl + Shift + K	Find previous / find next occurrence of search term
Ctrl + H	Search Workspace
Ctrl + Shift + O	Open a resource search dialog to find any class

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INDENTIONS and COMMENTS

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Tab/Shift + Tab	Increase / decrease indent of selected text
Ctrl + I	Correct indention of selected text or of current line
Ctrl + Shift + F	Autoformat all code in Editor using code formatter
Ctrl + /	Comment / uncomment line or selection ( adds '//' )
Ctrl + Shift + /	Add Block Comment around selection ( adds '/...' )
Ctrl + Shift + \	Remove Block Comment
Alt + Shift + J	Add Element Comment ( adds '')

EDIT CODE

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Ctrl + Space	Opens Content Assist (e.g. show available methods or field names)
Ctrl + 1	Open Quick Fix and Quick Assist
Alt + /	Propose word completion (after typing at least one letter). Repeatedly press alt + / until reaching correct name
Ctrl + Shift + Insert	Deactivate or activate Smart Insert Mode (automatic indention, automatic brackets, etc.)

CODE INFO

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Ctrl + O	Show code outline / structure
F2	Open class, method, or variable information (tooltip text)
F3	Open Declaration: Jump to Declaration of selected class, method, or parameter
F4	Open Type Hierarchy window for selected item
Ctrl + T	Show / open Quick Type Hierarchy for selected item
Ctrl + Shift + T	Open Type in Hierarchy
Ctrl + Alt + H	Open Call Hierarchy
Ctrl + Shift + U	Find occurrences of expression in current file
Ctrl + move over method	Open Declaration or Implementation

REFACTOR

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Alt + Shift + R	Rename selected element and all references
Alt + Shift + V	Move selected element to other class or file
Alt + Shift + M	Extract selection to method
Alt + Shift + L	Extract local variable

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OTHERS/MISC

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Ctrl + F7/Ctrl + Shift + F7	Switch Forward / Backward between Panels
Ctrl + F8/Ctrl + Shift + F8	Switch Forward / Backward between Perspectives
Ctrl + P	Print
F1	Open Eclipse Help
Shift + F10	Show Right Click Context Menu

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