Default Key Bindings

Many keyboard shortcuts are automatically bound to allow keyboard access to most of the built-in edit actions.

The following tables describe the default key bindings that are in place when the SyntaxEditor control is created. These can be modified by using the SyntaxEditor.CommandLinks collection.

Clipboard/Undo Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Ctrl`+`C`	CopyToClipboardAction
`Ctrl`+`Ins`	CopyToClipboardAction
`Ctrl`+`X`	CutToClipboardAction
`Shift`+`Del`	CutToClipboardAction
`Ctrl`+`L`	CutLineToClipboardAction
`Ctrl`+`V`	PasteFromClipboardAction
`Shift`+`Ins`	PasteFromClipboardAction
`Ctrl`+`Y`	RedoAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`	RedoAction
`Ctrl`+`Z`	UndoAction

Deletion Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Bkspace`	BackspaceAction
`Shift`+`Bkspace`	BackspaceAction
`Ctrl`+`Bkspace`	BackspaceToPreviousWordAction
`Del`	DeleteAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`	DeleteLineAction
`Ctrl`+`Del`	DeleteToNextWordAction

Insertion Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Enter`	InsertLineBreakAction
`Shift`+`Enter`	InsertLineBreakAction
`Ctrl`+`Enter`	OpenLineAboveAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Enter`	OpenLineBelowAction

IntelliPrompt Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Ctrl`+`Space`	RequestIntelliPromptAutoCompleteAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Space`	RequestIntelliPromptParameterInfoSessionAction

Miscellaneous Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Tab`	InsertTabStopOrIndentAction
`Shift`+`Tab`	RemoveTabStopOrOutdentAction
`Ctrl`+`U`	MakeLowercaseAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`	MakeUppercaseAction
`Ins`	ToggleOverwriteModeAction
`Ctrl`+`T`	TransposeCharactersAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`T`	TransposeWordsAction
`Shift`+`Alt`+`T`	TransposeLinesAction
`Alt`+`Up Arrow`	MoveSelectedLinesUpAction
`Alt`+`Down Arrow`	MoveSelectedLinesDownAction

Movement Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Down Arrow`	MoveDownAction
`Up Arrow`	MoveUpAction
`Left Arrow`	MoveLeftAction
`Right Arrow`	MoveRightAction
`Ctrl`+`Left Arrow`	MoveToPreviousWordAction
`Ctrl`+`Right Arrow`	MoveToNextWordAction
`Home`	MoveToLineStartAction
`End`	MoveToLineEndAction
`Ctrl`+`Home`	MoveToDocumentStartAction
`Ctrl`+`End`	MoveToDocumentEndAction
`PgUp`	MovePageUpAction
`PgDn`	MovePageDownAction
`Ctrl`+`PgUp`	MoveToVisibleTopAction
`Ctrl`+`PgDn`	MoveToVisibleBottomAction
`Ctrl`+`]`	MoveToMatchingBracketAction

Scroll Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Ctrl`+`Down Arrow`	ScrollDownAction
`Ctrl`+`Up Arrow`	ScrollUpAction

Search Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Ctrl`+`F`	FindAction
`F3`	FindNextAction
`Ctrl`+`F3`	FindNextSelectedAction
`Shift`+`F3`	FindPreviousAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F3`	FindPreviousSelectedAction
`Ctrl`+`H`	ReplaceAction
`Ctrl`+`I`	IncrementalSearchAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`I`	ReverseIncrementalSearchAction

Selection Edit Actions

Key	Edit Action
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Num -`	CodeBlockSelectionContractAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Num +`	CodeBlockSelectionExpandAction
`Esc`	CollapseSelectionAction
`Shift`+`Down Arrow`	SelectDownAction
`Shift`+`Up Arrow`	SelectUpAction
`Shift`+`Left Arrow`	SelectLeftAction
`Shift`+`Right Arrow`	SelectRightAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Left Arrow`	SelectToPreviousWordAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Right Arrow`	SelectBlockToNextWordAction
`Shift`+`Home`	SelectToLineStartAction
`Shift`+`End`	SelectToLineEndAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Home`	SelectToDocumentStartAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`End`	SelectToDocumentEndAction
`Shift`+`PgUp`	SelectPageUpAction
`Shift`+`PgDn`	SelectPageDownAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`PgUp`	SelectToVisibleTopAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`PgDn`	SelectToVisibleBottomAction
`Ctrl`+`A`	SelectAllAction
`Ctrl`+`D`	AddNextOccurrenceToSelectionAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`W`	SelectWordAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`]`	SelectToMatchingBracketAction
`Shift`+`Alt`+`Down Arrow`	SelectBlockDownAction
`Shift`+`Alt`+`Up Arrow`	SelectBlockUpAction
`Shift`+`Alt`+`Left Arrow`	SelectBlockLeftAction
`Shift`+`Alt`+`Right Arrow`	SelectBlockRightAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Alt`+`Left Arrow`	SelectBlockToPreviousWordAction
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Alt`+`Right Arrow`	SelectBlockToNextWordAction

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