All of the code editors on the site like XAML, PowerShell, and JSON are the ACE Editor
Below you can see all of the various keyboard shortcuts like “Fold all” to manage the code better:
Line operations #
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Remove line | Ctrl-D | Command-D |
| Copy lines down | Alt-Shift-Down | Command-Option-Down |
| Copy lines up | Alt-Shift-Up | Command-Option-Up |
| Move lines down | Alt-Down | Option-Down |
| Move lines up | Alt-Up | Option-Up |
| Remove to line end | Alt-Delete | Ctrl-K |
| Remove to linestart | Alt-Backspace | Command-Backspace |
| Remove word left | Ctrl-Backspace | Option-Backspace, Ctrl-Option-Backspace |
| Remove word right | Ctrl-Delete | Option-Delete |
| Split line | — | Ctrl-O |
Selection #
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Select all | Ctrl-A | Command-A |
| Select left | Shift-Left | Shift-Left |
| Select right | Shift-Right | Shift-Right |
| Select word left | Ctrl-Shift-Left | Option-Shift-Left |
| Select word right | Ctrl-Shift-Right | Option-Shift-Right |
| Select line start | Shift-Home | Shift-Home |
| Select line end | Shift-End | Shift-End |
| Select to line end | Alt-Shift-Right | Command-Shift-Right |
| Select to line start | Alt-Shift-Left | Command-Shift-Left |
| Select up | Shift-Up | Shift-Up |
| Select down | Shift-Down | Shift-Down |
| Select page up | Shift-PageUp | Shift-PageUp |
| Select page down | Shift-PageDown | Shift-PageDown |
| Select to start | Ctrl-Shift-Home | Command-Shift-Up |
| Select to end | Ctrl-Shift-End | Command-Shift-Down |
| Duplicate selection | Ctrl-Shift-D | Command-Shift-D |
| Select to matching bracket | Ctrl-Shift-P | — |
Multicursor #
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Add multi-cursor above | Ctrl-Alt-Up | Ctrl-Option-Up |
| Add multi-cursor below | Ctrl-Alt-Down | Ctrl-Option-Down |
| Add next occurrence to multi-selection | Ctrl-Alt-Right | Ctrl-Option-Right |
| Add the previous occurrence to multi-selection | Ctrl-Alt-Left | Ctrl-Option-Left |
| Move the multi cursor from current line to the line above | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Up | Ctrl-Option-Shift-Up |
| Move multi cursor from current line to the line below | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Down | Ctrl-Option-Shift-Down |
| Remove current occurrence from multi-selection and move to next | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Right | Ctrl-Option-Shift-Right |
| Remove current occurrence from multi-selection and move to previous | Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Left | Ctrl-Option-Shift-Left |
| Select all from multi-selection | Ctrl-Shift-L | Ctrl-Shift-L |
Go to #
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Go to left | Left | Left, Ctrl-B |
| Go to right | Right | Right, Ctrl-F |
| Go to word left | Ctrl-Left | Option-Left |
| Go to word right | Ctrl-Right | Option-Right |
| Go line up | Up | Up, Ctrl-P |
| Go line down | Down | Down, Ctrl-N |
| Go to line start | Alt-Left, Home | Command-Left, Home, Ctrl-A |
| Go to line end | Alt-Right, End | Command-Right, End, Ctrl-E |
| Go to page up | PageUp | Option-PageUp |
| Go to page down | PageDown | Option-PageDown, Ctrl-V |
| Go to start | Ctrl-Home | Command-Home, Command-Up |
| Go to end | Ctrl-End | Command-End, Command-Down |
| Go to line | Ctrl-L | Command-L |
| Scroll line down | Ctrl-Down | Command-Down |
| Scroll line up | Ctrl-Up | — |
| Go to matching bracket | Ctrl-P | — |
| Scroll page down | — | Option-PageDown |
| Scroll page up | — | Option-PageUp |
Find/Replace #
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Find | Ctrl-F | Command-F |
| Replace | Ctrl-H | Command-Option-F |
| Find next | Ctrl-K | Command-G |
| Find previous | Ctrl-Shift-K | Command-Shift-G |
Folding #
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Fold selection | Alt-L, Ctrl-F1 | Command-Option-L, Command-F1 |
| Unfold | Alt-Shift-L, Ctrl-Shift-F1 | Command-Option-Shift-L, Command-Shift-F1 |
| Fold all | Alt-0 | Command-Option-0 |
| Unfold all | Alt-Shift-0 | Command-Option-Shift-0 |
Other #
| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Indent | Tab | Tab |
| Outdent | Shift-Tab | Shift-Tab |
| Undo | Ctrl-Z | Command-Z |
| Redo | Ctrl-Shift-Z, Ctrl-Y | Command-Shift-Z, Command-Y |
| Show the settings menu | Ctrl-, | Command-, |
| Toggle comment | Ctrl-/ | Command-/ |
| Transpose letters | Ctrl-T | Ctrl-T |
| Enter full screen | Ctrl-Enter | Command-Enter |
| Change to lower case | Ctrl-Shift-U | Ctrl-Shift-U |
| Change to upper case | Ctrl-U | Ctrl-U |
| Overwrite | Insert | Insert |
| Macros replay | Ctrl-Shift-E | Command-Shift-E |
| Macros recording | Ctrl-Alt-E | — |
| Delete | Delete | — |
| Center selection | — | Ctrl-L |