Usability Shortcuts/Timesavers

Studio supports a number of timesaving features to streamline the editing process. A short description of each follows.

 

To maximize the editing window:

When the Editing window and the secondary windows are all open, press Esc. To "restore down" the Editing window and open all secondary windows:

When the Editing window is maximized and the secondary windows are all closed, press Shift + Esc.

To convert to all uppercase:  

In the Editing window, select the text to convert and press CTRL+U.

To convert to all lowercase:  

In the Editing window, select the text to convert and press CTRL+L.

To duplicate a line:

In the Editing window, select the text to duplicate and press CTRL+D.

To erase a line:  

In the Editing window, place the cursor on the line and press CTRL+E.

To increase multiple line indentation:

In the Editing window, select as many lines of code as you like. Then press Tab. The entire segment will be indented by a tab (To remove the indent, select the lines and press Shift Tab).

Note:

The shortcut keys for these conversions can be changed in the Keymap Tab (Tools | Preferences | KeyMap).

 

 

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