103 Shortcuts for Eclipse Helios (Windows)

Manage Files and Projects Select Text

Ctrl+N Create new project using the Wizard Shift+Arrow Right/ Expand selection by one character to the left / to the
Arrow Left right
Ctrl+Alt+N Create new project, file, class, etc.
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Expand selection to next / previous word
Alt+F, then . Open project, file, etc.
Right/Arrow Left
Ctrl+Shift+R Open Resource (file, folder or project)
Shift+Arrow Down/ Expand selection by one line down / one line up
Alt+Enter Show and access file properties Arrow Up
Ctrl+S Save current file Shift+End/Home Expand selection to end / to beginning of line
Ctrl+Shift+S Save all files Ctrl+A Select all
Ctrl+W Close current file Alt+Shift+Arrow Expand selection to current element (e.g. current
Ctrl+Shift+W Close all files Up one-line expression or content within brackets)

F5 Refresh content of selected element with local file Alt+Shift+Arrow Expand selection to next / previous element
system Left/Arrow Right
Alt+Shift+Arrow Reduce previously expanded selection by one step
Down
Editor Window
Focus/ cursor must be in Editor Window for these to work.
Edit Text
F12 Jump to Editor Window
Ctrl+C/Ctrl+X/Ctrl+ Cut, copy and paste
Ctrl+Page Down/Ct Switch to next editor / switch to previous editor V
rl+Page Up
Ctrl+Z Undo last action
Ctrl+M Maximize or un-maximize current Editor Window
(also works for other Windows) Ctrl+Y Redo last (undone) action

Ctrl+E Show list of open Editors. Use arrow keys and enter Ctrl+D Delete Line
to switch Alt+Arrow Up/Arro Move current line or selection up or down
Ctrl+F6/Ctrl+Shift+ Show list of open Editors. Similar to ctrl+e but w Down
F6 switches immediately upon release of ctrl Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Up/ Duplicate current line or selection up or down
Alt+Arrow Left/Alt Go to previous / go to next Editor Window Ctrl+Alt+Arrow
+Arrow Right Down/

Alt+- Open Editor Window Option menu Ctrl+Delete Delete next word

Ctrl+F10 Show view menu (features available on left vertical Ctrl+Backspace Delete previous word
bar: breakpoints, bookmarks, line numbers, ?) Shift+Enter Enter line below current line
Ctrl+F10, then n Show or hide line numbers Shift+Ctrl+Enter Enter line above current line
Ctrl+Shift+Q Show or hide the diff column on the left (indicates Insert Switch between insert and overwrite mode
changes since last save)
Shift+Ctrl+Y Change selection to all lower case
Ctrl+Shift++/- Zoom text in/ out
Shift+Ctrl+X Change selection to all upper case

Navigate in Editor
Search and Replace
Home/End Jump to beginning / jump to end of indention. Press
Ctrl+F Open find and replace dialog
home twice to jump to beginning of line
Ctrl+K/Ctrl+Shift+K Find previous / find next occurrence of search term
Ctrl+Home/End Jump to beginning / jump to end of source
(close find window first)
Ctrl+Arrow Right/A Jump one word to the left / one word to the right
Ctrl+H Search Workspace (Java Search, Task Search, and
rrow Left
File Search)
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Jump to previous / jump to next method
Ctrl+J/Ctrl+Shift+J Incremental search forward / backwards. Type
Down/Arrow Up
search term after pressing ctrl+j, there is now search
Ctrl+L Jump to Line Number. To hide/show line numbers, window
press ctrl+F10 and select 'Show Line Numbers'
Ctrl+Shift+O Open a resource search dialog to find any class
Ctrl+Q Jump to last location edited
Ctrl+./Ctrl+, Jump to next / jump to previous compiler syntax Indentions and Comments
warning or error
Tab/Shift+Tab Increase / decrease indent of selected text
Ctrl+Shift+P With a bracket selected: jump to the matching closing
or opening bracket Ctrl+I Correct indention of selected text or of current line

Ctrl+<sc>+</sc>/Ctrl Collapse / Expand current method or class Ctrl+Shift+F Autoformat all code in Editor using code formatter
+- Ctrl+/ Comment / uncomment line or selection ( adds '//' )
on numeric
keyboard Ctrl+Shift+/ Add Block Comment around selection ( adds '/... */' )

Ctrl+<sc>/</sc>/Ctrl Collapse / Expand all methods or classes Ctrl+Shift+\ Remove Block Comment
+* Alt+Shift+J Add Element Comment ( adds '/** ... */')
on numeric
keyboard
Ctrl+Arrow Down/ Scroll Editor without changing cursor position
Ctrl+Arrow Up
Alt+Page Up/Alt+Pa Next Sub-Tab / Previous Sub-Tab
ge Down

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103 Shortcuts for Eclipse Helios (Windows)

Editing Source Code Team (SVN Subversive)

Ctrl+Space Opens Content Assist (e.g. show available methods or Ctrl+Alt+S Synchronize with Repository
field names)
Ctrl+Alt+C Commit
Ctrl+1 Open Quick Fix and Quick Assist
Ctrl+Alt+U Update
Alt+/ Propose word completion (after typing at least one
Ctrl+Alt+D Update to Revision
letter). Repeatedly press alt+/ until reaching correct
name Ctrl+Alt+E Merge
Ctrl+Shift+Insert Deactivate or activate Smart Insert Mode (automatic Ctrl+Alt+T Show Properties
indention, automatic brackets, etc.) Ctrl+Alt+I Add to svn:ignore

Code Information
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 Open Declaration or Implementation
method

Refactoring
Alt+Shift+R Rename selected element and all references
Alt+Shift+V Move selected element to other class or file (With
complete method or class selected)
Alt+Shift+C Change method signature (with method name
selected)
Alt+Shift+M Extract selection to method
Alt+Shift+L Extract local variable: Create and assigns a variable
from a selected expression
Alt+Shift+I Inline selected local variables, methods, or constants
if possible (replaces variable with its declarations/
assignment and puts it directly into the statements)

Run and Debug

Ctrl+F11 Save and launch application (run)
F11 Debug
F5 Step Into function
F6 Next step (line by line)
F7 Step out
F8 Skip to next Breakpoint

The Rest
Ctrl+F7/Ctrl+Shift+ Switch forward / backward between views (panels).
F7 Useful for switching back and forth between Package
Explorer and Editor.
Ctrl+F8/Ctrl+Shift+ Switch forward / backward between perspectives
F8
Ctrl+P Print
F1 Open Eclipse Help
Shift+F10 Show Context Menu right click with mouse

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