================================= SlickEdit 2023 keyboard shortcuts ================================= First published at 12/15/2023 on https://defkey.com/slickedit-2023-shortcuts SlickEdit, previously known as Visual SlickEdit, is a cross-platform commercial source code editor, text editor, and Integrated Development Environment developed by SlickEdit. It runs on seven operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. SlickEdit 2023 has 172 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Text boxes ---------- Ctrl + Shift + X Append cut Ctrl + Shift + C Append to clipboard Ctrl + K Copy word to clipboard Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + Backspace Cut line Ctrl + E Cut to end of line Ctrl + Shift + K Cut word Ctrl + X Cut Del Delete character under cursor or selection Backspace Delete previous character or selcetion Ctrl + Shift + O Expand alias Space Expand partially typed parameter or insert space Shift + Left click Extend selection to mouse position Ctrl + Shift + V List clipboards ? List matches to partially typed parameter Ctrl + Shift + L Lowercase word Left arrow / Right arrow Move cursor left/right Home Move cursor to beginning of line End Move cursor to end of line Ctrl + Right arrow Next word Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Left arrow Previous word Click three times (rapidly) Select line Shift + Home Select text between cursor and beginning of line Shift + End Select text between cursor and end of line Double click Select word Command line ------------ Esc BBEdit Esc Brief Esc CodeWarrior F9 CodeWright Esc CUA (SlickEdit's default emulation for all platforms but macOS) Alt + X Epsilon F2 Epsilon Alt + X GNU Emacs F2 GNU Emacs Esc ISPF Esc macOS (SlickEdit's default emulation for macOS) Esc SlickEdit (Text Mode edition) Ctrl + A Vim Options dialog -------------- Tab Navigate through elements in the dialog Left arrow / Right arrow Collapse/Expand nodes in the tree Alt + O Jump from the option tree to the option panel F4 (on property sheets) Toggle combo boxes up/down, enable numeric text boxes and display color and directory pickers Enter Save changes and close the Options dialog Esc Prompt for changes before closing the dialog Alt + F Add/Remove the selected node to or from your favorites list Alt + S Trims the tree to show only your favorite option nodes (same as the Show Favorites button), or displays all nodes again when viewing favorites (same as the Show All button). Alt + A Saves all option changes yet leaves the Options dialog displayed. Same as using the Apply button on the Options dialog. Alt + H Display the Help topic for the Options dialog CUA: Cursor movement -------------------- This list includes a part of the CUA shortcuts. For the full list and shortcuts of other emulations, look at the source link at the bottom of this list. Left arrow Cursor left Right arrow Cursor right Up arrow Cursor up Down arrow Cursor down Ctrl + Home Top of buffer Ctrl + End Bottom of buffer Home Begin line End End line Page Up Page up Page Down Page down Ctrl + Left arrow Previous word Ctrl + Right arrow Next word Ctrl + Page Up Top of window Ctrl + Page Down Bottom of window Tab Indent to next tab stop Shift + Tab Back indent text to previous tab stop Ctrl + J Go to line Ctrl + | Add multiple cursors Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Down arrow Add new cursor below current cursor Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Up arrow Add new cursor above current cursor CUA: Inserting text ------------------- Insert Insert/overwrite toggle Enter Insert a line Ctrl + Enter Open a new line below current line Ctrl + Shift + Enter Open a new line above current line Shift + Enter Insert a line (no syntax expansion) Shift + Space Insert a space (no syntax expansion) Ctrl + Q Quote next character typed CUA: Deleting text ------------------ Del Delete char under cursor Backspace Delete char before cursor Ctrl + Backspace Cut line Ctrl + E Cut to end of line Ctrl + Shift + K Cut word CUA: Search ----------- Ctrl + F Find Ctrl + R Replace Ctrl + G Find next occurence Ctrl + Shift + G Find previous occurence Ctrl + I Incremental search Ctrl + Shift + I Reverse incremental search [A - Z] Press any key to be prompted whether to cancel a foreground search/replace, or multi-file search/replace CUA: Selection -------------- Ctrl + A Select all Ctrl + B Select block/column Ctrl + L Select line F8 Select character/stream Ctrl + U Deselect Ctrl + X Cut selection Backspace Delete selection Del Delete selection Tab Indent selection Shift + Tab Unindent selection Shift + F7 Shift selection left Shift + F8 Shift selection right Alt + = Execute commands in selection Shift + Arrow keys Start or extend char/stream selection Left click + Move the mouse Start char/stream selection Right click + Move the mouse Start block/column selection Shift + Left click Extend selection Ctrl + Right click Move selection to cursor Ctrl + Shift + Right click Copy selection to cursor Double click Select word Click three times (rapidly) Select line Ctrl + Left click Add cursor or selection Shift + Right click Add multiple partial line characters selections based on a block/column selection. Ctrl + Double click Add selection of words CUA: Clipboard -------------- Ctrl + C Copy selection to clipboard Ctrl + Insert Copy selection to clipboard Ctrl + Shift + C Append selection to clipboard Ctrl + K Copy word to clipboard Ctrl + Shift + V List clipboards and optionally paste one Ctrl + V Paste Shift + Insert Paste Ctrl + Backspace Cut line Ctrl + E Cut to end of line Ctrl + Shift + K Cut word Ctrl + X Cut selection Shift + Del Cut selection Ctrl + Shift + X Append cut selection CUA: Command line and text box editing -------------------------------------- Ctrl + X Cut selection Ctrl + C Copy selection to clipboard Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Shift + C Append selection to clipboard Ctrl + Shift + X Append cut selection Ctrl + Shift + V List clipboards and optionally paste one Esc Cursor to command line toggle Space Complete argument ? List arguments Ctrl + Left arrow Previous word Ctrl + Right arrow Next word Ctrl + Shift + U Upcase word Ctrl + Shift + L Lowcase word Ctrl + Shift + K Cut word Ctrl + E Cut to end of line Ctrl + Backspace Cut line Insert Insert/overwrite toggle Ctrl + Q Quote next character Ctrl + K Copy word to clipboard Ctrl + X Retrieve previous command Ctrl + C Retrieve next command Ctrl + V Start or extend char/stream selection Ctrl + Shift + C Start char/stream selection Ctrl + Shift + X Append cut selection Ctrl + Shift + V List clipboards and optionally paste one Esc Cursor to command line toggle CUA: Files and buffers ---------------------- F2 Save current buffer Ctrl + S Save current buffer Ctrl + N Next buffer Ctrl + P Previous buffer F7 Edit a file or find buffer Ctrl + O Edit a file or find buffer Ctrl + Shift + B List buffers F6 File compare CUA: Windowing -------------- Ctrl + H Split window horizontally Ctrl + Tab Next window Ctrl + F6 Next window Ctrl + Shift + Tab Previous window Ctrl + Shift + F6 Previous window Ctrl + Shift + Z Zoom window toggle Ctrl + F4 Close window Alt + F2 Move window edge Alt + F3 Create window edge Ctrl + F7 Move Ctrl + F8 Size Ctrl + F9 Minimize Ctrl + F10 Maximize Source: slickedit.com Last modified on (UTC): Friday, December 15, 2023 Defkey © All rights reserved.