Sayed Moin Ahmed

Eclipse Shortcut keys

Note : According to order of Keyboard Letters
F Series
F2 = Focus on selected word
F3 = Go to selected class, interface, declaration
F4 = Shows type hierarchy of selected word
F5 = Refresh
F10 = Go to file Menu
F11 = Run
F12 = Focus on editor

Shift + F
Shift + F5 = Step Filtering(Debug mode)
Shift + F10 = Right Click(Apply to all , not only to eclipse)

Ctrl + Key
Ctrl + F1 = Eclipse help
Ctrl + F2 = Stop Debug
Ctrl + F3 = Show inherited members
Ctrl + F4 = Close editors one by one
Ctrl + F6 = Show next editors
Ctrl + F7 = Show next views
Ctrl + F8 = Show next perspectives
Ctrl + F9 = Activate task
Ctrl + F10 = Shows drop-down Menu: breakpoint, bookmark, task, line no.,
quick difference, folding and preference
Ctrl + F11 = Run
Ctrl + F12 = Open task
Ctrl + 1 = Suggestions or Help
Ctrl + 2 = Quick assist (Variable Assignment)
Ctrl + 3 = Available categories
Ctrl + 7 = Single line comments
Ctrl + Backspace = Delete from backside
Ctrl + Home = Start of file
Ctrl + Page Up = Moving between editors (backward)
Ctrl + / (Num-pad) = Show collapse
Ctrl + * (Num-pad) = Collapse all
Ctrl + - (Num-pad) = Un-collapse
Ctrl + Tab = Move between different tabs(Menu, view, editor, perspective,
etc.)
Ctrl + Q = Go to last edit location
Ctrl + w = Close current editor
Ctrl + E = Open Editor Drop Down
Ctrl + T = Types implementing or defining
Ctrl + I + 2 = Variable Assignment
Ctrl + O = Show inherited members
Ctrl + P = Print
Ctrl + Enter = Enter new line above cursor
Ctrl + Delete = Delete word
Ctrl + End = End of file
Ctrl + Page Down = Moving between editors(forward)

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Ctrl + + (Num-pad) = Collapse

Ctrl + A = Select All

Ctrl + S = Save
Ctrl + D = Delete entire line
Ctrl + F = Find/Replace
Ctrl + G = Search in workspace
Ctrl + H = Java search
Ctrl + J = Incremental search
Ctrl + K = Incremental search(random order)
Ctrl + L = Go to line no.
Ctrl + ' = ' '
Ctrl + Z = Undo
Ctrl + X = Cut (if not selected it will cut the portion from bottom to cursor
blinking)
Ctrl + V = Paste
Ctrl + N = Create new (select wizard)
Ctrl + M = Maximize and minimize(Menu, view, editor, perspective, etc.)
Ctrl + . (dot)= Next Error
Ctrl + / = Single line comment (for adding and removing comment)

Ctrl + Shift + Key

Ctrl + Shift + F4 = Close all editors
Ctrl + Shift + F6 = Show Previous editors
Ctrl + Shift + F7 = Show Previous views
Ctrl + Shift + F8 = Show Previous perspectives
Ctrl + Shift + F12 = Task Search
Ctrl + Shift + (= ()
Ctrl + Shift + \ = Uncomment multi-line
Ctrl + Shift + Backspace = Delete word by word (backspace manner)
Ctrl + Shift + Home = Select from bottom to top(cursor at end of file)
Ctrl + Shift + page up = Moving between editors(backward)
Ctrl + Shift + / (num-pad) = Un-collapse
Ctrl + Shift + * (num-pad) = Collapse
Ctrl + Shift + Q = Shift from left side
Ctrl + Shift + W = Close all editors
Ctrl + Shift + E = Switch editors
Ctrl + Shift + R = Open resources
Ctrl + Shift + T = Open types
Ctrl + Shift + Y = Small case
Ctrl + Shift + O = All your missing classes will be imported, and the unused
imports will vanish.
Ctrl + Shift + P = Matching bracket
Ctrl + Shift + Delete = Delete word
Ctrl + Shift + End = Select from top to bottom(cursor at start of file)
Ctrl + Shift + page down = Moving between editors(forward)
Ctrl + Shift + A = Open plug-in artifact
Ctrl + Shift + S = Save
Ctrl + Shift + F = Formatting
Ctrl + Shift + G = Search in file
Ctrl + Shift + H = Open type in Hierarchy (if selected word)
Ctrl + Shift + J = Previous incremental search
Ctrl + Shift + K = Reverse incremental search (random order)
Ctrl + Shift + L = List of all shortcut keys
Ctrl + Shift + " = " "

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Ctrl + Shift + Enter = Enter new line below cursor

Ctrl + Shift + X = All letters in Capital case
Ctrl + Shift + C = Single line comment
Ctrl + Shift + B = Toggle Break point
Ctrl + Shift + M = Creates an import declaration for a type reference
currently selected.
Ctrl + Shift + < = <>
Ctrl + Shift + / = Multi-line comment
Ctrl + Shift + Space Bar = Context Information

Alt + Key
Alt + F5 = Resize the Eclipse Window
Alt + _ = Gives different option on views like Fast view, Detach, Move, Size,
Minimize, Maximize, Close
Alt + W = Window Menu
Alt + E = Edit Menu
Alt + R = Run Menu
Alt + P = Project Menu
Alt + A = Search Menu
Alt + S = Source Menu
Alt + F = File Menu
Alt + H = Help Menu
Alt + Enter = Properties of file
Alt + N = Navigate Menu
Alt + Space Bar = Minimize,Maximize,Close,etc., Eclipse

Alt + Shift + Key

Alt + Shift + F1 = Plug-in selection spy
Alt + Shift + F4 = Close Eclipse
Alt + Shift + Q = Quick view
Alt + Shift + W = Quick view(Package Explorer,Navigator,outline,properties)
Alt + Shift + E = Edit Menu
Alt + Shift + R = Refractor or Run Menu
Alt + Shift + T = Extract, change Method signature
Alt + Shift + I = In-line Method
Alt + Shift + P = Project Menu
Alt + Shift + A = Search Menu
Alt + Shift + S = Comments, Setters & Getters
Shift + Alt + S, R = Generate getters and setters.
Shift + Alt + S, O = Generate Constructor using fields.
Alt + Shift + D = Debug
Alt + Shift + G = Cross Reference for entire file
Alt + Shift + H = Help
Alt + Shift + L = Extract Local Variable
Alt + Shift + Enter = Properties for File
Alt + Shift + X = Run
Alt + Shift + C = Change Method signature
Alt + Shift + V = Move Method
Alt + Shift + N = New Project
Alt + Shift + M = Extract Method
Alt + Shift + < = <>