Useful SAP ABAP Editor Keyboard Shortcuts for Programmers

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As an SAP ABAP programmer, you should know and practice these keyboard shortcuts to easily navigate and use ABAP editor effectively. Open ABAP editor and try each and every one to test how they are performing and how these all keyboard shortcuts are helpful while writing applications in ABAP using SAP ABAP editor. 

A fine list of Useful SAP ABAP Editor Keyboard Shortcuts for Programmers, will help novice programmers to experienced programmers. Bookmark this page and keep practicing these keyboard shortcuts to get familiar and faster work while writing ABAP applications.

Useful SAP ABAP Editor Keyboard Shortcuts for Programmers

Key Description	Shift Key	Ctrl Key	Alt  Key	Other  Key
Move left by one char				Left
Select char left from cursor	Shift			Left
Select char left from cursor in Block Mode	Shift		Alt	Left
Move right by one char				Right
Select char right from cursor	Shift			Right
Select char right from cursor in Block Mode	Shift		Alt	Right
Move cursor one line down				Down
Select text from current position until same position in previous line	Shift			Down
Select text from current position until same position in previous line in Block Mode	Shift		Alt	Down
Move cursor one line up				Up
Select text from current position until same position in next line	Shift			Up
Select text from current position until same position in next line in Block Mode	Shift		Alt	Up
Move cursor to the beginning of the line				Home
Select text from cursor position until beginning of the line	Shift			Home
Select text from cursor position until beginning of the line in Block Mode	Shift		Alt	Home
Move cursor to the end of the line				End
Select text form current position until end of the line	Shift			End
Select text form current position until end of the line in Block Mode	Shift		Alt	End
Scroll document one page down				Page Down
Select from current position until one page down	Shift			Page Down
Select from current position until one page down in Block Mode	Shift		Alt	Page Down
Scroll document one page up				Page Up
Select from current position until one page up	Shift			Page Up
Select from current position until one page up in Block Mode	Shift		Alt	Page Up
Move cursor to the first line of current screen		Ctrl		Page Up
Move cursor to the last line of current screen		Ctrl		Page Down
Move cursor to the first line of current screen	Shift	Ctrl		Page Up
Move cursor to the last line of current screen	Shift	Ctrl		Page Down
Move cursor to the first line of current screen	Shift	Ctrl	Alt	Page Up
Move cursor to the last line of current screen	Shift	Ctrl	Alt	Page Down
Move cursor to the beginning of the document		Ctrl		Home
Select from current position until beginning of the document	Shift	Ctrl		Home
Select from current position until beginning of the document in Block Mode	Shift	Ctrl	Alt	Home
Move cursor to the end of the document		Ctrl		End
Select from current position until end of the document	Shift	Ctrl		End
Select from current position until end of the document in Block Mode	Shift	Ctrl	Alt	End
Move cursor one word left		Ctrl		Left
Select word left	Shift	Ctrl		Left
Select word left in Block Mode	Shift	Ctrl	Alt	Left
Move cursor one word right		Ctrl		Right
Select word right	Shift	Ctrl		Right
Select word right	Shift	Ctrl	Alt	Right
Move cursor to next paragraph		Ctrl		]
Select text from cursor to start of next paragraph	Shift	Ctrl		]
Select text from cursor to start of next paragraph in Block Mode	Shift	Ctrl	Alt	]
Move cursor to previous paragraph		Ctrl		[
Select text from cursor to start of previous paragraph	Shift	Ctrl		[
Select text from cursor to start of previous paragraph in Block Mode	Shift	Ctrl	Alt	[
Scroll document one line down		Ctrl		Down
Scroll document one line up		Ctrl		Up
Show the settings dialog	Shift	Ctrl		O
Call Find dialog		Ctrl		F
Repeat last search backward from the current position	Shift	Ctrl		G
Repeat last search from current position		Ctrl		G
Call replace dialog		Ctrl		H
Forward incremental search in text		Ctrl		I
Backward incremental search in text	Shift	Ctrl		I
Toggle unnamed bookmark		Ctrl	Alt	M
Toggle bookmark 0		Ctrl	Alt	0
Toggle bookmark 1		Ctrl	Alt	1
Toggle bookmark 2		Ctrl	Alt	2
Toggle bookmark 3		Ctrl	Alt	3
Toggle bookmark 4		Ctrl	Alt	4
Toggle bookmark 5		Ctrl	Alt	5
Toggle bookmark 6		Ctrl	Alt	6
Toggle bookmark 7		Ctrl	Alt	7
Toggle bookmark 8		Ctrl	Alt	8
Toggle bookmark 9		Ctrl	Alt	9
Go to the bookmark 0		Ctrl		0
Go to the bookmark 1		Ctrl		1
Go to the bookmark 2		Ctrl		2
Go to the bookmark 3		Ctrl		3
Go to the bookmark 4		Ctrl		4
Go to the bookmark 5		Ctrl		5
Go to the bookmark 6		Ctrl		6
Go to the bookmark 7		Ctrl		7
Go to the bookmark 8		Ctrl		8
Go to the bookmark 9		Ctrl		9
Go to the specified line		Ctrl		O
Go to the next bookmark		Ctrl		M
Go to the previous bookmark	Shift	Ctrl		M
Delete char right from cursor				Delete
Delete char left from cursor (Backspace)				BackSpace
	Shift			BackSpace
Delete word right of cursor		Ctrl		Delete
Delete word left from cursor		Ctrl		BackSpace
Insert tab or indent selection				Tab
Untabify selection	Shift			Tab
Copy selection		Ctrl		C
		Ctrl		Insert
Cut selection		Ctrl		X
	Shift			Delete
Paste selection		Ctrl		V
	Shift			Insert
Extended paste selection	Shift	Ctrl		V
Append to Clipboard current selection	Shift	Ctrl		Insert
Redo operation		Ctrl		Y
Undo operation		Ctrl		Z
			Alt	BackSpace
Comment selected lines or current one		Ctrl		<
		Ctrl		<
Uncomment selected lines or current one		Ctrl		>
	Shift	Ctrl		<
Cut current line	Shift	Ctrl		X
Copy current line	Shift	Ctrl		T
Delete current line	Shift	Ctrl		L
Transpose line with previous		Ctrl	Alt	T
Duplicate current line		Ctrl		D
Move selected lines up		Ctrl	Alt	Up
Move selected lines down		Ctrl	Alt	Down
Select whole document		Ctrl		A
Convert selection to the lower case		Ctrl		L
Convert selection to the upper case		Ctrl		U
Capitalize selection		Ctrl		J
Convert selection to sentence style		Ctrl		T
Swap case of text in current selection		Ctrl		K
Switch overwrite mode (INS)				Insert
Auto complete word		Ctrl		Space
Show Quick Info for current word	Shift	Ctrl		Space
Expand typed keyword from template		Ctrl		Enter
Display Color Auto Complete list	Shift	Ctrl		C
Provide help for selected or current word/text				F1
Magnify text size		Ctrl	Alt	Num +
Reduce text size		Ctrl	Alt	Num -
Restore text size to normal		Ctrl	Alt	Num /
Collapse all structures in document	Shift	Ctrl		Num -
Open all structures in document	Shift	Ctrl		Num +
Expand or Collapse current outlining node.		Ctrl		Num *
Expand current outlining node.		Ctrl		Num +
Collapse current outlining node.		Ctrl		Num -
Call Print dialog		Ctrl		P
Immediately prints document	Shift	Ctrl		P
Call File preview dialog		Ctrl	Alt	P
Call dialog to choose another file name for saving	Shift	Ctrl		S

source : scn.sap.com

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