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Common shortcuts
Code editor shortcuts
Window editor shortcut
Page editor shortcuts
Shortcuts for the data model editor
Project editor shortcuts
Help editor shortcuts
Shortcuts for the report editor
UML editor shortcuts
Shortcuts of the environment panes
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Keyboard shortcuts

Common shortcuts


File management shortcuts
Ctrl + N	New (Create an element)
Ctrl + O	Open (Open an element)
Ctrl + Shift + O	Open a project
Ctrl + S	Save the element being edited
Ctrl + Shift + S	Save as
Alt + S	Save all
Ctrl + Shift + W	Close all opened elements
Ctrl + F4	Close the current window
Edit shortcuts
Ctrl + X or Shift + Del	Cut the selected element
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Ins	Copy the selected element
Ctrl + V or Shift + Ins	Paste clipboard content
Versions 16 and later Ctrl + Shift + V or Ctrl + Shift + Ins	Paste the content of clipboard with history
Ctrl + Z or Alt + Backspace	Undo the last action
Ctrl + Y or Ctrl + Shift + Z	Restore (Undo the last action)
Del	Delete the selection or the current character
Ctrl + A	Select all. In the code editor: select the various processes or events in stages (current process or event, then processes or events of the current element, then processes or events of the current window)
Ctrl + F2	Go back to the current position in the previous code (code for calling the procedure for example)
Alt + Enter	Open the description of selected element (7-tab window)
Versions 2025 and later Shift + Resize	Resizes all fields in the selection proportionally.
Ctrl + P	Print selection
Versions 16 and later Ctrl + Alt + W	Close all elements except for the current one.
Versions 26 and later Ctrl + Shift + T	Reopens the last closed element in the editor.
Ctrl + Mouse Wheel	Zoom +/-
Versions 2025 and later Space + Movement	Move the view into the editor if the element is larger than the editor.


Search shortcuts
Ctrl + E	Quick search for a project element Versions 16 and later This search also includes procedures, methods, controls, etc.
Ctrl + F	Find
Ctrl + H	Find/Replace
F3	Continue the search
Shift + F3	Continue the search in reverse direction
Ctrl + Shift + F	Search in the entire project.
Alt + F	Search directly in the help (double-clicking on the result in the search pane opens the corresponding help page).
Common shortcuts in the development environment
F1	Help
F4	Reproduces the last action performed on a control or a multi-selection of controls
Shift + F4	Reproduces all actions performed since the selection of last control onto another control
Ctrl + J	Open the time management window
F8	Display the list of local procedures in the "Project explorer" pane.
Shift + F8	Display the list of classes
Ctrl + F8	Display the list of global procedures in the "Project explorer" pane.
Ctrl + Alt + L	Change the display language (go to the next language)
Shift + Alt + L	Change the display language (go to the previous language)
Ctrl + W	Hide all panes
Ctrl + Q	Show/Hide panes anchored to the bottom.
Versions 16 and later Ctrl + G	Go to the next project configuration.
Versions 20 and later Ctrl + <	Display the home page.
Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar	Find a command in the editor.
Ctrl + *	Synchronizes the Project Explorer pane with the current element in the editor: the current element is selected in the Project Explorer pane.
Ctrl + Shift + R	Displays the menu and toolbars of previous versions.
Shortcuts used to run tests
F9	Test the current element
Ctrl + F9	Test project
Alt + F9	Trace the project
Warning: + means that the must be pressed simultaneously.

Code editor shortcuts


Display shortcuts
Versions 18 and later Alt + C	Display the list of events (or processes).
F6	Show/Hide the TimeStamp (name of author of last modification made to the line of code and date of this modification)
Shift + F2	Display the list of crossed references of selected symbol
Ctrl + F6	Show/Hide empty events (or processes).
Alt + F2	Open the element (window, report) corresponding to the selected symbol
Ctrl + Shift + F9	Open the test mode settings window.
Ctrl + Q	Hide the panes anchored to the bottom.
Shortcuts for the markers and breakpoints
F7	Go to the next marker
Shift + F7	Go to the previous marker
Ctrl + F7	Remove/Add a position marker
Ctrl + B	Remove/Add a breakpoint.
Ctrl + Shift + B	Enable/Disable a breakpoint.
Edit shortcuts
Ctrl + D	Duplicate the selected line. Versions 16 and later If several lines are selected, all lines are duplicated.
Ctrl + G	Select the line to display.
Ctrl + L	Delete the current line
Versions 28 and later Ctrl + Shift + Backspace	Delete the contents of the line before the cursor.
Versions 28 and later Ctrl + Shift + Del	Delete the contents of the line after the cursor.
Versions 28 and later Ctrl + Shift + E	Select the word at the cursor position.
Versions 18 and later Ctrl + Shift + M	Switch text to uppercase.
Versions 18 and later Ctrl + M	Switch text to lowercase.
Ctrl + / Versions 25 and later Ctrl +:	Comment out. Versions 28 and later Enclose the selected section of a line of code with the /* and */ characters..
Ctrl + Shift + / Versions 25 and later Ctrl + Shift +:	Remove the comments (//)
Versions 22 and later Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow	Block selection of lines of code: Select the block above the selection.
Versions 22 and later Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow	Block selection of lines of code: Deselect the block above the selection.
Versions 28 and later Alt + Shift + Up/Down/Right/Left arrow	Rectangular selection with the keyboard.
Alt + Select with mouse	Rectangular selection with the mouse
Versions 25 and later Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow	Return to the last modified code in the editor.
Tab	Indent to right
Shift + Tab	Indent to left
Versions 16 and later Alt + Up arrow	Move a line of code to the top.
Versions 16 and later Alt + Down Arrow	Move a line of code to the bottom.
Mouse wheel	Dequeue lines of code vertically.
Versions 2025 (SaaS) and later Alt + Mouse wheel	Quickly dequeue lines of code vertically. Attention This feature is only available in WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 1. For more details, see Using new features exclusive to WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025.
Shift + Mouse wheel	Dequeue lines of code horizontally.
Versions 2025 (SaaS) and later Alt + Shift Mouse wheel	Quickly dequeue lines of code horizontally. Attention This feature is only available in WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025 Update 1. For more details, see Using new features exclusive to WINDEV Suite SaaS 2025.
F8	Display local procedures.
Ctrl + F8	Display global procedures.
Ctrl + Enter	Insert '...' and go to the next line
Entry	Go to the next line
Versions 28 and later Right arrow	Go to the next line
Ctrl + R	Re-indent the code
Ctrl + Alt + =	Reverse an assignment
Ctrl + T	Translate the messages
F11	Choose a file or an item to insert into the code
Shift + F11	Open the control selection window.


Navigation shortcuts
F2	Go to the code of selected element (procedure name, class name, ... Versions 16 and later On a local variable, display the line corresponding to the variable declaration.
Alt + F2	View the control that corresponds to the name where the cursor is located.
Ctrl + F2	Return to the previous procedure.
Ctrl + Alt + F2	Open the element containing the code (view the window containing the selected control for example)
F4	New local procedure
Shift + F4	New global procedure
F12	Next error
Shift + F12	Previous error
Ctrl + F12	Current error
Ctrl + Shift + F2	Edit the code associated with the selected element in the "Context-sensitive code view" pane
Ctrl + *	Expand all the code.
Ctrl + Shift + *	Collapse all the code.
Versions 16 and later Alt + Right or left arrow	Display the process that was previously accessed.
Ctrl + Up arrow	Go to the beginning of the process.
Ctrl + Home	Go to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Down arrow	Go to the end of the process.
Ctrl + End	Go to the end of the document.


Shortcuts used for search
Versions 28 and later Alt + F3	Perform a quick search.
Versions 16 and later Ctrl + F3	Find occurrences of the word on which the cursor is positioned. All occurrences found are highlighted in the code.
Versions 16 and later F3	Select the next word found.
Versions 16 and later Shift + F3	Select the previous word found.
Shortcut for help and assisted input
Shift + F1	Code wizard
Alt + F1	View the description of a parameter in a tooltip
F5	Fill the word typed from the glossary
Shift + F5	Edit the glossary
Ctrl + F1	Assisted input (automatic completion)
Tab	Select a choice (automatic completion)
Ctrl + up or down arrow.	Change the syntax displayed in the tooltips.
Warning: + means that the must be pressed simultaneously.

Window editor shortcut

The following shortcuts are available in the window editor:


Display shortcuts
F3	Refresh the window
Ctrl + F5	Refresh the window.
F5	Display the tab order
Alt + F5	Set the tab order.
F6	Show/Hide the name of controls and their anchors
F7	Show/Hide the space occupied by the controls and by the control borders
F12	Modify the edit options, display the list of controls found in the current window, ...
Alt + A	Preview the current window or page.
Alt + C	Show/Hide the selection
Alt + D	Enable/Disable the 3D mode for the window
Alt + E	Show/Hide the selection border
Alt + R	Show/Hide the grid
Ctrl + R	Show/Hide rulers
Ctrl + T	Adapt the view to the window
Ctrl + Shift + T	Adapt the view to the MDI area
Shift + Alt + D	Enable the 3D mode for the window and start the animation (Return to 2-dimensional mode: ESC)
Scroll Lock	Start the animation in 3D mode
Ctrl + Q	Hide the panes anchored to the bottom
Ctrl + Alt + 0	Zoom at 100 %
Ctrl + 0	Default zoom.
Ctrl + Numeric Keypad +/- or Ctrl + mouse wheel	Zoom +/-
Edit shortcuts
Space	Edit the caption of selected control
Alt + Enter	Open the description window of the element.
Alt + V	Lock\Unlock the selection
Versions 16 and later Alt + Right or left arrow	Modify the size of selected control.
Ctrl + D	Duplicate the selection.
Ctrl + G	Group selection.
Ctrl + Shift + G	Dissociate the selection
Ctrl + Alt + T	Adapt the control to its content
Shift + Click	Open the menu to select one of the overlapping controls.
Ctrl + Shift + P	Open a file picker and associate the image with the control
Versions 20 and later Control move + P	Lock the association to a parent control (pane tab example) when moving a control.
Versions 20 and later Control move + Tab	Show/Hide the tooltip when moving a control.
Versions 20 and later Control move + Space	Show/Hide the control image when moving a control.
Versions 20 and later Control move + C	Modify the position of mouse cursor in relation to the control moved.
Move field + Alt	Moving a field in an orthonormal frame of reference. Versions 2025 and later This "history" shortcut can be replaced by the more common shortcut Move + Ctrl. For more details, see Customizing keyboard shortcuts.
Move field + Ctrl	Duplicate the selected field at the new position. Versions 2025 and later This "history" shortcut can be replaced by the more common shortcut Move + Alt. For more details, see Customizing keyboard shortcuts.
Versions 20 and later Ctrl + M	Write the caption in lowercase characters during the edit.
Versions 20 and later Ctrl + Shift + M	Write the caption in uppercase characters during the edit.


Navigation shortcuts
F2	Edit the selection code
Shift + F2	Edit the window code
Ctrl + F2	Edit the selection code and the code of controls associated with the selection (edit the code of selected table and the code of table columns for example)
Ctrl + Shift + F2	Edit the code associated with the selected element in the "Context-sensitive code view" pane
Home	First plane used
Page Up	Previous plane
Page Down	Next plane
Ctrl + Page Up	Previous plane used
Ctrl + Page Down	Next plane used
End	Last plane used
Alt + Page Down	Edit planes.


Shortcuts used to run tests
Shift + F9	Preview the window currently run
Shift + F5	Stop the test mode (during the project or window test)
Style shortcuts
Shift + Enter	Display the window for selecting the style of selected control
Ctrl + Shift + C	Copy the style of selected element
Alt + G	Select the skin template of window
Warning: + means that the must be pressed simultaneously.

Page editor shortcuts

Shortcuts for the data model editor


Data model editor
Insert	Add a new item (in the description window of items only)
Alt + C	Create a new composite key (in the description window of items only)
Alt + P	Insert a preset item (in the description window of items only)
Ctrl + D	Duplicate the selection or a file
Alt + Down Arrow	Move the selected item to the bottom (in the description window of items only)
Alt + Up arrow	Move the selected item to the top (in the description window of items only)
Ctrl + mouse wheel	Zoom +/-
Ctrl + Q	Hide the panes anchored to the bottom
Alt + R	Show/Hide the grid
Warning: + means that keys must be pressed simultaneously.

Project editor shortcuts


General shortcuts
Entry	Open the selection
F2	Edit the code of project/selection
Ctrl + Shift + F2	Edit the code associated with the selected element in the "Context-sensitive code view" pane
Ctrl + Shift + F9	Enter a command line to test the project
Shift + F5	Stop the test mode (during the project or window test)
Ctrl + P	Print current project folder
Ctrl + mouse wheel	Zoom +/- in the graphic representations.
Warning: + means that keys must be pressed simultaneously.

Help editor shortcuts


Shortcuts for editing a help page
Ctrl + Shift + A	Write the selected text in uppercase characters
Ctrl + I	Italicize the selected text
Ctrl + G	Make the selected text bold
Ctrl + U	Underline the selected text
Shortcuts for editing a help system
Ctrl + Down arrow	Move the selected help page to the bottom
Ctrl + Up arrow	Move the selected help page to the top
Ctrl + Ins	New keyword
F2	Rename the selected keyword or help page
Alt + Enter	Display the window for describing the properties of the selected keyword or help page
Note: + means that the keys must be pressed simultaneously.

Shortcuts for the report editor


Display shortcuts
Alt + Enter	Display the description window of the selected control or table cell
R	Quick edit.
F6	Show/Hide the name of controls
F7	Allows you to: display the controls without border (1st use) display the corner of the controls (2nd use) display the full border of the controls (3rd use)
F10	Display the full/short name of the blocks
F11	Show/Hide report margins
F12	Display the list of controls found in the current report
Alt + D	Enable/Disable the 3D mode for the report
Ctrl + R	Show/Hide rulers
Ctrl + Alt + 0	Zoom at 100 %
Ctrl + mouse wheel	Zoom +/-
Edit shortcuts
Right arrow	Move the selected control or column to the right
Left arrow	Move the selected control or column to the left
Versions 16 and later Alt + Right or left arrow	Modify the size of selected control.
Alt + V	Lock\Unlock the selection.
Ctrl + Shift + C	Copy the style of selected element
Ctrl + G	Assign the bold attribute to the selected control
Ctrl + I	Assign the italic attribute to the selected control
Ctrl + U	Underline the selected control


Navigation shortcuts
F2	Edit the selection code
Ctrl + Shift + F2	Edit the code associated with the selected element in the "Context-sensitive code view" pane
Warning: + means the keys must be pressed simultaneously.

UML editor shortcuts


UML editor
Home	Position in the upper-left corner of the graph
Page Down or Page Up	Move the graph
Ctrl + Alt + 0	Zoom at 100 %
Ctrl + Numeric Keypad +/- or Ctrl + mouse wheel	Zoom +/-
Warning: + means the keys must be pressed simultaneously.

Shortcuts of the environment panes


Common shortcuts
Ctrl + Tab	Select the next tab
Alt + Q	Enable the panes anchored to the bottom
Ctrl + Q	Hide the panes anchored to the bottom
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Select the previous tab
Code section: editing procedures and classes
F2 or Enter	Edit the code of the selected element in the "Context-sensitive code view" pane
F5	Refresh the list of procedures
Ctrl + Enter	Rename the selected element in the "Context-sensitive code view" pane
Note: + means that the keys must be pressed simultaneously Code pane: debugger mode
Entry	Add an expression
F2	Edit the selected expression
F5	Continue test
F6	Continue the test until the cursor position is reached
F7	Run the test step by step
F8	Step over the properties or functions
Alt + End	Exit from the property or from the function
Ctrl + Pause	Interrupt the test (pause)
Shift + F5	Stop the test (during the test of the project or window)
Ctrl + B	Remove/Add a breakpoint
Note: + means that the keys must be pressed simultaneously. Task List pane
F2	Edit the code of the selected task
F9	Add a new task
Ctrl + Enter	Edit the selected task
Note: + means that the keys must be pressed simultaneously. Code pane: compiler error mode
Alt + I	Show disabled errors.
Enter/F2/Ctrl + F12	View the code of the selected error.
Shift + F12	View the code of the previous error.
F12	View the code of the following error.
Ctrl + F12	Current error.
Ctrl + P	Print the list of compilation errors.

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General keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl + Pause	Triggers the generation of a memory dump. This shortcut is equivalent to dbgSaveMemoryDump.
Win + Shift + F10	Triggers the performance profiler. This shortcut is equivalent to ProfilerStart.
Win + Shift + F11	Stops the performance profiler. This shortcut is equivalent to ProfilerEnd.


Shortcuts that can be used in a Table control or in a List Box control
Ctrl + A	Select all elements (multi-selection table or list box only).
Home key	Select the first element.
End key	Select the last element.
Shortcuts that can be used in an RTF control
Ctrl + Shift + V	Pastes the text without the RTF formatting.