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You might want to learn those simple key combinations to directly reach for some feature
LiveCanvas Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
| Windows/Linux | Mac | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl-S | ⌘-S | Save |
| Ctrl-P | ⌘-P | Re-draw preview (useful for JS code) |
| Ctrl-E | ⌘-E | Open the global HTML & CSS code editor |
| Ctrl-L | ⌘-L | Paste lorem ipsum text |
Code Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
And here are some powerful shortcuts you can use in the Code Editor:
Line Operations
| Windows/Linux | Mac | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl-D | ⌘-D | Remove line |
| Alt-⇧-Down | ⌘-⌥-Down | Copy lines down |
| Alt-⇧-Up | ⌘-⌥-Up | Copy lines up |
| Alt-Down | ⌥-Down | Move lines down |
| Alt-Up | ⌥-Up | Move lines up |
| Alt-Delete | Ctrl-K | Remove to line end |
| Alt-Backspace | ⌘-Backspace | Remove to linestart |
| Ctrl-Backspace | ⌥-Backspace, Ctrl-⌥-Backspace | Remove word left |
| Ctrl-Delete | ⌥-Delete | Remove word right |
| --- | Ctrl-O | Split line |
Selection
| Windows/Linux | Mac | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl-A | ⌘-A | Select all |
| ⇧-Left | ⇧-Left | Select left |
| ⇧-Right | ⇧-Right | Select right |
| Ctrl-⇧-Left | ⌥-⇧-Left | Select word left |
| Ctrl-⇧-Right | ⌥-⇧-Right | Select word right |
| ⇧-Home | ⇧-Home | Select line start |
| ⇧-End | ⇧-End | Select line end |
| Alt-⇧-Right | ⌘-⇧-Right | Select to line end |
| Alt-⇧-Left | ⌘-⇧-Left | Select to line start |
| ⇧-Up | ⇧-Up | Select up |
| ⇧-Down | ⇧-Down | Select down |
| ⇧-PageUp | ⇧-PageUp | Select page up |
| ⇧-PageDown | ⇧-PageDown | Select page down |
| Ctrl-⇧-Home | ⌘-⇧-Up | Select to start |
| Ctrl-⇧-End | ⌘-⇧-Down | Select to end |
| Ctrl-⇧-D | ⌘-⇧-D | Duplicate selection |
| Ctrl-⇧-P | --- | Select to matching bracket |
Multicursor
| Windows/Linux | Mac | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl-Alt-Up | Ctrl-⌥-Up | Add multi-cursor above |
| Ctrl-Alt-Down | Ctrl-⌥-Down | Add multi-cursor below |
| Ctrl-Alt-Right | Ctrl-⌥-Right | Add next occurrence to multi-selection |
| Ctrl-Alt-Left | Ctrl-⌥-Left | Add previous occurrence to multi-selection |
| Ctrl-Alt-⇧-Up | Ctrl-⌥-⇧-Up | Move multicursor from current line to the line above |
| Ctrl-Alt-⇧-Down | Ctrl-⌥-⇧-Down | Move multicursor from current line to the line below |
| Ctrl-Alt-⇧-Right | Ctrl-⌥-⇧-Right | Remove current occurrence from multi-selection and move to next |
| Ctrl-Alt-⇧-Left | Ctrl-⌥-⇧-Left | Remove current occurrence from multi-selection and move to previous |
| Ctrl-⇧-L | Ctrl-⇧-L | Select all from multi-selection |
Go to
| Windows/Linux | Mac | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Left | Left, Ctrl-B | Go to left |
| Right | Right, Ctrl-F | Go to right |
| Ctrl-Left | ⌥-Left | Go to word left |
| Ctrl-Right | ⌥-Right | Go to word right |
| Up | Up, Ctrl-P | Go line up |
| Down | Down, Ctrl-N | Go line down |
| Alt-Left, Home | ⌘-Left, Home, Ctrl-A | Go to line start |
| Alt-Right, End | ⌘-Right, End, Ctrl-E | Go to line end |
| PageUp | ⌥-PageUp | Go to page up |
| PageDown | ⌥-PageDown, Ctrl-V | Go to page down |
| Ctrl-Home | ⌘-Home, ⌘-Up | Go to start |
| Ctrl-End | ⌘-End, ⌘-Down | Go to end |
| Ctrl-L | ⌘-L | Go to line |
| Ctrl-Down | ⌘-Down | Scroll line down |
| Ctrl-Up | --- | Scroll line up |
| Ctrl-P | --- | Go to matching bracket |
| --- | ⌥-PageDown | Scroll page down |
| --- | ⌥-PageUp | Scroll page up |
Find/Replace
| Windows/Linux | Mac | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl-F | ⌘-F | Find |
| Ctrl-H | ⌘-⌥-F | Replace |
| Ctrl-K | ⌘-G | Find next |
| Ctrl-⇧-K | ⌘-⇧-G | Find previous |
Folding
| Windows/Linux | Mac | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Alt-L, Ctrl-F1 | ⌘-⌥-L, ⌘-F1 | Fold selection |
| Alt-⇧-L, Ctrl-⇧-F1 | ⌘-⌥-⇧-L, ⌘-⇧-F1 | Unfold |
| Alt-0 | ⌘-⌥-0 | Fold all |
| Alt-⇧-0 | ⌘-⌥-⇧-0 | Unfold all |
Other
| Windows/Linux | Mac | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Tab | Tab | Indent |
| ⇧-Tab | ⇧-Tab | Outdent |
| Ctrl-Z | ⌘-Z | Undo |
| Ctrl-⇧-Z, Ctrl-Y | ⌘-⇧-Z, ⌘-Y | Redo |
| Ctrl-, | ⌘-, | Show the settings menu |
| Ctrl-/ | ⌘-/ | Toggle comment |
| Ctrl-T | Ctrl-T | Transpose letters |
| Ctrl-Enter | ⌘-Enter | Enter full screen |
| Ctrl-⇧-U | Ctrl-⇧-U | Change to lower case |
| Ctrl-U | Ctrl-U | Change to upper case |
| Insert | Insert | Overwrite |
| Ctrl-⇧-E | ⌘-⇧-E | Macros replay |
| Ctrl-Alt-E | --- | Macros recording |
| Delete | --- | Delete |
| --- | Ctrl-L | Center selection |