Script Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
When using keyboard shortcuts make sure the editor window has focus.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open the Script Editor | Scripting | Open Script Editor (CTRL + F11) |
| Select All | CTRL + A |
| To create a new tab | CTRL + T |
| To close a tab | CTRL + W |
| Alternatively, click on the tab header with the mouse middle button. | |
| To cycle between tabs | CTRL + TAB |
| This only applies to the 2 most recently used tabs. | |
| Delete selection and copy to clipboard | CTRL + X |
| Copy selection to clipboard | CTRL + C |
| You can also copy the contents of the Script Editor Help Pane to the clipboard | |
| Paste clipboard to current location | CTRL + V |
| Find | CTRL + F |
| A search can be case-sensitive and you can search in an Up or Down direction. | |
| Find and Replace | CTRL H |
| Comment | CTRL + 3 |
| Uncomment | CTRL + 2 |
| If 1 line or no lines are selected, a # comment signifier is added/removed at the start of the current line. | |
| If multiple lines are selected, a # comment signifier is added/removed at the start of each line. | |
| Note: You must use the number keys on the main keyboard (not the keypad). | |
| Undo | CTRL + Z |
| Redo | CTRL + Y |
| Save changes | CTRL + S |
| Click the Save As button on the editor toolbar to save your changes as a new script. | |
| CTRL + P | |
| Run the current script | F5 |
Editor Navigation Keys
Use the following shortcuts to navigate the editor window:
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Move to start of line/document | HOME/CTRL + HOME |
| If there are leading spaces, pressing HOME once will move the cursor to the first non-whitespace character on the line. Pressing HOME again will move the cursor to the start of the line. Repeated HOME key presses will toggle this behaviour. | |
| Move to end of line/document | END/CTRL + END |
| Scroll up page by page | PAGE UP |
| Scroll down page by page | PAGE DOWN |
| A "page" is equivalent to the height of the editor window. |