ATEasy Keyboard Accelerators

ATEasy supports the following keyboard shortcut accelerators.  You can reassign the key with new key via Tools menu Customize Keyboard, otherwise, the key definitions will remain intact as defined below.  You cannot reassign some keys due to either Windows' or ATEasy's restrictions.

File Command

 

Command

Key

Description

New

Ctrl + N

Creates a new document

Open

Ctrl + O

Opens an existing document

Startup Dialog

Ctrl + Shift + O

Open the file startup dialog

Save

Ctrl + S

Saves the active document

Print

Ctrl + P

Prints the active document or selection

Exit

Alt + F4

Exits ATEasy; prompts to save changed documents

Edit Command

 

Command

Key

Description

Undo

Ctrl + Z
Alt + VK_BACK

Undoes the last action

Redo

Ctrl + Y
Ctrl + Shift + Z

Redoes the previously undone action

Cut

Ctrl + X
Shift + VK_DELETE

Cuts the selection and put it on the Clipboard

Copy

Ctrl + C
Ctrl + VK_INSERT

Copies the selection and put it on the Clipboard

Paste

Ctrl + V
Shift + VK_INSERT

Inserts Clipboard contents

Select All

Ctrl + A

Selects all the active view objects

Delete

VK_DELETE

Deletes the selection

Find

Ctrl + F

Finds the specified text

Find Next

F3

Finds the next occurrence of the specified text

Find Previous

Shift + F3

Finds the previous occurrence of the specified text

Toolbar Find

Ctrl + Shift + F

Activates the Toolbar Find tool

Replace

Ctrl + R

Replaces specific text with different text

Bookmarks/Toggle

Ctrl + F12

Sets or removes a bookmark

Bookmarks/Next

Alt + F12

Goes to the next bookmark

Bookmarks/Prev

Shift + F12

Goes to the previous bookmark

Bookmarks/Remove All

Ctrl + Shift + F12

Removes all bookmarks

Edit list item

F2

Edit list item

Edit list item name and type

Ctrl + F2

Edit list item name and type

Edit View Next Code

Ctrl + F6

Allows to edit next test/procedure code

Edit View Previous Code

Ctrl + Shift + F6

Allows to edit next test/procedure code

Edit List Members

Ctrl + M

Displays a list of the object properties and methods while typing in the code editor

Edit Show Param Suggest

Ctrl + Alt + P

Displays a list of the current procedure parameter possible arguments while typing in the code editor

Edit Show Param Info

Ctrl + Shift + P

Displays a tool tip window containing name, type and description of the symbol in the code editor where the mouse pointer is positioned

Edit Show Type Info

Ctrl + T

Displays a tool tip window containing name, type and description of the symbol in the code editor where the mouse pointer is positioned

View Command

 

Command

Key

Description

Workspace

Alt + 0

Activates the Workspace window

Variables

Alt + 1

Activates the Variables window

Log

Alt + 2

Activates the Log window

Call Stack/Globals

Alt + 3

Activates the Call Stack/Globals window

Watch

Alt + 4

Activates the Watch window

Debug

Alt + 5

Activates the Debug window

Monitor

Alt + 6

Activates the Monitor information window

Properties

Alt + VK_RETURN

Activates the Properties window

MDI Child

Alt + 9

Activates MDI Child window

 

Insert Command

 

Command

Key

Description

... At

Alt + VK_INSERT

Inserts a new object at the current selection

... After

Ctrl + Alt + VK_INSERT

Inserts a new object after the current selection

... Below

Alt + Shift + VK_INSERT

Inserts a new object below the current selection

Symbol

Ctrl + Shift + VK_INSERT

Inserts procedure, property, variable, etc. to the code view

Build/Run Command

 

Command

Key

Description

Build

F7

Compiles and builds the active project

Run/Start

F5

Starts the application

Run/Reset

Shift + F5

Resets the application to the default state

Run/Abort

Alt + F5

Aborts the active process

Run/Pause

F4

Pauses or continues the active process

Debug Command

 

Command

Key

Description

DoIt

Ctrl + D

Runs the selected or current view code

StepInto

F8

Steps into the next statement

StepOver

F10

Steps over the next statement

Breakpoint/Toggle

F9

Sets or removes a breakpoint

Breakpoint/RemoveAll

Ctrl + Shift + F9

Removes all breakpoints

Window Command

 

Command

Key

Description

Close

Ctrl + F4

Closes the current window

Next

Ctrl + Tab

Activate Next undocked window

Prev

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Activate Previous undocked window

Next Pane

F6

Switches to the next window pane

Prev Pane

Shift + F6

Switches back to the previous window pane

Activate Next Frame

F11

Activates next frame window

 

Help Command

 

Command

Key

Description

Help

F1

Displays help for current task or command

Index

Ctrl + F1

Displays the index of help topics

Search

Alt + F1

Searches help topics

What's This?

Shift + F1

Displays help for clicked on buttons, menus and windows

Code Editor Command

 

Command

Key

Description

View White Space Toggle

Ctrl + Shift + 8

Toggles the visibility of while space in the text

Cut Line

Ctrl + L

Cuts the selected or current line to the clipboard

Delete Line

Ctrl + Shift + L

Deletes the selected or current line

Selection Lowercase

Ctrl + U

Converts the current selection to uppercase

Selection Uppercase

Ctrl + Shift + U

Converts the current selection to lowercase

Select Word

Ctrl + Shift + W

Select a word

Delete

VK_DELETE

Performs a delete operation.  If there is a current selection,  the selection is deleted; otherwise, the character following the current caret position is deleted.

Delete Word to End

Ctrl + VK_DELETE

Deletes the word from the current caret position to the next right delimiter.

Delete Back

VK_BACK

Performs a backspace operation at the current caret position.  If there is a current selection, it is deleted; otherwise the character to the logical left of the caret is deleted, if possible.

Delete Word to Start

Ctrl + VK_BACK

Deletes the word from the current caret position to the next left delimiter

Line Down

VK_DOWN

Clears the selection and moves the caret down one line. Window Scroll Down - Scrolls the window down one line.

Window Scroll Down

Ctrl + VK_DOWN

Scrolls the window down one line.

Line Down Extend

Shift + VK_DOWN

Moves the caret and extends the selection down one line.

Line End

VK_END

Clears the selection and moves the caret to the end of the current line.

Document End

Ctrl + VK_END

Moves the caret to the end of the document. Also clears the current selection.

Line End Extend

Shift + VK_END

Moves the caret and extends the selection to the end of the current line.

Document End Extend

Ctrl + Shift + VK_END

Moves the caret and extends the selection to the end of the document.

Clear Selection

VK_ESCAPE

Clears the current selection

Home

VK_HOME

Moves the caret to the home position of the current line.

Document Start

Ctrl + VK_HOME

Moves the caret to the beginning of the document. Also clears the current selection.

Home Extend

Shift + VK_HOME

Moves the caret and extends the current selection to the home position of the current line.

Document Start Extend

Ctrl + Shift + VK_HOME

Moves the caret and extends the selection to the beginning of the document.

Char Left

VK_LEFT

Moves the caret one character to the left.

Word Left

Ctrl + VK_LEFT

Clears the selection and moves the caret to the word to the left.

Char Left Extend

Shift + VK_LEFT

Moves the caret and extends the selection one character to the left.

Word Left Extend

Ctrl + Shift + VK_LEFT

Moves the caret and extends the selection to the next left word delimiter.

Page Down

VK_NEXT

Clears the selection and moves the caret down one page.

Page Down Extend

Shift + VK_NEXT

Moves the caret and extends the selection down one page.

Page Up

VK_PRIOR

Clears the selection and moves the caret up one page.

Page Up Extend

Shift + VK_PRIOR

Moves the caret and extends the selection up one page.

New Line

VK_RETURN

Insert a new line.

Char Right

VK_RIGHT

Moves the caret one character to the left.

Word Right

Ctrl + VK_RIGHT

Clears the selection and moves the caret to the word to the right.

Char Right Extend

Shift + VK_RIGHT

Moves the caret and extends the selection one character to the right.

Word Right Extend

Ctrl + Shift + VK_RIGHT

Moves the caret and extends the selection to the next right word delimiter.

Tab

VK_TAB

Moves the caret forward one tab.  If there is a line selection, indents the whole section one tab.

Back Tab

Shift + VK_TAB

Moves the caret back one tab.  If there is a line selection, indents the whole section back one tab.

Line Up

VK_UP

Clears the selection and moves the caret up one line.

Window Scroll Up

Ctrl + VK_UP

Scrolls the window up one line.

Line Up Extend

Shift + VK_UP

Moves the caret and extends the selection up one line.