Keyboard Shortcuts in Eclipse SDK 3.1
This document is obsolete. In Eclipse version 3.1 or newer, all current key bindings can be browsed on the General > Keys preference page. In addition, Help > Key Assist can be invoked at any time from within the Workbench to obtain a complete list of available key bindings in that context.
Keyboard Shortcuts in Eclipse SDK 2.0
The following keyboard shortcuts are used in Eclipse SDK 2.0 (including Eclipse UI, Compare, Debug, JDT and PDE plugins).
Grey items indicate a system key that cannot be used by Eclipse. Red items indicate a conflict.

If you are adding, removing or changing shortcut key assignments in the Eclipse SDK components, please advise the UI team so this table can be updated.

Last update: July 4, 2002

Default Key Bindings
Key {Key} by itself SHIFT+{Key} CTRL+{Key} CTRL+SHIFT+{Key} ALT+SHIFT+{Key} ALT+{Key} CTRL+ALT+{Key}
A ? ? Edit / Select All ? ? See Note 1 See Note 2
B ? ? ? (JDT Debug) Add/Remove Breakpoint ? ? ?
C ? ? Edit / Copy ? ? ? ?
D ? ? (JDT Debug) Display ? ? ? ?
E ? ? Edit/ Delete line Edit/Delete Line to End ? ? ?
F ? ? Edit / Find/Replace (JDT Editor) Format ? ? ?
G ? ? (JDT Editor) Search for Declarations in Workspace? (JDT Editor) Search for References in Workspace ? ? ?
H ? ? Edit / Search (JDT Editor) Open Type Hierarchy ? ? ?
I ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
J ? ? Edit / Incremental Find ? ? ? ?
K ? ? Edit / Find Next Edit / Find Previous ? ? ?
L ? ? Edit / Go to Line ? ? ? ?
M ? ? ? (JDT editor) Add Import ? ? ?
N ? ? File / New / Other ? ? ? ?
O ? ? ? (JDT editor) Organize Imports ? ? ?
P ? ? File / Print ? ? ? ?
Q ? ? (JDT Debug) Inspect ? ? ? ?
R ? ? (JDT Debug) Run to Line ? ? ? ?
S ? ? File / Save File / Save All ? ? ?
T ? ? ? (JDT) Open Type ? ? ?
U ? ? (JDT Debug) Run Snippet ? ? ? ?
V ? ? Edit / Paste ? ? ? ?
W ? ?

Edit/Show Rulers

Window/Switch to Editor ? ? ?
X ? ? Edit / Cut ? ? ? ?
Y ? ? Edit / Redo (JDT) Refactor / Redo ? ? ?
Z ? ? Edit / Undo (JDT) Refactor / Undo ? ? ?
Space ? ? (JDT editor) Content Assist (JDT editor) Parameter Hints? ? (Windows) Window menu ?
Enter ? ? ? ? ? File / Properties ?
Backspace ? ? ? ? ? (Windows) Undo (X11) Shutdown X server
Esc ? ? (Windows) Start menu ? ? (Windows) Next app window ?
Tab (JDT editor) Shift Right (JDT editor) Shift Left ? ? ? (Windows) Window switcher ?
Insert ? (Windows) Paste (Windows) Copy ? ? ? ?
Home ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
End ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Page Up ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Page Down ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Insert ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Delete Edit / Delete (Windows) Cut Edit / Delete ? ? ? ?
Hyphen (-) ? ? ? ? ? Show System Menu (X11) Decrease resolution
Plus (+) ? ? ? ? ? ? (X11) Increase resolution
Front Slash (/) ? ? (JDT editor) Comment ? ?

(JDT editor) Content Assist (Simplified Chinese)

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Back Slash (\) ? ? (JDT editor) Uncomment ? ? ? ?
Period(.) ? ? Navigate/Next;
(JDT editor) Next Problem 		? ? ? ?
Comma(,) ? ? Navigate/Previous;
(JDT editor) Previous Problem 		? ? ? ?
Question Mark (?) ? ? ? ? ? (JDT editor) Parameter Hints? (Simplified Chinese) ?
Left Arrow ? ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Expand Selection to Previous Element

? ?
Right Arrow ? ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Expand Selection? to Next Element

? ?
Up Arrow ? ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Expand Selection? to Enclosing Element

? ?
Down Arrow ? ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Expand Selection? to Last Element

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F1 Help Help Help Help ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F2 (Navigator view) Rename, (JDT) Show JavaDoc (JDT) Open External JavaDoc? ? ? ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F3 (JDT) Open on Selection ? ? ? ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F4 (JDT) Open Type Hierarchy ? File / Close File / Close All ? (Windows) Close window (X11) Switch to console
F5 (Navigator view) Refresh; (Properties view) Refresh; (Debug) Step Into ? ? ? ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F6 (Debug) Step Over ? Next Editor Previous Editor ? (Windows) Switch to previous window in same program (X11) Switch to console
F7 (Debug) Run to Return ? Next View Previous View ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F8 (Debug) Resume ? Next Perspective Previous Perspective ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F9 (Debug) Relaunch last ? ? ? ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F10 (Windows) Activate menubar (Windows, Motif) Context menu Show View Menu ? ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F11 (Debug) Run/Debug last ? (Debug) Run ? ? ? (X11) Switch to console
F12 Activate Editor ? ? ? ? ? (X11) Switch to console
1 ? ? (JDT Editor) Quick Fix ? ? ? ?
2 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Emacs Key Bindings
Key {Key} by itself SHIFT+{Key} CTRL+{Key} ALT+{Key} Esc+{Key} ALT+SHIFT+
{Key} 		CTRL+SHIFT+
{Key} 		CTRL+ALT+
{Key} 		CTRL+X,
CTRL+{Key} 		CTRL+X,{Key}
A ? ? Edit/ Go to start of line ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
B ? ? Edit/Go to previous column Edit/Go to previous word Edit/Go to previous word ? ? ? Window/Switch to Editor ?
C ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Close All Editors ?
D ? ? Edit/Delete next ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
E ? ? Edit/Go to end of line ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
F ? ? Edit/Go to next column Edit/Go to next word Edit/Go to next word ? (JDT editor) Format ? ? ?
G ? ? (JDT editor)? Search for Declarations in Workspace, Clear Mark ? ? ? (JDT editor)? Search for References in Workspace ? ? Edit/Go to line
H ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Edit/Select All
I ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
J ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
K ? ? Edit/Delete Line to End ? ? ? ? ? File/ Close Editor ?
L ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
M ? ? ? ? ? ? (JDT editor) Add Import ? ? ?
N ? ? Edit/Go down one line ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
O ? ? ? (+Ctrl+K) Edit/Delete Line to Beginning ? ? (JDT editor) Organize Imports ? ? ?
P ? ? Edit/Go up one line ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Q ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
R ? ? ? Edit/Find/Replace Edit/Find/Replace ? ? ? ? ?
S ? ? Edit/Find Incremental ? ? ? ? ? File/Save Editor File/Save All Editors
T ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
U ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Undo
V ? ? Edit/Page Down Edit/Page Up Edit/Page Up ? ? ? ? ?
W ? ? Edit/Cut Edit/Copy Edit/Copy ? ? ? ? ?
X ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Edit/Swap Mark ?
Y ? ? Edit/Paste ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Z ? ? Edit/Line down Edit/Line up Edit/Line up ? ? ? ? ?
Space ? ? (+Ctrl+2) Edit/Set Mark ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Enter ? ? ? File/Properties ? ? ? ? ? ?
Backspace ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Esc ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Tab ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Insert ? Edit/Paste Edit/Copy ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Delete ? Edit/Cut ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Home ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
End ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Page Up ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Page Down ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Insert ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Delete ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Hyphen (-) ? ? ? Show System Menu ? ? ? ? ? ?
Underscore(_) ? ? Edit/Undo ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Plus (+) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Front Slash (/) ? ? (JDT editor) Comment

(JDT editor) Content Assist

? ? ? ? ? ?
Back Slash (\) ? ? (JDT editor) Uncomment ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Question Mark (?) ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Parameter Hints

? ? ? ? ? ?
Period(.) ? ? Navigate/Next? Edit/Go to text end Edit/Go to text end ? ? ? ? ?
Comma(,) ? ? Navigate/Previous Edit/Go to text start Edit/Go to text start ? ? ? ? ?
Less than (<) ? ? ? Edit/Go to text start Edit/Go to text start ? ? ? ? ?
Greater than (<>) ? ? ? Edit/Go to text end Edit/Go to text end ? ? ? ? ?
Left Arrow ? ? ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Expand Selection to Previous Element

? ? ? ?
Right Arrow ? ? ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Expand Selection? to Next Element

? ? ? ?
Up Arrow ? ? ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Expand Selection? to Enclosing Element

? ? ? ?
Down Arrow ? ? ? ? ?

(JDT editor) Expand Selection? to Last Element

? ? ? ?
F1 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
F2 (JDT editor)? Show Javadoc (JDT editor)? Open External Javadoc ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
F3 (JDT) Open on Selection ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
F4 (JDT editor)? Open Type Hierarchy ? File/Close Editor ? ? ? File/Close All Editors ? ? ?
F5 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
F6 Next Editor ? ? ? ? ? Previous Editor ? ? ?
F7 Next View ? ? ? ? ? Previous View ? ? ?
F8 Next Perspective ? ? ? ? ? Previous Perspective ? ? ?
F9 Edit/Undo ? ? File/Print File/Print ? ? ? ? ?
F10 Edit/Redo ? Show View Menu ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
F11 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
F12 Activate Editor ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1 ? ? (JDT Editor) Quick Fix ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Notes:

  1. Avoid Alt combinations as these can conflict with menu mnemonics.
  2. Avoid Ctrl+Alt combinations as these can conflict with AltGr (alternative graphics) key sequences on international keyboards.