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190 Delphi Keyboard Shortcuts

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Action Delphi Shortcuts
Selects parent control in design mode Esc
In Object Inspector activates incremental search for properties Tab
Invoke code templates also called code snippets Ctrl + J
Delete text from the cursor position until the end of the word Ctrl + T
Incremental search Ctrl + E
Delete current line Ctrl + Y
Invoke buffer window when the focus is on the editor Ctrl + B
Insert a new GUID at the cursor position Ctrl + Shift + G
Indent the currently selected block Ctrl + Shift + I
Unindent the currently selected block Ctrl + Shift + U
Indent the currently selected block or current line in case of no selection Ctrl + K + I
Unindent the currently selected block or current line in case of no selection Ctrl + K + U
Invoke SyncEdit Ctrl + Shift + J
Automatically declare a variable at the cursor position Ctrl + Shift + V
Delete to the end of the line Ctrl + Shift + Y
Match pair forward Alt + [
Match pair backward Alt + ]
Browse forward (hotlink history) Alt + Left Arrow key
Browse backward (hotlink history) Alt + Right Arrow key
Browse to the symbol under the editor cursor Alt + Up Arrow key
Run a program to the current cursor position F4
Toggle breakpoint F5
Debugger step into F7
Trace into the next source line Shift + F7
Debugger step over F8
Run until return Shift + F8
Run the program under the debugger F9
Program Reset Ctrl + F2
Evaluate/Modify Ctrl + F7
Add Watch Ctrl + F5
View Units Ctrl + F12
Go to the line number in the editor Alt + G
Start/stop recording editor macro Ctrl + Shift + R
Play editor macro Ctrl + Shift + P
Invoke code completion Ctrl + Spacebar
Invoke code parameter hints Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar
Open the file at the cursor Ctrl + Enter
Find all references Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Invoke class completion for the class that currently contains the cursor Ctrl + Shift + C
Navigate to method implementation Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow key
Navigate to the method declaration Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow key
Set a bookmark at the current row in the source Ctrl + Shift + 1-9
Go to a bookmark row in the source Ctrl + 1-9
Opens the drop-down on the top-right corner of the code editor, listing all open files Ctrl + Alt + F12
Navigate to the previous or next method implementation in lexical order in this source unit, or within the class to which scope has been limited using Ctrl + Q + L Ctrl + Alt + Mouse Scroll
Navigate to the previous method implementation in lexical order in this source unit, or within the class to which scope has been limited using Ctrl + Q + L Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow key
Navigate to the next method implementation in lexical order in this source unit, or within the class to which scope has been limited using Ctrl + Q + L Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow key
Navigate to the lexically first method implementation in this source unit, or within the class to which scope has been limited using Ctrl + Q + L Ctrl + Alt + Home
Navigate to the lexically last method implementation in this source unit, or within the class to which scope has been limited using Ctrl + Q + L Ctrl + Alt + End
Activate the Tool Palette in filtering mode Ctrl + Alt + P
Adds current date to source code Ctrl + Alt + A
Toggle comment per line or selected block and cursors go down one line, Ctrl  +  # on Nordic Ctrl + /
Add todo list item Ctrl + Shift + T
Toggle between Forms as text mode or design mode Alt + F12
Invoke Use unit dialog Alt + F11
Invoke Open Project Dialog Ctrl + F11
Invoke the Project manager’s window Ctrl + Alt + F11
Invoke the Object Inspector window F11
Toggle between code view and design view F12
Invoke Window list Alt + 0
Invoke Structure window Shift + Alt + F11
Invoke Browser window Ctrl + Shift + B
Invoke Breakpoint window Ctrl + Alt + B
Invoke Call Stack window Ctrl + Alt + S
Invoke Watches window Ctrl + Alt + W
Invoke Local Variables window Ctrl + Alt + L
Invoke Threads window Ctrl + Alt + T
Invoke FPU window Ctrl + Alt + F
Invoke CPU window Ctrl + Alt + C
Invoke Event window Ctrl + Alt + V
Invoke Modules window Ctrl + Alt + M
Invoke Forms window Shift + F12
Invoke Add to the uses clause Ctrl + Shift + A
Invoke the Project Options window Ctrl + Shift + F11
Compile Project Ctrl + F9
Build Project Shift + F9
Invoke Add to the project window Shift + F11
Run without debugging Shift + Ctrl + F9
Find Ctrl + F
Find in Files Ctrl + Shift + F
Previous/next result Alt + F7
Changes a word to lowercase and deselects selection Ctrl + K + E
Changes a word to uppercase and deselects selection Ctrl + K + F
Changes a word to lowercase Ctrl + K + O
Changes a word to uppercase Ctrl + K + N
Toggles case Ctrl + O + U
Toggles Code folding between On and Off Ctrl + Shift + K + O
Code folding: Expands All blocks of code Ctrl + Shift + K + A
Code folding: Collapse the current block of code Ctrl + Shift + K + E
Code folding: Expand the current block of code Ctrl + Shift + K + U
Code folding: Toggle Current block (expand & collapse) Ctrl + Shift + K + T
Code folding: Collapses all regions {$region ‘comment’}..{$endregion} Ctrl + Shift + K + R
Code folding: Collapse nested procedures Ctrl + Shift + K + P
Code folding: Collapse all methods Ctrl + Shift + K + M
Code folding: Collapse all classes Ctrl + Shift + K + C
Code folding: Collapses down to primary Groups [Interface/Implementation] Ctrl + Shift + K + G
Code folding: Collapses Namespace/Unit Ctrl + Shift + K + N
Switch to the next open file in the editor Ctrl + Tab
Switch to the previously open file in the editor Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Invokes print selection dialog Ctrl + K + P
Invokes Write block to file(selected text) Ctrl + K + W
Invokes Read block from file(inserts text at cursor) Ctrl + K + R
Copies of selected text at the end of the selection Ctrl + K + C
Select a word at the cursor position Ctrl + K + T
Turns on block selection mode Ctrl + O + C
Selects current line (and turns off block selection mode) Ctrl + O + L
Toggles between limiting the Ctrl + Alt navigation shortcuts to the current class, or limiting it to the current unit Ctrl + Q + L
Go to the next item of the Messages window Ctrl + Q + W
Switches between the source (.cpp) and header (.h) Ctrl + F6
Undo Alt + Backspace
Display Popup menu Alt + F10
Moves the cursor down one line and selects the column from the left of the starting cursor position Alt + Shift + Down Arrow key
Selects the column from the cursor position to the end of the current line Alt + Shift + End
Selects the column from the cursor position to the start of the current line Alt + Shift + Home
Selects the column to the left of the cursor Alt + Shift + Left Arrow key
Moves the cursor down one line and selects the column from the right of the starting cursor position Alt + Shift + Page Down key
Moves the cursor up one screen and selects the column from the left of the starting cursor position Alt + Shift + Page Up key
Selects the column to the right of the cursor Alt + Shift + Right Arrow key
Moves the cursor up one line and selects the column from the left of the starting cursor position Alt + Shift + Up Arrow key
Cut word under cursor / currently selected block Alt + X
Copy word under Cursor / selected block Ctrl + C
Select all Ctrl + A
Delete the word to the beginning Ctrl + Backspace
Deletes a currently selected block Ctrl + D
Scrolls down one line Ctrl + Down Arrow key
Moves to the end of a file Ctrl + End
Topic Search Ctrl + F1
Open Main Menu Ctrl + F10
Moves to the top of a file Ctrl + Home
Replace Dialog Ctrl + H
Inserts a tab character Ctrl + I
Copy selected Block Ctrl + Insert
Find again Ctrl + L
Moves one word left Ctrl + Left Arrow key
Insert new line (same as Enter) Ctrl + M
Insert a new line after the cursor (cursor stays in current line) Ctrl + N
Open the file at the cursor Ctrl + O + A
Browse the symbol at the cursor Ctrl + O + B
Inserts compiler options and directives Ctrl + O + O
Moves to the bottom of a screen Ctrl + Page Down key
Moves to the top of a screen Ctrl + Page Up key
Search Replace Dialog Ctrl + Q + A
Moves cursor to the beginning of a block Ctrl + Q + B
Moves cursor to end of a file Ctrl + Q + C
Moves cursor to the end of a line Ctrl + Q + D
Moves cursor to the top of the window Ctrl + Q + E
Search Find Dialog Ctrl + Q + F
Moves cursor to the end of a block Ctrl + Q + K
Moves cursor to the previous position Ctrl + Q + P
Moves cursor to the beginning of a file Ctrl + Q + R
Moves cursor to the beginning of a line Ctrl + Q + S
Moves cursor to the top of the window Ctrl + Q + T
Moves cursor to the bottom of the window Ctrl + Q + U
Deletes to the end of Line Ctrl + Q + Y
Replace Dialog Ctrl + R
Moves one word right Ctrl + Right Arrow key
Save Ctrl + S
Save All Ctrl + Shift + S
Selects from the cursor position to the end of the current file Ctrl + Shift + End
Selects from the cursor position to the start of the current file Ctrl + Shift + Home
Selects the word to the left of the cursor Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow key
Selects from the cursor position at the bottom of the screen Ctrl + Shift + Page Down key
Selects from the cursor position at the top of the screen Ctrl + Shift + Page Up key
Selects the word to the right of the cursor Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow key
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z
Scrolls up one line Ctrl + Up Arrow key
Paste Ctrl + V
Undo Ctrl + Z
Display Help F1
Find again F3
Insert Mode on / off Insert
Moves the cursor down one line and selects from the right of the starting cursor position Shift + Down Arrow key
Selects from the cursor position to the end of the current line Shift + End
Inserts a new line with a carriage return Shift + Enter
Selects from the cursor position to the start of the current line Shift + Home
Paste from clipboard Shift + Insert
Selects the character to the left of the cursor Shift + Left Arrow key
Moves the cursor down one line and selects from the right of the starting cursor position Shift + Page Down key
Moves the cursor up one screen and selects from the left of the starting cursor position Shift + Page Up key
Selects the character to the right of the cursor Shift + Right Arrow key
Moves the cursor to the left one tab position Shift + Tab
Moves the cursor up one line and selects from the left of the starting cursor position Shift + Up Arrow key
Selects the column from the cursor position to the end of the current file Ctrl + Alt + Shift + End
Selects the column from the cursor position to the start of the current file Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Home
Selects the column to the left of the cursor Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Left Arrow key
Selects the column from the cursor position to the top of the screen Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Page Down key
Selects the column from the cursor position to the bottom of the screen Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Page Up key
Selects the column to the right of the cursor Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Right Arrow key
Select the editor window tab Alt + F12
IDE Insight F6

FAQs

What is Delphi?

Delphi is a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for building desktop, mobile, and web applications on the Windows platform.

Who created Delphi?

Delphi was created by Borland in 1995. The company later changed its name to Inprise Corporation before being acquired by Embarcadero Technologies in 2008.

What are the benefits of using Delphi?

Delphi offers a range of benefits, including a highly productive and easy-to-learn development environment, excellent performance, and the ability to build native applications for Windows. It also has a strong and active community of developers who contribute to open source projects and offer support and resources.

What type of applications can be built with Delphi?

Delphi is a versatile language that can be used to build a wide range of applications, including desktop, mobile, and web applications. It is particularly well-suited for developing Windows desktop applications.

What are some popular applications built with Delphi?

Some popular applications built with Delphi include Skype, TeamViewer, and Norton Antivirus. Delphi has also been used to build a number of well-known games, such as Age of Wonders and Heroes of Might and Magic III.

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