Code Editor Keys

You spend a lot of time editing code. It is a good idea to learn these keys. It may seem complicated at first, but it really will save you time once you are comfortable with the editor.

Keys	Definition
Backspace	Deletes the character to the left of the cursor
Delete	Deletes the character to the right of the cursor
Ctrl+Y	Deletes the line that the cursor is on
Home	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line the cursor is on
End	Moves the cursor to the end of the line that the cursor is on
Ctrl+Home	Moves the cursor to the first event procedure
Ctrl+End	Moves the cursor to the last event procedure
Ctrl+Down arrow	Displays the next procedure
Ctrl+Up arrow	Displays the previous procedure
Ctrl+Page Down	Goes to the first line of the next procedure
Ctrl+Page Up	Goes to the first line of the current or previous procedure
Shift+F2	Place the cursor in a procedure name and press F2 to see the code for that procedure
Ctrl+Right arrow	Moves one word to the right
Ctrl+Left arrow	Moves one word to the left
Page Down	Displays the next page down in the Code window
Insert	Toggles the Insert mode on or off
Ctrl+X	Cuts a selected block of text
Ctrl+C	Copies a selected block of text
Ctrl+V	Pastes a previously Cut or Copied block of text
Ctrl+Z	Undoes the last thing you did
Ctrl+F	Finds a word that you specify
F1	Displays Help
F3	Finds the next word that you specified previously using the Ctrl+F command
Shift+F3	Finds the last occurrence of the word that you specified previously using the Ctrl+F command
F6	Switches between Code window panes (if the Code window is split)
Ctrl+H	Searches for a word and replaces it with something else
Ctrl+P	Displays the Print dialog box

This table is based on table 14-1 in "Visual Basic 6 for Dummies"