Keyboard Shortcuts for the Workbench
You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate editors and views in the workbench.
When you select an editor, you can navigate within the editor. A green border appears around an editor when it is selected.
You can focus on editors and views. A blue border appears around an editor or view when it is in focus. A dotted line appears around the tab of a view that is in focus. When a view is in focus, you can select the view or you can focus on another view.
You can perform the following tasks with keyboard shortcuts:
- Focus on a view.
- When an editor is selected, press Shift+Tab. Then use the Left and Right arrow keys to focus on another view within the same editor. Alternatively, press Shift+Tab until another view in the workbench is in focus.
- Select the first area in a view.
- When a view is in focus in an editor, press Ctrl+Tab. Press the Tab button three times to select the next widget.
- Select the previous area in a view.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+Tab.
- In the mapping Properties view, select and read a description.
- Press Ctrl+A.
- Minimize an editor.
- When a view is in focus, press Shift+Tab to select the Minimize control, and then press the spacebar.
- Maximize an editor.
- When a view is in focus, press Shift+Tab to select the Minimize control. Use the Right arrow key to select the Maximize control, and then press the spacebar.
- Select an area of the workbench.
- When an editor is selected, press Ctrl+Tab to select another area of the workbench, such as a view. Press the Ctrl+Tab again to select the next area.
- Select the previous area of the workbench.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+Tab.
- Jump to the error message in a dialog box.
- Press Ctrl+M.