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# MAXScript Tabbed Editor - Keyboard Shortcuts

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The following tables list most keyboard shortcuts available in the Tabbed MAXScript Editor introduced in 3ds Max 2008.

The following table is odered by feature area. See second table further on this page for shortcuts ordered alphabetically by key.

HELP | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Help File. | F1
FILE OPERATIONS | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
New File. | Ctrl+N
Open File. | Ctrl+O
Open Selected Filename. | Ctrl+Shift+O
Revert File to last saved version. | Ctrl+R
Close File | Ctrl+W
Save File | Ctrl+S
Save File As... | Ctrl+Shift+S
Save As Copy... | Ctrl+Shift+P
Print File | Ctrl+P
Cycle through files currently open in tabs. | Ctrl+Tab, F6, Ctrl+PgDn
Cycle backwards through tabs. | Ctrl+Shift+Tab, Shift+F6, Ctrl+PgUp
SCRIPT EVALUATION | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Evaluate All | Ctrl+E
Evaluate Line/Selection | Shift+ENTER, NumPad Enter
EDITING OPERATIONS | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Undo | Ctrl+Z
Redo | Ctrl+Y
Cut | Ctrl+X
Copy | Ctrl+C
Paste | Ctrl+V
Duplicate | Ctrl+Shift+D
Select All | Ctrl+A
Line cut | Ctrl+L
Line copy | Ctrl+Shift+T
Line delete | Ctrl+Shift+L
Line transpose with previous. | Ctrl+T
DELETING TEXT | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Delete | Del
Delete All in Listener | Ctrl+D
Delete All in Editor | Ctrl+Alt+D
Delete to start of word. | Ctrl+BackSpace
Delete to end of word. | Ctrl+Delete
Delete to start of line. | Ctrl+Shift+BackSpace
Delete to end of line. | Ctrl+Shift+Delete
SELECTING TEXT | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Select to next bookmark. | Alt+F2
Extend selection to start of document. | Ctrl+Shift+Home
Extend selection to start of display line. | Alt+Shift+Home
Extend selection to end of document. | Ctrl+Shift+End
Extend selection to end of display line. | Alt+Shift+End
NAVIGATION | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Scroll up. | Ctrl+Up
Scroll down. | Ctrl+Down
Previous paragraph. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl+[
Next paragraph. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl+]
Previous word. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl+Left
Next word. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl+Right
Previous word part. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl+/
Next word part. Shift extends selection. | Ctrl+\
INDENTING TEXT | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Indent block. | Tab
De-indent block. | Shift+Tab
Change Indentation Settings. | Ctrl+Shift+I
BRACKET BALANCER | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Match Bracket | Ctrl+B
Select to Bracket | Ctrl+Shift+B
AUTO-COMPLETE | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Complete Word | Ctrl+ENTER
Expand Abbreviation | Ctrl+Shift+A
Insert Abbreviation | Ctrl+Shift+R
COMMENTING | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Block Comment or Uncomment | Ctrl+Q
Box Comment | Ctrl+Shift+C
Stream Comment | Ctrl+Shift+Q
UPPER/LOWER CASE | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Make Selection Uppercase | Ctrl+Shift+U
Make Selection Lowercase | Ctrl+U
SEARCH | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Find... | Ctrl+F
Find Next | F3
Find Previous | Shift+F3
Find selection | Ctrl+F3
Find selection backwards | Ctrl+Shift+F3
Replace... | Ctrl+H
GO TO / BOOKMARKS | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Go To.../ Find Again In Listener | Ctrl+G
Go to start of document. | Ctrl+Home
Go to start of display line. | Alt+Home
Go to end of document. | Ctrl+End
Go to end of display line. | Alt+End
Next Bookmark | F2
Previous Bookmark | Shift+F2
Toggle Bookmark | Ctrl+F2
VIEW | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Full Screen | F11
Show Whitespaces | Ctrl+Shift+8
Show End Of Line Characters | Ctrl+Shift+9
Expand or contract a fold point. | Ctrl+Numpad*
FONT CONTROLS | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Magnify text size. | Ctrl+Numpad+
Reduce text size. | Ctrl+Numpad-
Restore text size to normal. | Ctrl+Numpad/
Toggle Monospaced Font. | Ctrl+F11
Switch to Text (No Syntax Coloring) | Shift+F11
OUTPUT PANE CONTROLS | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Next Message | F4
Previous Message | Shift+F4
Clear Output | Shift+F5
Switch to/from Output pane | Ctrl+F6
SOURCE CONTROL | KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Add File | Ctrl+F5
Remove File | Ctrl+Shift+F5
Check In | Shift+F5
CheckOut | F5

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The following table is odered alphabetically by keys. See previous table on this page for shortcuts ordered by feature.

KEYS | ACTION | NOTES
Tab | Indent Block | Editor and Listener
Del | Delete | Editor and Listener
Numpad Enter | Evaluate Line / Selection | Editor and Listener
F KEYS | ACTION | NOTES
F1 | Help | Editor and Listener
F2 | Next Bookmark | Editor only
F3 | Find Next | Editor only
F4 | Next Message | Output pane only
F5 | Check Out (Source Control) | Editor only
F6 | Cycle Tabs | Editor only
F11 | Full Screen Toggle | Editor only
CTRL +KEY | ACTION | NOTES
Ctrl+A | Select all | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+B | Select To Brace | Listener only
Ctrl+B | Match Brace | Editor only
Ctrl+C | Copy selection | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+D | Delete All | Listener only
Ctrl+E | Evaluate All | Editor only
Ctrl+F | Find | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+G | Find Again | Listener only
Ctrl+G | Go To | Editor only
Ctrl+H | Replace | Listener only
Ctrl+L | Line cut | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+N | New Script | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+O | Open Script | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+P | Print | Editor only
Ctrl+Q | Block Comment/Uncomment | Editor only
Ctrl+R | Run Script | Listener only
Ctrl+R | Revert | Editor only
Ctrl+S | Save | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+T | Line transpose | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+U | Lower case | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+V | Paste | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+W | Close | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+X | Cut selection | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Y | Redo | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Z | Undo | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Down | Line scroll down | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Up | Line scroll up | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Left | Word left | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Right | Work right | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Ins | Copy | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Del | Delete word right | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Back | Delete word left | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Home | Document start | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+End | Document end | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Enter | Complete Word | Editor only
Ctrl+Numpad+ | Zoom in | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Numpad- | Zoom out | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Numpad/ | Set zoom | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Numpad* | Fold toggle | Editor only
Ctrl+/ | Word part right | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+\ | Word part left | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+[ | Paragraph up | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+] | Paragraph down | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Tab | Cycle Tabs | Editor only
Ctrl+PgDn | Cycle Tabs | Editor only
Ctrl+PgUp | Cycle Tabs Backwards | Editor only
Ctrl+F2 | Toggle Bookmark | Editor only
Ctrl+F3 | Find Selection | Editor only
Ctrl+F5 | Add File (Source Control) | Editor only
Ctrl+F6 | Switch Editor/Output | Editor and Output
Ctrl+F11 | Use Monospaced Font | Editor only
CTRL+SHIFT+KEY | ACTION | NOTES
Ctrl+Shift+A | Expand Abbreviation | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+B | Select To Brace | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+C | Box Comment | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+D | Selection duplicate | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+I | Change Indentation Settings | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+L | Line delete | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+O | Open Selected Filename | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+P | Save a Copy | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+Q | Stream Comment | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+R | Insert Abbreviation | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+S | Save As | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+T | Line copy | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+U | Upper case | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+Left | Word left extend | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+Right | Work right extend | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+Del | Delete line right | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+Back | Delete line left | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+Home | Document start extend | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+End | Document end extend | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+/ | Word part right extend | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+\ | Word part left extend | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+[ | Paragraph up extend | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+] | Paragraph down exted | Editor and Listener
Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Cycle Tabs Backwards | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+8 | View Whitespace | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+9 | View End of Line | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+F3 | Find Selection Backwards | Editor only
Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Remove File (Source Control) | Editor only
SHIFT+KEY | ACTION | NOTES
Shift+Down | Line extend down | Editor and Listener
Shift+Up | Line extend up | Editor and Listener
Shift+Left | Character extend left | Editor and Listener
Shift+Right | Character extend right | Editor and Listener
Shift+Ins | Paste | Editor and Listener
Shift+Home | Line begin extend | Editor and Listener
Shift+End | Line end extend | Editor and Listener
Shift+Page Down | Page down extend | Editor and Listener
Shift+Page Up | Page up extend | Editor and Listener
Shift+Tab | Backtab | Editor and Listener
Shift+Enter | Evaluate line/selection | Editor and Listener
Shift+F2 | Previous Bookmark | Editor only
Shift+F3 | Find Previous | Editor only
Shift+F4 | Previous Message | Output pane only
Shift+F5 | Clear Output | Output pane only
Shift+F5 | Check In (Source Control) | Editor only
Shift+F6 | Cycle Tabs Backwards | Editor only
Shift+F11 | Language - Text | Editor only
ALT+KEY | ACTION | NOTES
Alt+Home | Line begin jump | Editor and Listener
Alt+End | Line end jump | Editor and Listener
Alt+Backspace | Undo | Editor and Listener
Alt+Mouse Drag | Window Select | Editor and Listener
Alt+F2 | Select to next bookmark | Editor only
ALT+SHIFT+KEY | ACTION | NOTES
Alt+Shift+Down | Line down rectangle extend | Editor and Listener
Alt+Shift+Up | Line up rectangle extend | Editor and Listener
Alt+Shift+Left | Character left rectangle extend | Editor and Listener
Alt+Shift+Right | Character right rectangle extend | Editor and Listener
Alt+Shift+Home | Line begin rectangle extend | Editor and Listener
Alt+Shift+End | Line end rectangle extend | Editor and Listener
Alt+Shift+Page Down | Page down rectangle extend | Editor and Listener
Alt+Shift+Page Up | Page up rectangle extend | Editor and Listener
Alt+Shift+Arrows | Window Select | Editor and Listener
CTRL+ALT+KEY | ACTION | NOTES
Ctrl+Alt+D | Delete All | Editor only

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