Keyboard Shortcuts for ABAP Development
Keyboard Shortcuts for ABAP Development
The following shortcuts are highly frequently used for working with development objects in ABAP Development Tools:
Note
The availability of the shortcuts depends on the user interface area you are currently working.
Select Ctrl + Shift + L to open a list that displays the area-specific keyboard shortcuts.
In addition, you can display a list of all available keyboard shortcuts from the menu bar (
Windows 
Preferences General Keys 
).
Edit Actions
| Function | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Activate inactive development object | Ctrl + F3 |
| Activate all inactive development objects | Ctrl + Shift + F3 |
| Check consistency and syntax | Ctrl + F2 |
| Close | Ctrl + W |
| Close all | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Code completion / Content Assist | Ctrl + Space |
| Delete line | Ctrl + D |
| Delete next word | Ctrl + Delete |
| Delete previous word | Ctrl + Backspace |
| Find Next | Ctrl + K |
| Find Previous | Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Format source code (aka Pretty Printer in the SAP GUI) | Shift + F1 |
| Format source block (aka Pretty Printer in the SAP GUI) | Ctrl + Shift + F1 |
| Keyword completion | Tab |
| Mark word | Double-click |
| Mark whole line | Triple-click |
| New ABAP development object | Ctrl + N |
| Open quick fix / quick assist dialog | Ctrl + 1 |
| Rename | Alt + Shift + R |
| Save | Ctrl + S |
| Save all | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Selection to upper case | Ctrl + Shift + X |
| Selection to lower case | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
Navigation Actions
| Function | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Backward navigation to the previous opened tab | Alt + Left |
| Forward navigation to the next opened tab | Alt + Right |
| Select the next open editor you want to navigate to | Ctrl + F6 |
| Select the previous open editor you want to navigate to | Ctrl + Shift + F6 |
| Navigate to ABAP source code | F3 or Ctrl + Click |
| Navigate to last edited location | Ctrl + Q |
| Open development object | Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Open Quick Outline | Ctrl + O |
| Open Quick Type Hierarchy | Ctrl + T |
| Open SAP GUI | Ctrl + 6 |
| Switch between perspectives | Ctrl + F8 |
Moving Actions
| Function | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Backward one word | Ctrl + Left |
| Forward one word | Ctrl + Right |
| Jump to line | Ctrl + L |
| Move one line down | Alt + Down |
| Move one line up | Alt + Up |
Commenting Actions
| Function | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Add comments | Ctrl + < |
| Remove comments | Ctrl + Shift + < |
| Toggle comments | Ctrl + 7 |
Search and Help
| Function | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open search dialog | Ctrl + H |
| Show ABAP Language Help | F1 |
| Show ABAP element info | F2 |
| Where-used list | Ctrl + Shift + G |
Windows-based Shortcuts
| Function | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Find / Replace text | Ctrl + F |
| Copy selection | Ctrl + C |
| Close | Ctrl + F4 |
| Close all | Ctrl + Shift + F4 |
| Cut selection | Ctrl + X |
| Paste selection | Ctrl + V |
| Redo typing | Ctrl + Y |
| Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Undo typing | Ctrl + Z |