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Technical Information Document (TI3341)
ShortCut Keys For Delphi
  • Product: Delphi
  • Version: 3.x
  • Platform: Windows 95, Windows NT
  • Object Inspector ShortCut Keys

    Ctrl+DwnArrMakes the Object ComboBox drop Down and gives it focus.
    Ctrl+TabSwitches Between Events and Properties.
    Ctrl+EnterExecutes a dialog associated with a property, makes an event handler procedure.
    Alt + DwnArrIf the property is a drop down list, it will drop down this list.

    IDE ShortCutKeys

    F1Displays context-sensitive Help
    F4Run|Go to Cursor
    F5Run|Toggle Breakpoint
    F7Run|Trace Into
    F8Run|Step Over
    F9Run|Run
    F11View|Object Inspector
    F12View|Toggle Form/Unit
    Ctrl+F2Run|Program Reset
    Ctrl+F3View|Call Stack
    Ctrl+F4Close the Focused Page in the Delphi Source Editor
    Ctrl+F5Executes the Watch List and the Watch Properties dialogs
    Ctrl+F7Executes the Evaluate Modify Dialog
    Ctrl+F9Compile application
    Ctrl+F12Executes the 'View Unit' Dialog
    Ctrl+SpcBrings up the Code Completion Window.
    Ctrl+EnterWhen Done in the Source Code Editor, it executes the Open Dialog Box and populates the file name with the word that the cursor was nearest to with an extension of .pas. It also opens up in the current directory.
    Ctrl+HomeTop of Source File
    Ctrl+EndEnd of Source File
    Ctrl+Del or DelDelete a component from the form
    Ctrl+CCopy Selected block to the Clipboard
    Ctrl+EIncremental Word search within a Source file. Searches one letter at a time. Also populates the word search edit box.
    Ctrl+FFull word search. this searches the Source file for a specific word.
    Ctrl+JCode Completion Window
    Ctrl+K+EChanges a word to lowercase
    Ctrl+K+FCapitalize word to the Left of cursor
    Ctrl+K+NChanges a block to uppercase
    Ctrl+K+OChanges a block to lowercase
    Ctrl+K+PExecutes the Print Dialog Box
    Ctrl+K+RReads a block from a file
    Ctrl+K+THighlight word to the left of cursor
    Ctrl+K+WWrites a selected block to a file
    Ctrl+O+GSearch|Go to line number
    Ctrl+O+OInserts compiler options and directives
    Ctrl+O+UToggles Upper/Lower case of highlighted text
    Ctrl+PCauses next character to be interpreted as an ASCII sequence
    Ctrl+RSearch and Replace a word
    Ctrl+SSave a Source file
    Ctrl+TDelete a word at a time
    Ctrl+VPaste from the Clipboard
    Ctrl+XCut Selected block to the Clipboard
    Ctrl+YDelete a line of UNHIGHLIGHTED Source Code
    Ctrl+ZUndo Changes
    Ctrl+0Goes to bookmark 0
    Ctrl+1Goes to bookmark 1
    Ctrl+2Goes to bookmark 2
    Ctrl+3Goes to bookmark 3
    Ctrl+4Goes to bookmark 4
    Ctrl+5Goes to bookmark 5
    Ctrl+6Goes to bookmark 6
    Ctrl+7Goes to bookmark 7
    Ctrl+8Goes to bookmark 8
    Ctrl+9Goes to bookmark 9
    Ctrl+Shift+SpcBrings up the Code Parameters Window.
    Ctrl+Shift+GCreates and displays a GUID
    Ctrl+Shift+IIndents a highlighted block of text
    Ctrl+Shift+PPlays back a key macro
    Ctrl+Shift+RRecords a key macro
    Ctrl+Shift+UOutDents a Highlighted block of text
    Ctrl+Shift+YDeletes to the End of the Line.
    Ctrl+Shift+ZRedo Changes
    Ctrl+Shift+0Sets or removes bookmark 0
    Ctrl+Shift+1Sets or removes bookmark 1
    Ctrl+Shift+2Sets or removes bookmark 2
    Ctrl+Shift+3Sets or removes bookmark 3
    Ctrl+Shift+4Sets or removes bookmark 4
    Ctrl+Shift+5Sets or removes bookmark 5
    Ctrl+Shift+6Sets or removes bookmark 6
    Ctrl+Shift+7Sets or removes bookmark 7
    Ctrl+Shift+8Sets or removes bookmark 8
    Ctrl+Shift+9Sets or removes bookmark 9
    Alt+F4Closes Focused Window
    Alt+F6Switches between the last 2 objects that had focus in the IDE (i.e. the Form Designer and the Object Inspector or the Form and the Main Delphi Menu, or the Object Inspector and the Main Delphi Menu, etc...)
    Alt+F10Executes a Right Click in the Source Code Editor
    Alt+F12View Form as Text
    Alt+SpcCurrent Windows' System Menu
    Alt+0Executes the Window List dialog
    Shift+F7Trace to next Source Line
    Shift+F12Executes the 'View Form' Dialog
    Shift+Alt+ArwHighlights a column of text.

    Highlighting a column of text using the mouse

    Hold down Alt+LeftMouseButton. Drag around to get a Highlighted Column... Moving Components in Design Time

    Highlight the desired component:

    Shift+DownArrowIncreases the Components Height property.
    Shift+UpArrowDecreases the Components Height property.
    Shift+RightArrowIncreases the Components Width property.
    Shift+LeftArrowDecreases the Components Width property.
    Ctrl+DownArrowIncreases the Components Top property.
    Ctrl+UpArrowDecreases the Components Top property.
    Ctrl+RightArrowIncreases the Components Left property.
    Ctrl+LeftArrowDecreases the Components Left property.
    Ctrl+Shift+DownArrowIncreases the Components Top property by a grid snap space.
    Ctrl+Shift+UpArrowDecreases the Components Top property by a grid snap space.
    Ctrl+Shift+RightArrowIncreases the Components Left property by a grid snap space.
    Ctrl+Shift+LeftArrowDecreases the Components Left property by a grid snap space.

    Delphi's TLB Editor

    Tip: If you Create an Interface, Method, Property, etc, you can Ctrl+C (copy) it to the windows Clipboard and then when you want to create a new one, you can Ctrl+V (paste) it from the windows clipboard... The Type Library Editor will create a new object of whatever type that you copied to the clipboard.

    Delphi's Package Editor

    Ctrl+SSave Package.
    Ctrl+BCompile Package.
    Ctrl+IInstall Package.
    InsAdd Unit to package or add a required package to another packages Requires Page.
    DelRemove Package or Unit from a package.
    EnterView Required Unit/Package that is currently highlighted.

    SQL Explorer

    F2Rename an Alias.
    F6Switch between the Databases/Dictionary Tab and the Definition Tab.
    Ctrl+AApply Changes.
    Ctrl+DDelete an Alias.
    Ctrl+MRename an Alias.
    Ctrl+NCreate a New Database Alias.
    Ctrl+PPrevious View.
    Ctrl+RRefresh.
    Ctrl+SCopy an Alias and its settings to a new alias. (Save Foo as NewName)...
    Alt+F10Executes a Right Click over the selected Item.
    Alt+BckSpcCancel.
    ArrowKeysUse the Arrow Keys to navigate through the Alias List. Pressing the Right Arrow Key while an Alias is highlighted will attempt to connect to the associated Database.

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