NetBeans IDE 6.0 Keyboard Shortcuts Specification
Note: This is UI specification for the default keymap profile is NetBeans. The "old" NetBeans 5.5 profile is still available in Tools | Options | Keymap | Profile.
How to read this table?
- When there are multiple modifiers used, their order always goes from Ctrl first right then up. (i.e. Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Enter, NOT Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Enter)
How to search this table?
- The key delimiter used is +, it is always surrounded by spaces.
- For non-character symbols ("+", "-", ".", ",", "/") , their name is always used instead of the symbol (i.e: Plus, Minus, Comma, Period, Slash, Backslash, Space, Enter)
- Other examples
- Left Bracket
- Enter, Insert
- Left, Right, Up Down
- Page Up, Page Down
- Names for arrows keys used are: Left, Right, Up, Down
- examples:
- Ctrl + Shift + NumPad Plus
- Ctrl + Alt + Right
List Of Shortcuts
Basic Language Independent Editing
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| adjust-caret-top | Alt + Shift + Page Up | Ctrl + Shift + Page Up | |
| adjust-caret-bottom | Alt + Shift + Page Down | Ctrl + Shift + Page Down | |
| adjust-caret-center | Alt + Shift + Insert | < none > | |
| caret-backward | Left | Left | |
| caret-forward | Right | Right | |
| caret-up | Up | Up | |
| caret-down | Down | Down | |
| caret-end-line | End | End | |
| caret-begin-line | Home | Home (End) | |
| caret-backward | KP + Left | KP + Left | |
| caret-forward | KP + Right | KP + Right | |
| caret-down | KP + Down | KP + Down | |
| caret-up | KP + Up | KP + Up | |
| caret-end-word | < none > | < none > | |
| Selection-backward | Shift + Left | Shift + Left | |
| selection-forward | Shift + Right | Shift + Right | |
| selection-up | Shift + Up | Shift + Up | |
| selection-down | Shift + Down | Shift + Down | |
| selection-begin-line | Shift + Home | Shift + Home | |
| selection-end-line | Shift + End | Shift + End | |
| selection-page-down | Shift + Page Down | Shift + Page Down | |
| selection-page-up | Shift + Page Up | Shift + Page Up | |
| Select All | Ctrl + A | Cmd + A | |
| Insert Tab | Tab | Tab | |
| insert-break | Enter | Enter | |
| Collapse (hide) a block | Ctrl + Minus | Cmd + Minus | |
| Collapse (hide) a block | Ctrl + NumPad Minus | | |
| Collapse (hide) all code blocks | Ctrl + Shift + NumPad Minus | Cmd + Shift + Minus | |
| Expand a Collapsed Block (expand-fold) | Ctrl + Plus | Cmd + Plus | |
| Expand a Collapsed Block (expand-fold) | Ctrl + NumPad Plus | | |
| Expand a Collapsed Block (expand-fold) | Ctrl + Equals | Cmd + Equals | |
| Expand all code blocks (expand-all-folds) | Ctrl + Shift + NumPad Plus | | |
| Expand all code blocks (expand-all-folds) | Ctrl + Shift + Plus | Cmd + Shift + Plus | |
| Expand all code blocks (expand-all-folds) | Ctrl + Shift + Equals | Cmd + Shift + Equals | |
| Delete current word (remove-word-next) | Ctrl + Del | Cmd + Del | |
| Delete previous word | Ctrl + Backspace | Alt + Backspace | |
| Delete the current Line | Ctrl + E | Cmd + E | |
| delete-previous | Shift + Backspace | Shift + Backspace | |
| delete-previous | Backspace | Backspace | |
| Remove the line until caret position (remove-line-begin) | < none > | < none > | |
| Scroll Down | Ctrl + Down | Cmd + Down | |
| Scroll Up | Ctrl + Up | Cmd + Up | |
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Cmd + C | |
| Copy | Ctrl + Insert | < none > | |
| Copy | Copy | Copy | |
| Cut to Clipboard | Ctrl + X | Cmd + X | |
| Cut to Clipboard | Shift + Delete | < none > | |
| Cut to Clipboard | Cut | Cut | |
| Paste from Clipboard | Paste | Paste | |
| Paste from Clipboard | Shift + Insert | < none > | |
| Paste from Clipboard | Ctrl + V | Cmd + V | |
| Indent Selection | Tab | Tab | |
| Unindent Selection | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab | |
| Add/remove comment lines ("//") - German and other keyboard layouts without a slash. | Ctrl + Shift + C | Ctrl + Shift + W ? | |
| Add comment lines ("//"). This action was replaced by comment toggle | < none > | < none > | |
| Remove comment lines ("//"). This action was replaced by comment/uncomment toggle | < none > | < none > | |
| Shift line one tab to the right | Alt + Shift + Right | Ctrl + Shift + Right | |
| Shift one tab to the left | Alt + Shift + Left | Ctrl + Shift + Left | |
| Move Selection/Line down (move-selection-else-line-down) | Alt + Shift + Down | Ctrl + Shift + Down | |
| Move Selection/Line up (move-selection-else-line-up) | Alt + Shift + Up | Ctrl + Shift + Up | |
| Duplicate line below (copy-selection-else-line-down) | Ctrl + Shift + Down | Cmd + Shift + Down | |
| Duplicate line above (copy-selection-else-line-up) | Ctrl + Shift + Up | Cmd + Shift + Up | |
| Reformat Selection (Reformat Indentation) | Alt + Shift + F | Ctrl + Shift + F | |
| Start New Line (start-new-line) | Shift + Enter | Shift + Enter | |
| Split line (split-line) | Ctrl + Enter | Cmd + Enter | |
| Start Recording Macro | < none > | < none > | |
| Stop Recording Macro | < none > | < none > | |
| macro-debug-var | < none > | < none > | |
| Convert selection to uppercase (to-upper-case) | Ctrl + U, then U | Cmd + U, then U | |
| Convert selection to lowercase (to-lower-case) | Ctrl + U, then L | Cmd + U, then L | |
| Switch (toggle) case of selection (switch-case) | Ctrl + U, then S | Cmd + U, then S | |
| Toggle Typing Mode | Insert | < none > | |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Cmd + Z | |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y | Cmd + Y | |
| Previous matching word (word-match-prev) | Ctrl + K | Cmd + K | |
| Next matching word (word-match-next) | Ctrl + Shift + K | Cmd + Shift + K | |
Coding in Java
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Show Suggestion/Tip/Hint | Alt + Enter | Ctrl + Enter | |
| Select next element (select-element-next) | Alt + Shift + Period | Ctrl + Shift + Period | |
| Select previous element (select-element-previous) | Alt + Shift + Comma | Ctrl + Shift + Comma | |
| Select-identifier | Ctrl + I | Cmd + I | |
| Surround with try + catch block | < none > | < none > | |
| Fix Imports (fix-imports) | Ctrl + Shift + I | Cmd + Shift + I | |
| Fast Import (fast-import) | Alt + Shift + I | Ctrl + Shift + I | |
| Prepend “get” to identifier (make-getter) | < none > | < none > | |
| Prepend “is” to identifier (make-is) | < none > | < none > | |
| Prepend “set” to identifier (make-setter) | < none > | < none > | |
| Insert Code (generate-code) | Alt + Insert | Ctrl + I | |
| Override Method | < none > | < none > | |
| Select next parameter | Ctrl + M | Ctrl + M | |
| Add/remove comment. Should work for all languages. | Ctrl + Slash | Cmd + Slash | |
| Insert internationalized String... | Ctrl + Shift + J | Cmd + Shift + J | |
| Show Javadoc (javadoc-show-action) | Ctrl + Shift + Space | Cmd + Shift + Space | |
| Display Help (Javadoc for Java) | Alt + F1 | | |
| Javadoc Index Search | Shift + F1 | Shift + F1 | |
| Open code completion (completion-show) | Ctrl + Space | Ctrl + Space | |
| Open code completion (completion-show) | Ctrl + Backslash | Cmd + Backslash | |
| Close code completion | Esc | Esc | |
| Enter space, no abbreviation expansion | Shift + Space | Shift + Space | |
| Inspect Members | Ctrl + Shift + F12 | Cmd + Shift + F12 | |
| Inspect File Members | Ctrl + F12 | Cmd + F12 | |
| Inspect Hierarchy | Alt + Shift + F12 | Ctrl + Shift + F12 | |
| Inspect File Hierarchy | Alt + F12 | Ctrl + F12 | |
Coding in XML
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Perform XML transformation | Alt + F6 | Ctrl + F6 | |
| Check XML | Alt + F9 | Ctrl + F9 | |
| XSL Transformation... | < none > | < none > | |
HTML editing
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Paste formatted | Ctrl + Shift + V | Cmd + Shift + V | |
Compiling, Testing and Running
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Build Main project | F11 | Alt + F11, F11 | |
| Clean & Build main project | Shift + F11 | Alt + Shift + F11 | |
| Compile selected package or file | F9 | Alt + F9, F9 | |
| Run Main Project | F6 | F6 | |
| Run Main File | Shift + F6 | Shift + F6 | |
| Create Junit test | Ctrl + Shift + U | Cmd + Shift + U | |
| Run Junit test on file (Test File) | Ctrl + F6 | Cmd + F6 | |
| Test Project | Alt + F6 | Ctrl + F6 | |
| Set Request parameters | Ctrl + Q | | |
| Run SQL | Ctrl + Shift + E | Cmd + Shift + E | |
Debugging
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Start debugging main project | Ctrl + F5 | Ctrl + Cmd + F5 | |
| Start debugging current File and Project | Ctrl + Shift + F5 | Cmd + Shift + F5 | |
| Start debugging test for file (JUnit) | Ctrl + Shift + F6 | Cmd + Shift + F6 | |
| Go To calling Method (Make Caller Current) | Alt + Page Down | Ctrl + Page Down | |
| Go To called Method (Make Callee Current) | Alt + Page Up | Ctrl + Page Up | |
| Continue debugging session | F5 | F5 | |
| Finish Debugger Session | Shift + F5 | Shift + F5 | |
| New watch... | Ctrl + Shift + F7 | Cmd + Shift + F7 | |
| New breakpoint... | Ctrl + Shift + F8 | Cmd + Shift + F8 | |
| Toggle breakpoint | Ctrl + F8 | Cmd + F8 | |
| Evaluate Expression | Ctrl + F9 | Cmd + F7 | |
| Step Over Expression | Shift + F8 | Shift + F8 | |
| Step Over | F8 | F8 | |
| Step Into | F7 | F7 | |
| Step Out | Ctrl + F7 | Cmd + F7 | |
| Run To cursor location in File | F4 | F4 | |
| Run Into Method | Shift + F7 | Shift + F7 | |
Profiling
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Profile Main Project... | < none > | < none > | |
| Stop Profiling Session | Shift + F2 | Shift + F2 | |
| Modify Profiling... | Alt + Shift + F2 | Ctrl + Shift + F2 | |
| Re-run Last Profiling | Ctrl + Shift + F2 | Cmd + Shift + F2 ? | |
| Toggle Profiling point | Shift + F9 | Alt + Shift + F9 | |
| Take Snapshot of Collected Data (TakeSnapshotAction) | Ctrl + F2 | Ctrl + F2 | |
| Reset Collected Results (ResetResultsAction) | Ctrl + Alt + F2 | Ctrl + Cmd + F2 | |
| Show Drilldown Window | Ctrl + U, then D | Cmd + U, then D | |
Finding, Searching and Replacing
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Find usages | Alt + F7 | Ctrl + F7 | |
| Show Usages window | Alt + Shift + U | Ctrl + Shift + U | |
| Replace in File | Ctrl + H | Cmd + R | |
| Reload form | Ctrl + R | | |
| Find in Projects | Ctrl + Shift + F | Cmd + Shift + F | |
| Replace in Project | Ctrl + Shift + H | Cmd + Shift + H | |
| Incremental Search Feature. This should be ideally integrated with regular search and assigned Ctrl + F, if resources permit | Ctrl + F | Cmd + F | |
| Find in File (2nd) | Find | Find | |
| Find Next Occurrence | F3 | Cmd + G | |
| Find Previous Occurrence | Shift + F3 | Cmd + Shift + G | |
| Search for word at insertion point (find-selection) | Ctrl + F3 | Ctrl + Alt + G | |
| Turn On/Off Search Result highlights | Alt + Shift + H | Ctrl + Shift + H | |
Navigating Through Source Code
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Go To Declaration | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B | |
| C/C++ Go To Declaration... | Ctrl + B | Cmd + B | |
| Go To Source | Ctrl + Shift + B | Cmd + Shift + B | |
| Go To Junit test (org.netbeans.modules.junit.GoToOppositeAction) | Ctrl + Shift + T | Cmd + Shift + T | |
| Go To Super Implementation | Ctrl + Shift + P | Cmd + Shift + P | |
| Go To Type... | Ctrl + O | Cmd + O | |
| Go To File... | Alt + Shift + O | Ctrl + Shift + O | |
| Go To Line | Ctrl + G | Ctrl + G | |
| Navigate Back (jump-list-prev) | Alt + Left | Cmd + Left | |
| Navigate Forward (jump-list-next) | Alt + Right | Cmd + Right | |
| Previous in jump list (all Files) (jump-list-prev-component) | < none > | < none > | |
| Next in jump list (all Files) (jump-list-next-component) | < none > | < none > | |
| Last Edit Location | Ctrl + Q | Ctrl + Q | |
| Move caret to the matching bracket (match-brace) | Ctrl + Left Bracket | Cmd + Left Bracket | |
| Move caret to the matching bracket with selection | Ctrl + Shift + Left Bracket | Cmd + Shift + Left Bracket | |
| Move caret to the matching bracket (French/Belgian keyboard) | Ctrl + ^ | < none > | |
| Move to Text Start | Ctrl + Home | Cmd + Home | |
| Move to Text Start with Selection | Ctrl + Shift + Home | Cmd + Shift + Home | |
| Move caret to Text End | Ctrl + End | Cmd + End | |
| Move to Text End with Selection | Ctrl + Shift + End | Cmd + Shift + End | |
| Move caret to Next Word | Ctrl + Right | Alt + Right | |
| Move to Next Word with Selection | Ctrl + Shift + Right | Alt + Shift + Right | |
| Move to Previous Word | Ctrl + Left | Alt + Left | |
| Move to Previous Word with Selection | Ctrl + Shift + Left | Alt + Shift + Left | |
| Page down | Page Down | Page Down | |
| Page up | Page Up | Page Up | |
| Toggle bookmark | Ctrl + Shift + M | Cmd + Shift + M | |
| Next Bookmark | Ctrl + Shift + Period | Cmd + Shift + Period | |
| Previous bookmark | Ctrl + Shift + Comma | Cmd + Shift + Comma | |
| Next usage/compile error | Ctrl + Period | Cmd + Period | |
| Previous usage/compile error | Ctrl + Comma | < none > | |
Window Management
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Arrow tab to window on right (Next Tab) | Ctrl + Page Down | Cmd + Page Down | |
| Arrow tab to window on left (Previous Tab) | Ctrl + Page Up | Cmd + Page Up | |
| Previous Inner View //switching views in Editor .. e.g. Source/Design in Matisse | Ctrl + Alt + Page Up | Ctrl + Cmd + Page Up | |
| Next Inner View // switching views in Editor .. e.g. Source/Design in Matisse | Ctrl + Alt + Page Down | Ctrl + Cmd + Page Down | |
| Switch To Execution window | < none > | < none > | |
| Full Screen | Alt + Shift + Enter | Ctrl + Shift + Enter | |
| Class View (dismissed in 6.0?) | < none > | < none > | |
| Show Local Variables window | Alt + Shift + 1 | Ctrl + Shift + 1 | |
| Show Watches Window | Alt + Shift + 2 | Ctrl + Shift + 2 | |
| Show Call Stack window | Alt + Shift + 3 | Ctrl + Shift + 3 | |
| Show points window | Alt + Shift + 5 | Ctrl + Shift + 5 | |
| Show Sessions window | Alt + Shift + 6 | Ctrl + Shift + 6 | |
| Switch To Threads window | Alt + Shift + 7 | Ctrl + Shift + 7 | |
| Switch to Sources Window | Alt + Shift + 8 | Ctrl + Shift + 8 | |
| Show Source Editor | Ctrl + 0 | Cmd + 0 | |
| Show Projects window | Ctrl + 1 | Cmd + 1 | |
| Show Files window | Ctrl + 2 | Cmd + 2 | |
| Show Favorites window | Ctrl + 3 | Cmd + 3 | |
| Show Output window | Ctrl + 4 | Cmd + 4 | |
| Show Runtime window | Ctrl + 5 | Cmd + 5 | |
| Show Task List | Ctrl + 6 | Cmd + 6 | |
| Show Navigator window | Ctrl + 7 | Cmd + 7 | |
| Show Classes window | Ctrl + 9 | Cmd + 9 | |
| Show Versioning window | < none > | < none > | |
| Show VCS output window | < none > | < none > | |
| Show Dynamic Help window | Ctrl + Alt + H | | |
| Show Outline Window (Outline) window | < none > | < none > | |
| Show BPEL Debugger Console window | Alt + Shift + C | Ctrl + Shift + C | |
| Show BPEL Process Instances window | Alt + Shift + I | Ctrl +Shift + I | |
| Show BPEL Variables window | Alt + Shift + 0 | Ctrl + Shift + 0 | |
| Show Search Results window | Ctrl + Shift + 0 | Cmd + Shift + 0 | |
| Select Node in Projects | Ctrl + Shift + 1 | Cmd + Shift + 1 | |
| Select Node in Files | Ctrl + Shift + 2 | Cmd + Shift + 2 | |
| Select in Favorites | Ctrl + Shift + 3 | < none >, clash with system function | |
| Select in Model | Ctrl + Shift + 5 | Cmd + Shift + 5 | |
| Select in Classes | Ctrl + Shift + 9 | Cmd + Shift + 9 | |
| Show HTTP Monitor | < none > | < none > | |
| Show JUnit Test Results window | Ctrl + Shift + 6 | Cmd + Shift + 6 | |
| Show Properties dialog box | Ctrl + Shift + 7 | Cmd + Shift + 7 | |
| Show Component Palette | Ctrl + Shift + 8 | Cmd + Shift + 8 | |
| Show BPEL Mapper | Ctrl + Shift + F9 | Cmd + Shift + F9 | |
| UML Design Center | Alt + Shift + W | Ctrl + Shift + W | |
| UML Documentation | Ctrl + Shift + D | Cmd + Shift + D | |
| Toggle between Open documents | Ctrl + Tab, Ctrl + | Ctrl + Tab | |
| Toggle between Open documents - Backwards | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | |
| Maximize Window (toggle) | Shift + Escape | Shift + Escape | |
| Open contextual menu (show-popup-menu) | Shift + F10 | < none > | |
| Show Documents dialog box | Shift + F4 | Shift + F4 | |
| Adjust-window-bottom | < none > | < none > | |
| Adjust-window-center | < none > | < none > | |
| Adjust-window-top | < none > | < none > | |
Refactoring
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Copy... | < none > | < none > | |
| Move... | < none > | < none > | |
| Redo... | < none > | < none > | |
| Safely Delete... | < none > | < none > | |
| Rename... | Ctrl + R | Cmd + R | |
| Extract Method... | < none > | < none > | |
Mnemonics
All Alt + letter shortcuts are reserved for mnemonics. This is mainly due to various translations of NetBeans as it is impossible to know necessary mnemonics for all languages in advance.
Ruby & Ruby on Rails
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Show documentation for the method, class or field under the caret. | Ctrl + Shift + Space | Cmd + Shift + Space | |
| Show name of current parameter (when editing an argument list for a method call). | Ctrl + P | Cmd + P | |
| Select applicable quickfix (when a lightbulb is showing next to the current line) | Alt + Enter | Alt + Enter | |
| Select next element (select-element-next) | Alt + Shift + Period | Ctrl + Shift + Period | |
| Select previous element (select-element-previous) | Alt + Shift + Comma | Ctrl + Shift + Comma | |
| Jump between a Rails action (a method in a controller file) and its corresponding view (a .rhtml or .erb file). | Ctrl + Shift + A | Cmd + Shift + A | |
| Jump between a test file and its tested file. | Ctrl + Shift + T | Cmd + Shift + T | |
| Toggle point on current line | Ctrl + F8 | Cmd + F8 | |
| Hippie-expand / complete the current word by inserting the next matching word from open buffers. | Ctrl + K | Cmd + K | |
| Open Type (go to a class in open projects or in the Ruby libraries) | Ctrl + O | Cmd + O | |
| Open File by name prefix (not path) | Alt + Shift + O | Ctrl + Shift + O | |
| Test File | Ctrl + F6 | Cmd + F6 | |
| Run test at caret (Run current test) | Ctrl + Alt + F6 | Ctrl + Cmd + F6 | |
| Debug test at caret (Debug focused test) | Alt + Shift + F5 | Ctrl + Shift + F5 | |
| Reformat paragraph | Ctrl + Shift + P | Cmd + F9 | |
| Generate (Ruby on Rails only) | Alt + Insert | Ctrl + I | |
SOA Shortcuts
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| Move through elements on the BPEL diagram | Tab, Shift + arrows | Tab, Shift + Arrows | |
| Perform an advanced search of BPEL, WSDL, and schema elements | Alt + Shift + F | Ctrl + Shift + F | |
| Collapse the selected BPEL element | Shift + Enter | Shift + Enter | |
| Expand all elements on the BPEL diagram | Alt + Enter | Ctrl + Enter | |
| Show print preview for a diagram | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P | Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + P | |
| Validate XML | Alt + Shift + F9 | Ctrl + Shift + F9 | |
Other
| Action | 6.0 Shortcut | 6.0 Mac Shortcut | |
|---|
| New file | Ctrl + N | Cmd + N | |
| New project | Ctrl + Shift + N | Cmd + Shift + N | |
| Open File | < none > | < none > | |
| Open Project... | Ctrl + Shift + O | Cmd + Shift + O | |
| Save | Ctrl + S | Cmd + S | |
| Save All | Ctrl + Shift + S | Cmd + Shift + S | |
| Close currently selected window (Close Window) //mac typical | Ctrl + W | Cmd + W | |
| Close currently selected window (Close Window) | Ctrl + F4 | < none > | |
| Close all documents | Ctrl + Shift + F4 | Cmd + Shift + W | |
| Close all documents | Ctrl + Shift + W | Cmd + Shift + W | |
| Delete | Delete | Cmd + Backspace | |
| Help | F1 | F1 | |
| Next Notification | < none > | < none > | |
| Reset Collected Results // | < none > | < none > | |
| Sync Action | < none > | < none > | |
| annotations-cycling | Ctrl + Shift + C | Cmd + Shift + C | |
| Collaboration | Ctrl + Shift + L | Ctrl + Shift + L | |
| Show Java File Structure | < none > | < none > | |
| New Subtask ... (in user tasks window) | < none > | < none > | |
| Print | < none > | < none > | |
| Show Method Parameters (tooltip-show) | Ctrl + P | Cmd + P | |
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