You can use the following keyboard shortcuts for your daily ABAP development works. The lists below are based on Windows or Linux operating system. If you are using Apple Mac, you need to choose the Command tab instead of Ctrl.
Edit Actions
| Functions | Keyboard 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 |
Display Actions
| Functions | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|
| Show the properties of the currently focused object or file | Alt + Ctrl + P |
| Show bookmarks / breakpoints and tasks of the focused editor row | Alt + Ctrl + P |
To show the variable view in the debugger and to set the focus into the view
Note:Use F12 to switch back to source | Shift + Alt + V |
| Set the View menu that for text editors the ruler context menu is shown or to add bookmarks / breakpoints or tasks | Ctrl + F10 |
| Show bookmarks / breakpoints and tasks of the focused editor row | Alt + Ctrl + F10 |
| Adopt the size of the current editor / view and so on to the maximum screen size | Ctrl + M |
Navigation Actions
| Functions | Keyboard 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 |
| Switch between perspectives | Ctrl + F8 |
| Select the previous open editor you want to navigate to | Ctrl + Shift + F6 |
| 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 to next view | Ctrl + F7 |
| Switch to next perspective | Ctrl + F8 |
| Navigate to ABAP source code | F3 or Ctrl + Click |
| Move the keyboard focus into the top level editor or the active editor tab | F12 |
| Show context menu | Shift + F10 |
Moving Actions
| Functions | Keyboard 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
| Functions | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|
| Add comments | Ctrl + < |
| Remove comments | Ctrl + > |
| Toggle comments | Ctrl + 7 |
Search & Help
| Functions | Keyboard 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
| Functions | Keyboard 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 |
