Editor ShortcutsThe two dozen keystrokes that stop you reaching for the mouse.ComputingVS Code and most modern editors. Ctrl on Windows and Linux, Cmd onmacOS.MoveCtrl-P – go to fileCtrl-Shift-P – command paletteCtrl-G – go to lineCtrl-Shift-O – go to symbolF12 – go to definitionAlt-← – backEditAlt-↑/↓ – move the lineShift-Alt-↓ – duplicate the lineCtrl-D – select next occurrenceCtrl-/ – toggle commentCtrl-Shift-K – delete lineFindCtrl-F – in this fileCtrl-Shift-F – across the projectF3 – next matchCtrl-H – replaceViewCtrl-B – toggle the sidebarCtrl-` – toggle the terminalCtrl-\ – split the editorIf you do something three times a day and it needs the mouse, there is ashortcut for it.Editor Shortcutslearnposters.com
Editor Shortcuts — printable computing wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Editor Shortcuts poster

18 entries in 4 groups.

VS Code and most modern editors. Ctrl on Windows and Linux, Cmd on macOS.

If you do something three times a day and it needs the mouse, there is a shortcut for it.

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What’s on the Editor Shortcuts poster?
18 entries in 4 groups. VS Code and most modern editors. Ctrl on Windows and Linux, Cmd on macOS. Move: Ctrl-P – go to file, Ctrl-Shift-P – command palette, Ctrl-G – go to line, Ctrl-…; Edit: Alt-↑/↓ – move the line, Shift-Alt-↓ – duplicate the line, Ctrl-D – select next…; Find: Ctrl-F – in this file, Ctrl-Shift-F – across the project, F3 – next match, Ctrl…; View: Ctrl-B – toggle the sidebar, Ctrl-` – toggle the terminal, Ctrl-\ – split the e…. If you do something three times a day and it needs the mouse, there is a shortcut for it.
Who is the Editor Shortcuts poster for?
Editor Shortcuts belongs to the Computing section rather than to a school year, because computing is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning tools can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Editor Shortcuts poster?
Learn three a week. Muscle memory is the whole point, and it only builds with repetition. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Editor Shortcuts belongs on the wall where that computing work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Editor Shortcuts?
Code Review, Debugging Method and Docker Basics sit alongside Editor Shortcuts in the Computing section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Code ReviewDebugging MethodDocker Basics
Is the Editor Shortcuts poster free to download and print?
Yes. Editor Shortcuts downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Computing section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Editor Shortcuts poster print at?
Editor Shortcuts is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Editor Shortcuts loses nothing.Printing guide

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