PostOffice Syntax Editor keyboard shortcuts

The PostOffice Syntax Editor supports many keyboard shortcuts which are listed here. The list contains the key to be pressed with the modifier(s), i.e. together with one or two function key(s). Function keys are Shift, Control (ctrl) and Alt (alt).

button Modifier Description
Cursor down None Positions the cursor one line down. The column is not changed unless the row content is smaller than the column position, in which case the cursor is positioned at the end of the row.
Cursor down Shift key The highlighting of continuous text is activated; the active cursor position is highlighted from the current cursor position to the next line.
Cursor down Control system The screen is scrolled down one line, but the cursor position is not changed; it remains on the current line.
Cursor down Alt+Shift key Block text is marked from the current position up to the next line, please note that only the end of the line is marked for shorter lines.
Cursor up None Positions the cursor one line up. The column is not changed unless the top line is reached and this button is pressed again, in which case the cursor is positioned on the first column. Or if the line content is smaller than the previous column, the cursor is positioned at the end of the line.
Cursor up Shift key The highlighting of continuous text is activated; the active cursor position is highlighted from the current cursor position to the previous line.
Cursor up Control system The screen is scrolled up one line, but the cursor position is not changed; it remains on the current line.
Cursor up Alt+Shift key Block text is marked from the current position up to the previous line, please note that for shorter lines only the end of the line is marked.
Cursor to the left None Positions the cursor one character to the left. When the end of the line is reached, the cursor is positioned on the previous line at the last column.
Cursor to the left Shift key The highlighting of continuous text is activated; it is highlighted from the current cursor position to the previous cursor position.
Cursor to the left Control system The cursor is positioned on the previous word/bracket character.
Cursor to the left Control + toggle button The previous word is highlighted from the current cursor position.
Cursor to the left Alt+Shift key The block marker is moved one column to the left.
Curosr to the right None Positions the cursor one character to the right. When the beginning of the line is reached, the next line is positioned at the first column.
Curosr to the right Shift key The highlighting of continuous text is activated; the current cursor position is highlighted up to the next cursor position.
Curosr to the right Control system The cursor is positioned on the next word/bracket character.
Curosr to the right Control + toggle button The next word is highlighted from the current cursor position.
Curosr to the right Alt+Shift key The block marker is moved one column to the right.
1 Control system Positions the cursor one word to the left.
1 Control + toggle button Marks up to the previous part of the word to the left.
2 Control system Positions the cursor one word to the right.
2 Control + toggle button Selects up to the previous part of the word to the right.
Home None Positions the cursor on the first character of a line; spaces and tabs at the beginning of the line are not taken into account.
Home Shift key Positions the cursor on the first row and the first column.
Home Control system Selects the current line from the current column to the beginning of the line; spaces and tabs at the beginning of the line are not taken into account.
Home Control + toggle button Marks from the current position to the first line and the first character.
Home Alt+Shift key Marks from the current position to the beginning of the line.
End None Positions the cursor on the last character of a line; spaces and tabs at the end of the line are not taken into account.
End Shift key Positions the cursor on the last line and the last character.
End Control system Selects the current line from the current column to the end of the line; spaces and tabs at the end of the line are not taken into account.
End Control + toggle button Marks from the current position to the last line and the last character.
End Alt+Shift key Marks from the current position to the end of the line.
Page Up None Positions the cursor one page down. The current column position is not changed unless the number of characters in the line is smaller than the current column, in which case it is moved to the last position in the line.
Page Up Shift key Marks all rows from the current position upwards by one page. The current column position is not changed unless the number of characters in the row is smaller than the current column, in which case it is moved to the last position in the row.
Page Up Alt+Shift key Extends the current block marker one page upwards from the current position.
Page Down None Moves the cursor up one page. The current column position is not changed unless the number of characters in the line is smaller than the current column, in which case it is moved to the last position in the line.
Page Down Shift key Marks all rows from the current position downwards by one page. The current column position is not changed unless the number of characters in the row is smaller than the current column, in which case it is moved to the last position in the row.
Page Down Alt+Shift key Extends the current block marker one side down from the current position.
Delete None Deletes a character at the current cursor position.
Delete Control system Deletes from the cursor position to the end of the word.
Delete Control + toggle button Deletes from the cursor position to the end of the line
Insert None Deletes the selected area. If there is no selection, no deletion is carried out.
Insert Shift key Pastes the text to the clipboard.
Insert Control system Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
Back None Deletes the character before the cursor position. If the cursor is at the beginning of the line, the end of the previous line is deleted and the current line is added.
Back Shift key Same function as without the shift key.
Back Control system Deletes the word to the left of the cursor position.
Back Old Undoes the last change (Undo)
Back Control + toggle button Deletes from the cursor position to the beginning of the line
Tabulator None Inserts a tabulator at the current cursor position, which corresponds to 4 spaces
Tabulator Shift key Positions the cursor one tab step to the left.
Enter None Inserts a new line break at the current cursor position.
+ Control system The text in the editor window is enlarged.
- Control system The text in the editor window is reduced in size.
/ Control system The zoom factor in the text is reset to the default setting.
L Control system Saves the current line to the clipboard and deletes it completely.
L Control + toggle button Deletes the current line completely.
T Control system Swaps the current line with the line above the current line.
T Control + toggle button Copies the current line to the clipboard.
D Control system The current line is copied to the following line.
U Control system Converts the currently selected text to lower case.
U Control + toggle button Converts the currently selected text to uppercase.
E Control system Positions the cursor at the end of the document.
H Control system Positions the cursor at the start of the document.
C Control system Copies the selected text to the clipboard.
A Control system Selects the entire text in the editor.
Z Control system Undoes the last change.
Y Control system Restores the last undone change.
V Control system Pastes the text to the clipboard.
F Control system Opens the search dialog
R Control system Opens the search and replace dialog
G Control system Opens the dialog "Go to line..."
Space Control system Opens the list for autocompletion of syntax attributes.
F3 None Searches for the next search term and positions the cursor at the end of the search term and the search term is highlighted.
F3 Control system Searches for the previous search term and positions the cursor at the end of the search term and the search term is highlighted.

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