Keyboard Shortcuts

Qt Creator provides various keyboard shortcuts to aid in the development process. These shortcuts are listed in the table below:

Function	Key Combination
Activate Welcome mode	Ctrl + 1
Activate Edit mode	Ctrl + 2
Activate Debug mode	Ctrl + 3
Activate Projects mode	Ctrl + 4
Activate Help mode	Ctrl + 5
Activate Output mode	Ctrl + 6
Find	Ctrl + F
Find next	F3
Go back to the code editor (Edit mode: The first press gives the editor focus, without closing secondary windows; the second press closes all secondary windows. Debug mode or Help mode: Switch to Edit mode.)	Esc
Go to a line	Ctrl + L
Navigate between pages	Alt + Left, Alt + Right
Start debugging	F5
Stop debugging	Shift + F5
Toggle code declaration and definition	F2
Toggle header file and source file	F4
Toggle Sidebar	Alt + 0 / Cmd + 0
Toggle Build Issues pane	Alt + 1 / Cmd + 1
Toggle Search Results pane	Alt + 2 / Cmd + 2
Toggle Application Output pane	Alt + 3 / Cmd + 3
Toggle Compile Output pane	Alt + 4 / Cmd + 4

The table below lists keyboard shortcuts supported by the code editor.

Block navigation	To navigate between blocks, e.g., from one { to another }, press Ctrl+[ and Ctrl+].
Block selection	To select the current block, press Ctrl+U. Pressing Ctrl+U again extends the selection to the parent block. To deselect, press Ctrl+Shift+U.
Moving lines up and down	Press Ctrl+Shift+Up and Ctrl+Shift+Down
Completion	Press Ctrl+Space
Indenting Blocks	Press Ctrl+I
Collapse	Press Ctrl+<
Commenting or uncommenting blocks	Press Ctrl+/
Delete a line	Press Shift+Del
Switch between header file and source file	Press F4.
Increasing and decreasing font size	Press Ctrl+Scroll Wheel
Follow symbols under the cursor	Press F2 and Shift+F2. This feature works with namespaces, classes, methods, variables, include statements, and macros.

Qt Creator 1.3.0