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Qt Creator Keyboard Shortcuts
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Shortcuts based on activity
Working with the editor
| 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 |
| Return to Edit mode | ESCAPE |
| Switch current file | CTRL + TAB |
| Toggle code declaration and definition | F2 |
| Toggle header file and source file | F4 |
| Toggle Side Bar | ALT + 0 |
| Toggle Build Issues pane | ALT + 1 |
| Toggle Search Results pane | ALT + 2 |
| Toggle Application Output pane | ALT + 3 |
| Toggle Compile Output pane | ALT + 4 |
| Force code completion | CTRL + SPACE |
Building and debugging
| Start Debugging | F5 |
| Stop Debugging | SHIFT + F5 |
| Build current project | CTRL + B |
| Build All | CTRL + SHIFT + B |
File shortcuts
| New File or Project | CTRL + N |
| Open File or Project | CTRL + O |
| Save current file | CTRL + S |
| Save all | CTRL + SHIFT + S |
| Close current file | CTRL + W |
| Close all | CTRL + SHIFT + W |
| Exit | CTRL + Q |
Edit shortcuts
| Undo | CTRL + Z |
| Redo | CTRL + Y |
| Cut | CTRL + X |
| Copy | CTRL + C |
| Copy line down | CTRL + ALT + DOWN |
| Copy line up | CTRL + ALT + UP |
| Paste | CTRL + V |
| Select All | CTRL + A |
| Auto-indent Selection | CTRL + I |
| Rewrap Paragraph | CTRL + E, R |
| Visualize Whitespace | CTRL + E, CTRL + V |
| Enable Text Wrapping | CTRL + E, CTRL + W |
| (Un)Comment Selection | CTRL + / |
| Collapse | CTRL + < |
| Expand | CTRL + > |
| Find/Replace | CTRL + F |
| Open Advanced Find | CTRL + SHIFT + F |
| Find next | F3 |
| Find previous | SHIFT + F3 |
| Replace and Find next | CTRL + = |
| Go To Line | CTRL + L |
Build shortcuts
| Build All | CTRL + SHIFT + B |
| Build Project | CTRL + B |
| Run | CTRL + R |
| Open Build/Run Target Selector | CTRL + T |
Debug shortcuts
| Start Debugging | F5 |
| Stop Debugging | SHIFT + F5 |
| Step Over | F10 |
| Step Into | F11 |
| Step Out | SHIFT + F11 |
| Reverse Direction | F12 |
| Snapshot | ALT + D, ALT + S |
| Toggle Breakpoint | F9 |
Tools shortcuts
| Locate | CTRL + K |
| Toggle Bookmarks | CTRL + M |
| Previous Bookmark | CTRL + , |
| Next Bookmark | CTRL + . |
| Switch Header/Source | F4 |