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01/22/2022

Bookmarks

Displays a menu that you can use to create or remove placeholders in the Code window, move to the next or preceding bookmark, or clear all of the bookmarks. Bookmarks mark lines of code so that you can easily return to them at a later time. When you add a bookmark, a appears next to the line of code where the bookmark is inserted.

Command	Description	Toolbar button
Toggle Bookmark	Toggles a bookmark on or off.
Next Bookmark	Moves the insertion point to the next bookmark.
Previous Bookmark	Moves the insertion point to the previous bookmark.
Clear All Bookmarks	Removes all bookmarks.

Clear, Delete

Command	Description	Toolbar button	Keyboard shortcut
Clear	Deletes text only when a module is active.
Delete	At other times, changes to the Delete command that deletes the currently selected control, text, or watch expression. You can undo the Delete command in the Code window or in the form if you deleted the control from the form. Not available at run time.		DELETE

Comment Block, Uncomment Block

Adds and removes the comment character, an apostrophe, for each line of a selected block of text. If you don't have text selected and you choose the Comment Block or Uncomment Block command, the comment character is added or removed in the line where the pointer is located.

Command	Description	Toolbar button
Comment Block	Adds the comment character to each line of a selected block of text.
Uncomment Block	Removes the comment character from each line of a selected block of text.

Complete Word

Command	Description	Toolbar button	Keyboard shortcut
Complete Word	Fills in the rest of the word you are typing after you have entered enough characters for Visual Basic to identify the word you want.		CTRL+SPACEBAR

Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete

Command	Description	Keyboard shortcut
Cut	Removes the selected control or text and places it on the Clipboard. You must select at least one character or control for this command to be available. You can undo the Cut command when used on a control.	CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE
Copy	Copies the selected control or text onto the Clipboard. You must select at least one character or control for this command to be available. You cannot undo the Copy command in the Code window.	CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT
Paste	Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the current location. Text is placed at the insertion point. Pasted controls are placed in the middle of the form. You can undo the Paste command in the Code window or in the form if you pasted the control onto the form.	CTRL+V or SHIFT+INS
Delete	Deletes the currently selected control, text, or watch expression. You can undo the Delete command only in the Code window. Not available at run time. NOTE: To delete a file from your disk, use the standard deletion procedures for your operating system.	DEL

Find, Find Next

Command	Description	Toolbar button	Keyboard shortcut
Find	Searches for the specified text in a search range specified in the Find dialog box. If a search is successful, the Find dialog box closes and Visual Basic selects the located text. If no match is found, Visual Basic displays a message stating that the text was not found.		CTRL+F
Find Next	Finds and selects the next occurrence of the text specified in the Find What box of the Find dialog box.		SHIFT+F4 (Find Next) or SHIFT+F3 (Find Previous)

Indent, Outdent

Command	Description	Toolbar button	Keyboard shortcut
Indent	Shifts all lines in the selection to the next tab stop. If you place the cursor anywhere in a line and choose the Indent command, the entire line is shifted to the next tab stop. All lines in the selection are moved the same number of spaces to retain the same relative indentation within the selected block. You can change the tab width on the Editor tab of the Options dialog box.		CTRL+M
Outdent	Shifts all lines in the selection to the previous tab stop. If you place the cursor anywhere in a line and choose the Outdent command, the entire line is shifted to the previous tab stop. All lines in the selection are moved the same number of spaces to retain the same relative indentation within the selected block. You can change the tab width on the Editor tab of the Options dialog box.		CTRL+SHIFT+M

Parameter Info, Quick Info

Command	Description	Toolbar button	Keyboard shortcut
Parameter Info	Shows a popup in the Code window that contains information about the parameters of the initial function or statement. If you have a function or statement that contains functions as its parameters, choosing Parameter Info provides information about the first function. Quick Info provides information about each embedded function. As you type a parameter, it is bold until you type the comma used to delineate it from the next parameter. The Parameter Info, once activated, will not close until: - All of the required parameters are entered. - The function is ended without using all of the optional parameters. - You press ESC.		CTRL+SHIFT+I
Quick Info	Provides the syntax for a variable, function, statement, method, or procedure selected in the Code window. Quick Info shows the syntax for the item and highlights the current parameter. For functions and procedures with parameters, the parameter appears bold as you type it until you type the comma used to delineate it from the next parameter. To have Quick Info automatically appear as you type your code, select Auto Quick Info on the Editor tab in the Options dialog box.		CTRL+I

Replace

Command	Description	Toolbar button	Keyboard shortcut
Replace	Searches code in the project for the specified text and replaces it with the new text specified in the Replace dialog box.		CTRL+H

Select All, Select Constant, Select Member

Command	Description	Keyboard shortcut
Select All	Selects all of the code in the active Code window or all the controls on a form.
Select Constant	Opens a drop-down list box in the Code window that contains the valid constants for a property that you typed, and that preceded the equal sign (=). The List Constants command also works for functions with arguments that are constants. To have the list box automatically open as you type your code, select Auto List Members on the Editor tab in the Options dialog box. You can find the constant you want by: - Typing the name. - Using the up and down arrow keys to move up and down in the list. - Scrolling through the list and selecting the constant you want. You can insert the constant into your code statement by: - Double-clicking the constant. - Selecting the constant and pressing TAB to insert the selection or pressing ENTER to insert the selection and move to the next line.	CTRL+SHIFT+J
Select Member	Opens a drop-down list box in the Code window that contains the properties and methods available for the object. The List Properties/Methods command also displays a list of the globally available methods when the pointer is on a blank space. To have the list box automatically open as you type your code, select Auto List Members on the Editor tab in the Options dialog box. You can find the property or method you want in the list box by: - Typing the name. As you type, the property or method that matches the characters you type is selected and moves to the top of the list. - Using the up and down arrow keys to move up and down in the list. - Scrolling through the list and selecting the property or method you want. You can insert the property or method into your statement by: - Double-clicking the property or method. - Selecting the property or method and pressing TAB to insert the selection or pressing ENTER to insert the selection and move to the next line. NOTE: Objects of the type Variant don't show a list after the period (`.`).	CTRL+J

Undo, Redo

For text edits, you can use Undo and Redo to restore up to twenty edits. These commands are unavailable at runtime, or if there was no previous edit, or if any other action has been performed after the last edit. Also, some large edits may cause low memory conditions that could prevent an Undo action.

Command	Description	Toolbar button	Keyboard shortcut
Undo	Reverses the last editing action, such as typing text in the Code window or deleting controls. When you delete one or more controls, you can use the Undo command to restore the controls and all their properties. NOTE: You can't undo a Cut operation by using the Undo command on a form.		CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE
Redo	Restores the last text editing or resizing and positioning of controls if no other actions have occurred since the last Undo.

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