C/AL Editor Keyboard Shortcuts and Right-Click Actions

This topic describes the keyboard shortcuts and right-click actions in the C/AL Editor.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following table describes the keyboard shortcuts that are available from the C/AL Editor window.

Keystroke	Action
Ctrl+G	Open the C/AL Globals window to view and declare the global variables, text constants, and functions in the object.
Ctrl+L	Open C/AL Locals window to view and declare local variables and text constants for the current function or trigger.
Ctrl+Z	Undo the last action.
Ctrl+Y	Redo the last action.
Ctrl+J	List all members (as IntelliSense) for the local scope.
Ctrl+Space	List the members (as IntelliSense) for global scope.
Ctrl+W	Select the word.
Ctrl+U	Make the selected code lowercase.
Ctrl+Shift+U	Make the selected code uppercase.
Ctrl+Shift+N	Expand all collapsed code.
Ctrl+K+I	Display information about C/AL symbol (such as variable, functions, and parameter) in which the cursor is positioned. This displays the same text as when you point to the element.
Ctrl+F12	Go to a definition of function or object. For more information, see Viewing the Definition of a Function or Object by Using Go To Definition.

The following table describes the actions that you can perform by right-clicking code in the C/AL Editor window.

Keystroke	Action
Go to line	Go to specific line of code by specifying the line number. Note: At the time of this writing, this functionality was not yet supported.
Go to definition	Go to a definition of function or object. For more information, see Viewing the Definition of a Function or Object by Using Go To Definition.
Copy	Copy the line of code where the cursor is or copy the selected lines of code. You can then use Paste to copy the lines where you want them.
Cut	Remove the line of code where the cursor is or remove the selected lines of code. You can then use Paste to copy the lines where you want them.
Paste	Place lines of copied or cut code where the cursor is located.