Shortcut keys in AX 2012 Shortcut keys in AX 2012 R2 AOT Shortcut keys

Shortcut keys in AX 2012\ AX 2012 R2

Breakpoints

Command	Shortcut key
Remove all breakpoints.	CTRL+SHIFT+F9
Insert or remove a breakpoint.	F9
Enable or disable a breakpoint.	CTRL+F9
Open the Breakpoints dialog.	SHIFT+F9

Compilation and Help

Command	Shortcut key
Open the Scripts menu.	Scripts icon
Open Help.	F1
Show method parameter help.	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Execute the current job.	F5
Compile.	F7
Compile and close a method.	F8
Stop method execution (break).	CTRL+BREAK
Insert a file.	CTRL+ALT+H

Delete

Command	Shortcut key
Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.	Use SHIFT+END to select to end of line and then DELETE
Delete word to the right of the cursor.	CTRL+DELETE
Delete the word to the left of the cursor.	CTRL+BACKSPACE
Delete the current line.	CTRL+X (with cursor in line, no selection)

Edit

Command	Shortcut key
Insert script.	<SCRIPT NAME>
Insert document header.	///
Comment selection.	CTRL+E, C
Uncomment selection.	CTRL+E, U
Convert selection to lowercase.	CTRL+SHIFT+U
Convert selection to uppercase.	CTRL+U
Display all methods and properties for a selected class.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Copy selection.	CTRL+C (with text selected)
Copy line.	CTRL+C (with cursor in line, no selection

Find and Replace

Command	Shortcut key
Open the Find dialog.	CTRL+F
Open the Replace dialog.	CTRL+R
Start incremental search..	CTRL+I
Move to next incremental search match in method.	CTRL+I
Reverse the incremental search direction.	CTRL+Shift+I
Remove a character from the incremental search string.	BACKSPACE
Stop the incremental search.	ESC

Go To

Command	Shortcut key
Go to a specific line.	CTRL+G
Go to the next page.	PAGE UP
Go to the previous page.	PAGE DOWN
Go to the top of the code.	CTRL+HOME
Go to the bottom of the code.	CTRL+END
Go to the start of line.	HOME
Go to the end of line.	END
Move one word to the left.	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move one word to the right.	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the method definition.	F12
Go to the next error message.	F4

Lookup

Command	Shortcut key
Look up a label.	CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR
Show label text.	CTRL+L
Look up a definition.	F12
Show the syntax of a method or property.	CTRL+SPACEBAR

Save

Command	Shortcut key
Save the selected text to a separate file.	ALT+S
Close the current TAB, discarding all changes since the last save.	F6
Close and save the current code editor window.	F8
Close the current window.	CTRL+F4

Select

Command	Shortcut key
Select all.	CTRL+A
Cancel a selection.	ESC
Select columns.	ALT+MOUSE SELECT
Select a line.	ALT+L
Select one word to the left.	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select one word to the right.	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select text from the cursor to the start of the line.	SHIFT+HOME
Select text from the cursor to the end of the line.	SHIFT+END
Select the previous page.	SHIFT+PAGE UP
Select the next page.	SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select text from the cursor to the top of the code.	CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Select text from the cursor to the bottom of the code.	CTRL+SHIFT+END
Indent the selected text.	TAB
Remove indentation.	SHIFT+TAB
Select area/column/block	ALT+MOUSE SELECT
Cancel selection	ESC
Show white space	CTRL+SHIFT+S

Undo and Redo

Command	Shortcut key
Undo the last action.	CTRL+Z (previous ten actions)
Redo the last action after an Undo.	CTRL+Y (previous ten actions)

AOT

Command	Shortcut key
Open the AOT	CTRL+D
Open a new Development Workspace	CTRL+SHIFT+W
Open a new Application Workspace	CTRL+W
Save all	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Select all application objects in a node	Select one or more application objects under a top-level node, and then press CTRL+A
Open the editor for an application object	CTRL+SHIFT+F2
Open the editor for a query or table	CTRL+O
Open the Comparison tool	Select one or more application objects, and then press CTRL+G
Compile an application object	F7
Go to the previous node	UP ARROW
Go to the next node	DOWN ARROW
Move the node up	ALT+UP ARROW
Move the node down	ALT+DOWN ARROW
Expand the current node	RIGHT ARROW
Collapse the current node	LEFT ARROW
Select multiple items	CTRL
Cancel the selection of an additional item	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Open the Properties sheet	ALT+ENTER
Open the Import dialog box	Select one or more application objects, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+I
Open the Find dialog box to find an element in the AOT	CTRL+F
Open the Help documentation for an element in the AOT	F1