Sublime shortcuts - the most important key combinations

In this article, we present the most important shortcuts and key combinations for sublime text. You can use the keyboard shortcuts to improve your workflow and work more efficiently.

The main sublime shortcuts

Below you will find the most important shortcuts for normal editing of text or source code in sublime.

• Use [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [D] to duplicate a line without changing the clipboard.
• Press [Ctrl] + [C] to copy an entire line to the clipboard, even if nothing is selected.
• With [Ctrl] + [Return] you can insert an empty line under the current one.
• You can also use [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Return] to insert an empty line above the current one.
• Press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Arrow up] to swap one line up.
• [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [arrow down], however, swaps the line with the lower one.

Sublime shortcuts: set markers faster

Text is difficult to edit without markers. This is where you can save a lot of time with shortcuts.

• Press [Ctrl] + [D] to select an entire word.
• Use [Ctrl] + [D] + [D] and each subsequent [D] to mark all subsequent identical entries. All marked entries can then be changed at the same time.
• Use [Alt] + [F3] to mark all the same entries in the text.
• [Esc] helps you uncheck a multiple mark.

More sublime shortcuts

• Hold down [Ctrl] to mark several places at which you want to write. You can then start typing at the same time.
• You can easily close an open HTML tag with [Alt] + [.].
• Press [Ctrl] + [F] to start the search.
• You can also replace what you are looking for with [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F].
• With [F9] you can sort all selected or the complete text, if nothing was selected. So mark first and then click on [F9].

Set bookmarks with sublime shortcuts

With bookmarks you set markings in the text, to which you can jump back later with a key combination.

• With [Ctrl] + [F2] you can set a bookmark exactly at the cursor position or remove a set bookmark again.
• Press [F2] to jump to the next bookmark.
• On the other hand you jump to the previous bookmark with [Shift] + [F2].
• Use [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [F2] to remove all bookmarks.

Comment with sublime shortcuts

You can also comment much faster with keyboard shortcuts.

• Press [Ctrl] + [#] to comment out a line (pressing again will undo the process).
• With [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [#] you can comment out over several lines (pressing again reverses the process again).

Sublime shortcuts: tab and layout

The most important shortcut key combinations for tabs and layouts are as follows:

• With [Alt] + [1] to [9] you can select a tab by its number.
• With [Alt] + [Shift] + [2] to [4] you can position 2 or more windows side by side.
• Press [Alt] + [Shift] + [8] to display 2 windows one below the other.
• You can return to a large window with the key combination [Alt] + [Shift] + [1].

Sublime keyboard shortcut for the font size

The font size in Sublime Text can be quickly changed using the following shortcuts:

• Press [CTRL] + [+] to enlarge the font.
• Press [CTRL] + [-] to decrease the font size.

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