Find-and-Replace Shortcut Keys

Shortcut

Menu equivalent

Action

Ctrl-F

Edit → Find and Replace → Quick Find

Opens the Quick Find window.

Shift-F12

 

Finds all references to the symbol the cursor is currently on and returns them in a results window.

Ctrl-Shift-F

Edit → Find and Replace → Find in Files

Opens the Find in Files window.

F3

 

Highlights the next instance of the text being searched for.

Ctrl-F3

 

Highlights the next instance of the text being searched for within the currently selected text.

Shift-F3

 

Highlights the previous instance of the text being searched for.

Ctrl-Shift-F3

 

Highlights the previous instance of the text being searched for within the currently selected text.

Alt-F12

Edit → Find and Replace → Find Symbol

Opens the Find Symbol window.

Shift-Alt-F12

 

Finds all instances of the symbol the cursor is currently on and returns them in a results window.

Alt-F3, S

 

Stops the current search.

Ctrl-D

 

Focuses the cursor on the Find drop-down list in the Standard dialog.

F8

 

Moves the cursor to the next location in a Find Results window.

Shift-F8

 

Moves the cursor to the previous location in a Find Results window.

Ctrl-H

Edit → Find and Replace → Quick Replace

Opens the Quick Replace window.

Ctrl-Shift-H

Edit → Find and Replace → Replace in Files

Opens the Replace in Files window.

Ctrl-Alt-F12

View → Find Results → Find Symbol Results

Opens the Find Symbol Results window.

Ctrl-I

Edit → Advanced → Incremental Search

Starts an incremental search looking down the page.

Ctrl-Shift-I

 

Starts an incremental search looking ...

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