Ctrl + Shift + Alt + T – show complete re-factoring menu.

Shift + F6 – rename class, method, field, variable, etc.

Many applications, such as Microsoft products, office applications, etc., use Ctrl + Y to redo actions, here it deletes line, and when you then do Ctrl + Z – undo you get your self into a real movie.

Shift + Alt + Up/Down – move selected code or line on which cursor is up and down.

Ctrl + W – select word, then next, then line, then method, then class, then whole file.

Ctrl + ` – shows a quick menu to customize the layout.

Click on a module + F4 – opens module settings.

From Navigation Bar you can use keyboard arrows to navigate through packages.

Alt + Home – jump to Navigation Bar (it should be enabled from View -> Navigation Bar).

Ctrl + F12 – show class structure with methods.

Ctrl + Shift + F12 – hide/show all windows.

Ctrl + Shift + E – recent edited files, search is possible.

Ctrl + E – recent files, search is possible.

Shift, Shift – search everywhere, TAB changes the resulting cluster, left arrow key gives history, right arrow key moves forward, by default recent files are shown.

Ctrl + Shift + Alt + N – search for symbol, filter by namespace is possible with dot.

Ctrl + Shift + N – search and open files, search for a folder is possible with a slash (/) in front, wildcards supported, :40 leads to line 40.

Ctrl + N – search and open types, search by camel case letters is possible, wildcards supported, :40 leads to line 40.

How to install it is shown on 02:50 minute from the video. Very handy tool if your purpose is to learn how to do things only with the keyboard.

You can select something from the menu and it shows the keyboard shortcut for this action. This plugin outputs the keyboard combination of action you perform. It is much easier to read rather than scrolling the video back and forth. I have taken important things from the presentation and put them into current post. I suggest you watch the video and take notes.

I watched the video and realized how much you can achieve only with keyboard combinations.

This post is inspired by video IntelliJ IDEA Tips and Tricks from JavaZone. This post is for IntelliJ IDEA v14 Community Edition. This post described important keyboard combinations that can make you more productive. They provide community edition which is free and can suit perfectly your needs as an automation QA. Post summary: Some very useful keyboard combinations when working with IntelliJ IDEA.

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