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Index

• Keys

• Navigation

• Search

• Graphing

• Comments

• Data Format Options

• Open Subviews

• File Operations

• Debugger

• Breakpoints

• Watches

• Tracing

• Misc

• Edit

• Operand Type

• Segments

• Structs

• Functions

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Keys

Image	Description
	Shift key
	Alt key
	Control key
	Escape key
	Enter key

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Navigation

Action	Shortcut
Jump to operand
Jump in new window	+
Jump to previous position
Jump to Next position	+
Jump to address	G
Jump by name	+L
Jump to function	+P
Jump to segment	+S
Jump to segment register	+G
Jump to problem	+Q
Jump to cross reference	+X
Jump to xref to operand	X
Jump to entry point	+E
Mark Position	+M

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Search

Action	Shortcut
Next code	+C
Next data	+D
Next explored	+A
Next unexplored	+U
Immediate value	+I
Next immediate value	+I
Text	+T
Next text	+T
Sequence of bytes	+B
Next sequence of bytes	+B
Not function	+U

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Graphing

Action	Shortcut
Flow chart	F12
Function calls	+F12

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Comments

Action	Shortcut
Enter comment	+;
Enter repeatable comment	;
Enter anterior lines	Ins
Enter posterior lines	+Ins
Insert predefined comment	+F1

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Data Format Options

Action	Shortcut
ASCII strings style	+A
Setup data types	+D

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Open Subviews

Action	Shortcut
Names	+F4
Functions	+F3
Strings	+F12
Segments	+F7
Segment registers	+F8
Signatures	+F5
Type libraries	+F11
Structures	+F9
Enumerations	+F10

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File Operations

Action	Shortcut
Parse C header file	+F9
Create ASM file	+F10
Save database	+W

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Debugger

Action	Shortcut
Start process	F9
Terminate process	+F2
Step into	F7
Step over	F8
Run until return	+F7
Run to cursor	F4

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Breakpoints

Action	Shortcut
Breakpoint list	++B

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Watches

Action	Shortcut
Delete watch	Del

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Tracing

Action	Shortcut
Stack trace	++S

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Miscellaneous

Action	Shortcut
Calculator	+/
Cycle through open views	+Tab
Select tab	+ [1…N]
Close current view	+F4
Exit	+X
IDC Command	+F2

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Edit (Data Types – etc)

Action	Shortcut
Copy	+Ins
Begin selection	+L
Manual instruction	+F2
Code	C
Data	D
Struct variable	+Q
ASCII string	A
Array	Num *
Undefine	U
Rename	N

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Operand Type

Action	Shortcut
Offset (data segment)	O
Offset (current segment)	+O
Offset by (any segment)	+R
Offset (user-defined)	+R
Offset (struct)	T
Number (default)	+3
Hexadecimal	Q
Decimal	H
Binary	B
Character	R
Segment	S
Enum member	M
Stack variable	K
Change sign	+-
Bitwise negate	+`
Manual	+F1

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Segments

Action	Shortcut
Edit segment	+S
Change segment register value	+G

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Structs

Action	Shortcut
Struct var	+Q
Force zero offset field	+Z
Select union member	+Y

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Functions

Action	Shortcut
Create function	P
Edit function	+P
Set function end	E
Stack variables	+K
Change stack pointer	+K
Rename register	V
Set function type	Y