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command + ,
• Account settings
• Turn off the boring building sound
• Code color
• Indentations
• etc.
option + click (file)
• Open the file in assistant editor
• We have to compare code very often!
command + enter
• Show standard editor
• But most of time we use it to close the assistant editor
click + click (file)
• Open and edit in a separate window
• Very useful if you have two or more screens
command + shift + t
• Open a new window with current state
• I generally use one for design and another for coding
command + n
• Create new file(s)
• The most commonly used
command + option + a
• Add files to current project
• We use it very often especially for those have many assets and images
command + o
• Open a file
• Open the UI designs is what I most commonly used
command + shift + o
• Search and open quickly
• I call it the “Xcode Spotlight”, the great tool for reference and learning
command + click (file)
• Go quickly to the definition of the selection
option + click (file)
• Open the quick short document
command + shift + s
• Duplicate file
• Fast copy and create another class
control + command + s• Create a snapshot
• It helps to prevent small changes that break your current state
command + :
• Show spelling and grammar
• Useful for perfectionist
command + option + .
• Refactor -> Rename , to rename a word in the project
• I use it very often, but have to set it manually! (empty key by default)
control + command + space
• Choose special characters
• Sometimes we do need fun！
command + 1-8
• Switch navigators
• Back to project navigator (Command + 1) is most commonly used
option + command + 0-6
• Utilities switching
• The “trigger” (option + command + 0) is what we use everyday.
command + f
• Find in file
• You must be very familiar with it
option + command + f
• Find and replace in file
command + shift + f
• Find in project
command + option + shift + f
• Do not use it in most of the time!
• Usually we use Refactor Rename instead
control + command + <- / ->
• Go forward or back in the editor
• But I prefer to use two fingers swipe
command + L
• Jump to line
• It’s used in every kind of IDE!
esc
• Show completions
• We can also use “control + space”
control + i
• Re-indent
• Make the perfect indentation automatically
command + [ / ]
• Shift left and shift right
• Use them to move around the block
option + command + [ / ]
• Move lines up or down
• I use it to move the block up and down
command + /
• Comment selection
• (Un)comment the lines as we did on every IDE
option + command + <- / ->
• Fold and unfold the blocks
• I prefer to do this directly on the editor
shift + option + cmd + <- / ->
• Fold / unfold methods and functions
• They help me to handle the big class!
command + r
• Build and run your project
command + b
• Build your project
• Sometimes we just want to build and see, without running
control + command + r
• Run without building
• Building is a pain especially for big project
• Sometimes we just want to “see it” again
shift + command + k
• Clean the project
• We use it very often
command + y
• Activate and deactivate the breakpoints
• Those breakpoints are too small to click!
How about debug？
• Use the debug panel directly!
shift + command + 0
• Documentation and API Reference
• We should keep updating the docs and learning everyday!
shift + command + 1
• Show welcome to Xcode
• It’s not just say “hello”! But to create or open the project
More editor tips• The Emacs Style:
• control + f move forward
• control + b back
• control + p move up
• control + n move down
• control + a move to beginning of the line
• control + e move to end of the line
• control + k deletes from current position
– Philip Sideney
“All is but lip-wisdom that wants experience.”
Now go and practise!
