Keyboard Shortcuts, Toolbar Buttons, Menu Commands

This topic lists the main (default) keyboard shortcuts you can use in Compare It! In addition, it shows the equivalent toolbar button and menu command you can use to perform the same action.

Note: You can adjust these keyboard shortcuts to suit your preferences. See Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts for instructions.

Note: At any time you can check the full list of current shortcuts under Help > Keyboard menu

The order of the table below matches the order of the buttons on the toolbar. See other shortcuts for keyboard shortcuts and menu options that do not have an equivalent toolbar button.

Button	Description	Shortcut	Menu Command
	Open the Enhanced Open File dialog box to select files to compare.	CTRL + O	File > Compare files
	Open the Select files dialog box to select files to compare.	CTRL + SHIFT + O	File > Select files
	Save all your changes in both files.	CTRL + S	File > Save all
	Print report.	CTRL + P	File > Print
	Preview your report in a preview window from where you can then print the report.		File > Print preview
	Switch between edit and read-only modes for the source and target files.	F9	Edit > Edit mode
	Undo your last action.	CTRL + Z	Edit > Undo
	Go to the Find combo box.	CTRL + D
	Find next.	F3	Edit > Find, then click Find next button
	Move to the previous difference.	F7 or ALT + UP ARROW	View > Prev Diff
	Move to the next difference.	F8 or ALT + DOWN ARROW	View > Next Diff
	Copy difference to destination.	ALT + RIGHT ARROW	Merge > Copy >>
	Copy line to destination.	CTRL + ALT + RIGHT ARROW	Merge > Line to Dest
	Toggle on to move to the next difference after an edit operation.		Options > Move next
	Copy line to source.	CTRL + ALT + LEFT ARROW	Merge > Line to Src
	Copy difference to source.	ALT + LEFT ARROW	Merge > Copy <<
	Rescan files.	F5	View > Rescan
	Set options.		Options > Options
	Access context help	F1	Help > Help

You can customize default toolbar by choosing Options > Toolbar... menu item.

Several additional buttons can be placed on toolbar:

Button	Description	Shortcut	Menu Command
	Paste text from clipboard into editor pane.	CTRL + V	Edit > Paste
	Copy selected text to clipboard.	CTRL + C	Edit > Copy
	Copy current changes block to clipboard.		Edit > Copy Diff
	Delete current selection and place it to clipboard.	CTRL + X	Edit > Cut
	Toggle line numbers display.		View > Line numbers
	Toggle horizontal layout.	CTRL + H	View > Horizontal view
	Switch left and right panes.	CTRL + I	View > Switch sides
	Toggle Changes Only mode.		View > Changes only
	Toggle Regular expressions usage.		Options > Options > Comparison
	Choose Regular expressions to use.
	Visit Compare It! homepage.		Help > Home page

Other Shortcuts

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