Key Settings for the Main SAS Window
Key Combination |
Action |
Dialog boxes and Entry Fields |
|
Tab |
move to next field |
Shift + Tab |
move to previous field |
Navigate around Text |
|
Ctrl + -> (right arrow) |
move to next word |
Ctrl + <- (left arrow) |
move to previous word |
Home |
move to beginning of line |
End |
move to end of line |
Ctrl + Home |
move to top |
Ctrl + End |
move to bottom |
Page Up |
page up |
Page Down |
page down |
Ctrl + Page Up |
move to top |
Ctrl + Page Down |
move to bottom |
Ctrl + Tab |
navigate to the next open SAS window (NEXTWIND command) |
Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
navigate to the previous open SAS window (PREVWIND command) |
Mark Text |
|
Shift + -> (right arrow) |
mark while going to the right |
Shift + <- (left arrow) |
mark while going to the left |
Shift + Home |
mark to beginning of line |
Shift + End |
mark to end of line |
Shift + Ctrl + Home |
mark to top |
Shift + Ctrl + End |
mark to bottom |
Shift + Page Up |
page up and mark |
Shift + Page Down |
page down and mark |
Shift + Ctrl + Page Up |
mark to top |
Shift + Ctrl + Page Down |
mark to bottom |
Shift + MB1 |
extend the current marked text selection to the click
position |
Cut, Copy, and Paste |
|
Delete |
delete the next character (or marked text) |
Ctrl + Delete |
delete from the insertion point position to the end
of the current word |
Ctrl + Backspace |
delete from the insertion point position to the start
of the current word |
Ctrl + MB1 |
selects the entire line (clicked line) |
Ctrl + Z |
undo previous action |
Ctrl + X |
cut selected text |
Ctrl + C |
copy selected text to paste buffer |
Ctrl + V |
paste text |
Window Control |
|
Alt |
switch focus to or from the main menu bar |
Shift + F5 |
cascade the windows |
Shift + F4 |
tile the windows vertically |
Shift + F3 |
tile the windows horizontally |
Ctrl + F6 |
next window |
Alt + F4 |
exit SAS |
Ctrl + F4 |
close the active window |
Shift + F10 |
open context menu |
Resizing the Docking View |
|
Alt + W + S |
start docking view resizing |
-> (right arrow) |
move the split bar a small amount to the right |
<- (left arrow) |
move the split bar a small amount to the right |
Ctrl + -> (right arrow) |
move the split bar a larger amount to the right |
Ctrl + <- (left arrow) |
move the split bar a larger amount to the left |
Home |
move the split bar all the way to the left |
End |
move the split bar all the way to the right |
Return |
accept the current size of the docking view and exit
docking view resizing |
Esc |
end docking view resizing without resizing the docking
view |
Miscellaneous |
|
Alt + Enter |
open the Properties dialog box for a selected object
This command is valid only in a Tree view or a List
view. |
Esc + letter (or number) |
color or highlighting attributes in NOTEPAD
window |