SAS Companion for the Microsoft Windows Environment

Keyboard Shortcuts within the SAS Main Window

The keys listed in Key Settings for the Main SAS Window are not listed in the KEYS window. You might find these keys useful as shortcuts for editing and other tasks.

Key Settings for the Main SAS Window
Key Combination Action

Dialogs 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

PgUp page up

PgDn page down

CTRL+PgUp move to top

CTRL+PgDn 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+PgUp page up and mark

SHIFT+PgDn page down and mark

SHIFT+CTRL+PgUp mark to top

SHIFT+CTRL+PgDn 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)

ALT+Delete delete from the cursor to end of line

CTRL+Delete delete from the cursor position to the end of the current word

CTRL+Backspace delete from the cursor position to the start of the current word

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

CTRL+F6 next window

ALT+F4 exit the SAS System

CTRL+F4 close the active window

Miscellaneous

ESC+letter (or number) color or highlighting attributes in NOTEPAD window

***Key Settings for the Main SAS Window***
Key Combination	Action
Dialogs 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
PgUp	page up
PgDn	page down
CTRL+PgUp	move to top
CTRL+PgDn	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+PgUp	page up and mark
SHIFT+PgDn	page down and mark
SHIFT+CTRL+PgUp	mark to top
SHIFT+CTRL+PgDn	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)
ALT+Delete	delete from the cursor to end of line
CTRL+Delete	delete from the cursor position to the end of the current word
CTRL+Backspace	delete from the cursor position to the start of the current word
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
CTRL+F6	next window
ALT+F4	exit the SAS System
CTRL+F4	close the active window
Miscellaneous
ESC+letter (or number)	color or highlighting attributes in NOTEPAD window

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