Keyboard shortcuts in DataStax Studio notebooks

Studio notebooks have keyboard shortcuts to increase your proficiency while writing code and content. Mode depends on cursor location:

  • Edit mode when focus is on a cell editor.

  • Command mode when focus is on the cell.

Edit mode keyboard shortcuts

Edit mode keyboard shortcuts
Shortcut Description

Ctrl+Shift+?

Display Shortcut help.

Esc

Unfocus the editor and focus the cell (switch to Command mode).

Shift+Enter

Save code and execute cell.

Ctrl+Space

Content assist.

Ctrl+L

Toggle line numbers.

Ctrl+/ (Macintosh OS X: ⌘+/)

Toggle comment.

Ctrl+H

Hide the editor and focus on the cell (switch to Command mode).

Ctrl+Alt+H

Add a new cell below and switch to its editor.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H

Add a new cell above and switch to its editor.

Ctrl+Shift+S

Toggle Schema view.

Ctrl+Shift+Down (Macintosh OS X: ⇧+⌘+Down)

Focus on the cell below, entering its Command mode.

Ctrl+Shift+Up (Macintosh OS X: ⇧+⌘+Up)

Focus on the cell above, entering its Command mode.

Alt+Backspace (Macintosh OS X: ⌘+Backspace)

Delete from the cursor to the beginning of the line.

Alt+Delete (Macintosh OS X: ⌘+Delete)

Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.

Command mode keyboard shortcuts

Command mode keyboard shortcuts
Shortcut Description

Ctrl+Shift+?

Display Shortcut help.

Enter

Focus on the cell’s code editor (switch to Edit mode).

Delete (Macintosh OS X: Function+Backspace)

Delete the current cell and focus on next available cell.

H

Toggle editor visibility.

N

Add new cell below and switch to its editor.

Shift+N

Add new cell above and switch to its editor.

S

Toggle Schema view.

Up

Switch to the cell above.

Down

Switch to the cell below.

Shift+Up

Move current cell up.

Shift+Down

Move current cell down.

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