Keyboard shortcuts

Everything ChartCode can do from the keyboard. On a Mac, use Cmd wherever this page says Ctrl.

Anywhere in ChartCode

Works on any page, whether or not a chart is open.
Keys	What it does
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`A`	Turns accessibility mode on and puts you in the chart's outline. Pressed again while you are in the outline, it turns the mode off. On a page with no chart it just switches the mode; on a course page it takes you into the activity that is open.

The outline — accessibility mode

The outline is the text view of your chart, listing the program line by line. These keys work while a line in it has focus. Press ? there at any time to have this list read out.

Moving around
Keys	What it does
`↑` `↓`	Move to the previous or next line.
`→`	Open a loop or an `if`; press again to move inside it.
`←`	Close it; or move back out to the line that contains this one.
`Home` `End`	Jump to the first or last line.
`Space`	Show this line on the chart, without leaving the outline.

Choosing where a new line goes
Keys	What it does
`A`	Put the insertion point after this line.
`B`	Put it before this line.
`S`	Put it at the start of this loop, `if`, or else branch.
`I`	Say where the insertion point is now.

Changing the program
Keys	What it does
`+` or `Insert`	Add something at the insertion point, choosing from a list.
`Enter` or `F2`	Edit this line. On a `for` header, press again for each part in turn.
`E`	Add an else to this `if`.
`Delete`	Remove this line. Press twice to confirm. On an else branch with nothing in it, one press takes the else off the `if`.
`Esc`	Call off a delete you have not confirmed.
`M`	Read the memory: the call stack, each frame's variables, and what they refer to.
`?`	Read out this list of keys.

In the add and edit dialogs
Keys	What it does
`↑` `↓`	Choose what to add.
`Enter`	Add it, or save the line you are editing.
`Esc`	Cancel and go back to the outline.

Workbench

Keys	What it does
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`	Run the program.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`	Start debugging.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`	Step forward.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	Step back.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`	Focus mode: hide the menus and give the chart the whole window.
`Esc`	Leave focus mode.

Moving between charts in a program with functions or classes
Keys	What it does
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`	Open "go to chart" and type to filter.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`J`	Next chart.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`K`	Previous chart.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`0`	Go to the main chart.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`1`…`9`	Go to the first through ninth function or method.

Inside the "go to chart" box
Keys	What it does
`↑` `↓`	Move through the list.
`Enter`	Open the one you are on.
`0`…`9`	Jump straight to that chart, while the filter box is empty.
`Esc`	Close without moving.

Exercises and course activities

Keys	What it does
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`	Run the program.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`	Start debugging.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`	Step forward.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	Step back.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`←`	Previous exercise.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`→`	Next exercise.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`	Focus mode.
`Esc`	Leave focus mode.

On a course page, each activity sits in its own frame. Once you have tabbed into one, these keys belong to that activity. Ctrl+Shift+A pressed on the page itself takes you into the first activity that is open, and says which one.

Tutorials

Keys	What it does
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`R`	Run the program.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`D`	Start debugging.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`	Step forward.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	Step back.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`←`	Previous lesson.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`→`	Next lesson.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`H`	Open Quick Help.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`F`	Focus mode.
`Esc`	Close Quick Help, or leave focus mode.

Course page

Keys	What it does
`Tab`	Move to the next activity heading, or into an activity that is open.
`Enter` or `Space`	Open or close the activity you are on.