Shortcut for moving a block of code over 4 indents in IntelliJ IDEA

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Does anyone know the shortcut for shifting a block of code in IntelliJ over by a few indents?

(For the CSS editor, Coda, I used to select the block or blocks of code and use the shift and left or right carrot symbols to shift the code right or left.)

Thank you crazyCoder that worked. – Chapsterj Jun 25 '12 at 17:00 — Chapsterj, Jun 25 '12 at 17:00

score 122 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '12 at 17:06

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These are common Indent and Unindent actions, default shortcuts: Tab and Shift+Tab.

answered Jun 25 '12 at 17:06

CrazyCoder

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Shift-Tab doesn't move my block of code four spaces to the left. It does nothing. – Michael Lafayette Jan 23 '16 at 19:22
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Check your keymap and remap if needed. – CrazyCoder Jan 23 '16 at 20:52
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It's just that on Netbeans if you have "Hello |World" and you tab it, it becomes "Hello |World" and then if you Shift-Tab it, you reverse that operation and go back to "Hello |World". Shift-Tab on IntelliJ only works if you indent at the very beginning of the line. – Michael Lafayette Jan 24 '16 at 02:19
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I had to remove bindings for "Next Parameter" and "Prev/Previous Parameter" for this to mostly work like I'm expecting. – jimmyorr Jan 17 '20 at 17:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 03 '22 at 09:51

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In keymap, find Unindent line of selection then right click to add Shift+Tab as the shortcut:

answered Nov 03 '22 at 09:51

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Shortcut for moving a block of code over 4 indents in IntelliJ IDEA

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