
Actions are displayed along with their keyboard shortcuts, if assigned, and conveniently you can even assign shortcuts without ever leaving the "Search everywhere" modal. In that tab you can find any action that the IDE is capable of performing. I like to use the "Actions" tab when I don't know or simply can't remember a keyboard shortcut.

If you're looking for classes, files, or symbols specifically, you can use Tab or Shift + Tab to switch between the tabs and narrow your search according to type. that I'm looking for within that file) is selected at the top and hitting Enter will take me right where I need to be. In my own work, I most frequently use this to navigate between files rather than reaching for my mouse to dig through my project tree for a file, I'll tap Shift + Shift, start typing out the filename, and typically within three or four characters my file (or the class/function/etc. As you type what you're looking for in this tab, the list will populate with a grab-bag of anything and everything from your project that matches or comes close to matching your query - classes, variables, files, directories - it's all there. The first tab, and the one you're thrown into when you first open the modal, is "All".

From this modal you can find anything and perform just about any action that WebStorm is capable of performing simply by typing what you want.Īlong the top of the "Search everywhere" modal there are six tabs indicating categories of items that can be used to narrow your search.

This shortcut opens the "Search everywhere" modal, which you can think of as a sort of Swiss Army knife for your keyboard.
