The document outlines various tips and tricks for mastering the Eclipse IDE. It discusses features like toggling full screen mode, zooming text editors, using bookmarks and annotations, navigating code with key bindings, and taking advantage of Java 8 tooling and lambda support. The tips are presented over 11 pages with headings like "Tips and Tricks", "Keyboard Shortcuts", and "Java 8 Tooling".

1. Noopur Gupta
Eclipse JDT/UI Committer
IBM India
noopur_gupta@in.ibm.com
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Eclipse provides a lot of powerful
features and capabilities.

3.  Tips and Tricks
 Java 8 Tooling
 Keyboard Shortcuts
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4.  Toggle Full Screen
Window > Appearance > Toggle Full Screen (Alt+F11)
 Hide / Show Toolbar
Window > Appearance > Hide / Show Toolbar
 Zoom in Text Editors
• Zoom In: Ctrl + + (or) Ctrl + =
• Zoom Out: Ctrl + -
• Pinch gestures on touch-enabled devices
 Abbreviate Package Names with Custom Rules
Window > Preferences > Java > Appearance > Abbreviate package names
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5.  In-place Outline (Ctrl + F3)
To pop up an in-place outline of the element at cursor position.
 Externalized Strings
Ctrl + Click on key in .properties file to find referencing code.
 Bookmarks
• Right-click on left editor pane > Add Bookmark… (OR) Edit > Add Bookmark…
• Bookmarks view
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6.  Show Annotations
To determine who last modified a line of code and when.
Right-click on left editor pane > Show Annotations
 Plug-in Spy
• Alt + Shift + F1 – Plug-in Selection Spy
• Alt + Shift + F2 – Plug-in Menu Spy
 Plug-in Image Browser
 UI Responsiveness Monitoring
For automatic detection and logging of stack traces when Eclipse UI is unresponsive.
Window > Preferences > General > UI Responsiveness Monitoring
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7.  Content Assist Proposal – Insert or Overwrite
• Press ‘Ctrl’ to toggle while content assist is active.
• Window > Preferences > Java > Editor > Content Assist > Insertion
 Block Selection Mode (Alt + Shift + A)
To edit a large number of almost identical lines at the same time.
 Split Editors
Window > Editor > Toggle Split Editor (Horizontal) / (Vertical)
 Word Wrap in Text Editors (Alt + Shift + Y)
 Auto-Save of Dirty Editors
Window > Preferences > General > Editors > Autosave
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8.  Quick fix to change a project to be compatible with Java 8
 Quick assists:
• Convert anonymous class to lambda and back
• Add inferred lambda parameter types
• Change lambda body to expression or block
• Convert lambda to method reference and back
 Clean up - Convert anonymous class to lambda and back
 View and navigate to functional method
 Search method references
 Icon adornments for interface methods
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9.  Ctrl + Shift + L – List all keyboard shortcuts
 Ctrl + Shift + L (twice): Preferences > General > Keys – Set key bindings
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Alt + Up / Down Move line(s)
Ctrl + Alt + Up / Down Copy line(s)
Ctrl + D Delete line
Ctrl + / Comment / Uncomment line
Alt + Shift + Up / Down Expand selection to enclosing element
Ctrl + Shift + Up / Down Go to previous / next member
Ctrl + Shift + P Go to matching bracket
Ctrl + Q Go to last edit location
Ctrl + PgUp / PgDn Sequentially move from one editor to next
Ctrl + E Quickly filter and switch to any editor
Close selected editor with Delete key
Ctrl + M Maximize / Minimize Editor or View
Ctrl + Shift + V Open from Clipboard

10.  Eclipse Help > Tips and Tricks…
 Eclipse Help > Welcome > What’s new
 Eclipse – New and Noteworthy
https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/news/4.7/M1
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