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title: Arduino IDE
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.697581
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  A visual cheat-sheet for the 12 keyboard shortcuts found in the Arduino IDE
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## Keyboard Shortcuts

### General

| Shortcut           | Action                           |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `S`         | Save                             |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `S` | Save as                          |
| `Ctrl` `N`         | Open a new sketch                |
| `Ctrl` `O`         | Open an existing sketch          |
| `Ctrl` `Q`         | Close the Arduino IDE            |
| `Ctrl` `R`         | Verify                           |
| `Ctrl` `U`         | Upload                           |
| `Ctrl` `F`         | Find                             |
| `Ctrl` `T`         | Adjust the alignment and spacing |
| `Ctrl` `/`         | Comment                          |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `M` | Open the serial monitor          |
| `Ctrl` `K`         | Open the sketch folder           |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for the Arduino IDE](https://progtpoint.blogspot.com/2017/02/arduino-keyboard-shortcuts.html)
  _(progtpoint.blogspot.com)_