Using Shortcuts in MATLAB

Hello Everyone , I am a VS Code user and new to MATLAB , I have many extensions in VS Code which makes my work easier and effortless I feel that MATLAB is missing some of these features. for example , in VS Code, I frequently use Shift + Alt + Down Arrow or Up Arrow to duplicate lines, but I couldn’t find a similar command in the MATLAB documentation. I also use several commands repetitively. Is there a way to create shortcuts for these commands in MATLAB? Additionally, I’d like to know if it’s possible to customize these shortcuts, as I am accustomed to different keybindings, and MATLAB’s default shortcuts are not quite what I’m used to. I am using windows , Could someone please assist me with this?

[Pavan Sahith]

Hi Harry

you can use 'Ctrl+Shift+c' to duplicate lines in MATLAB

[Harry verelst]

Thanks it works, I couldn’t find this information in the documentation, so I assumed MATLAB didn’t support it

Answer 1

[Pavan Sahith]

Hello ,

I see that you are trying to optimize your workflow in MATLAB by using keyboard shortcuts,

In MATLAB, you can duplicate lines using the shortcut ‘Ctrl+Shift+C’

You can find this similar MATLAB Answers post helpful

• https://www.mathworks.com/support/search.html/answers/805071

You can also customize the current set of keyboard shortcuts through MATLAB Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences by following these steps:

1. Open the ‘Preferences’ window from the ‘Home’ tab by clicking on Preferences.
2. Navigate to ‘Keyboard’ and then ‘Shortcuts’.

Moreover, you can add shortcuts for frequently used commands by using the ‘Add to Favourites’ feature within the MATLAB Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences.

You can refer to the following MathWorks documentation to know more:

• https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_env/keyboard-shortcuts.html
• https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_env/accessibility-use-keyboard-shortcuts-to-navigate-matlab.html

Hope this helps you in getting started