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| <div role="main"><h1>Shifting lines of code to the right or left</h1> |
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| <p>You can shift lines of code to the left or right in the C/C++ editor. You can |
| change the tab width in the C/C++ editor preferences window. For more |
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| <p>To shift lines of code to the right or left:</p> |
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| <li>In the C/C++ editor, select the full length of the lines that you want to shift.</li> |
| <li>Do one of the following: |
| <ul><li>To move the text to the right, press <strong>Tab</strong>.</li> |
| <li>To move the text to the right, click <strong>Edit > Shift Right</strong>.</li> |
| <li>To move the text to the left, press <strong>Shift+Tab</strong>.</li> |
| <li>To move the text to the left, click <strong>Edit > Shift Left</strong>.</li> |
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