<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Shifting lines of code to the right or left</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <h1 role="main">Shifting lines of code to the right or left</h1> <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 information, see <a href="cdt_t_cust_cpp_editor.htm">Customizing the C/C++ editor</a>.</p> <p>To shift lines of code to the right or left:</p> <ol> <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> </ul> </li> </ol> <p><img src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../concepts/cdt_o_code_entry.htm">Code entry</a></p> <p><img src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="cdt_t_cust_cpp_editor.htm">Customizing the C/C++ editor</a></p> <p><img src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../reference/cdt_o_ceditor_pref.htm">C/C++ editor preferences</a></p> <img src="../images/ng00_04a.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" > </body> </html>