Adding spaces in multiple lines simultaneously - in Pycharm

Question

I occasionally need to go line-by line and change the indentation of the code.

Is there a shortcut in Pycharm where I can add spaces (format the indent) in the begining of multiple lines simultaneously without processing each line individually?

Cornia

Answer 1

Highlight/ select the lines you want indented, then press TAB as often as needed until they reach the proper indent level.

You can remove spaces with SHIFT TAB.

You can also use CTRL+ALT+I to auto-indent the selection.

Choosy

But what if the TAB makes 8 spaces instead of 4 which is what intended? Is there anyway to force it to move forward only by 4 spaces? – Outgrowth

@Allan Tab Size is a setting under Settings -> Code Style -> the language you are using – Choosy

ctrl+alt+i is possibly the most useful keyboard shortcut I've ever learned. – Ainslie

ctrl+alt+i doesn't work on my Windows machine, but TAB does. – Camillecamilo

What if you want to add spaces that don't end up like CTRL + ALT + I ends up? as in if CTRL ALT I adds three spaces and I wanna add 4? – Bookmobile

Go to tools and disable Vim emulator. – Labium

Answer 2

Select the block that you want to indent then press TAB. It will work.

Laurinda

Answer 3

To auto indent all the codes in Pycharm just press these sequencies:

CTR + A to select all the text files and then press

CTRL+ALT+I

Zworykin

What if you want to add spaces that don't end up like CTRL + ALT + I ends up? as in if CTRL ALT I adds three spaces and I wanna add 4? – Bookmobile

Answer 4

Select all that you want to indent, then do CTRL+ALT+I to indent all of it. This should work in Pycharm

Spatial

What if you want to add spaces that don't end up like CTRL + ALT + I ends up? as in if CTRL ALT I adds three spaces and I wanna add 4? – Bookmobile

Answer 5

Use shift +alt on windows machine

Baobaobab

Answer 6

Continuation indent for Mac pro: Preferences -> Editor -> Code Style -> the language -> Tabs and Indents

Theriault

Answer 7

If Ctrl + ALT + I is not working and every time needs to press the Insert button to get the pointer.

So go to Tools -> Select Vim if it is checked then it will be disabled.

Now you can intend code directly selecting multiple lines.

Labium