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For more information about Qt Creator modes, see Qt Creator Modes. Moving Between Open FilesTo quickly move between currently open files, press Ctrl+Tab. Moving To the Edit ModeTo move to the Edit mode and currently active file, press Esc. If you already are in the Edit mode:
Using the Filter in Options DialogTo find specific settings you require in Tools > Options... use the filter located at the top left of the Options dialog box. Using Keyboard ShortcutsQt Creator provides many useful keyboard shortcuts. To customize, import or export keyboard shortcuts, select Tools > Options... > Environment > Keyboard. Running Qt Creator From Command LineYou can launch Qt Creator from command line using the name of an existing session or .pro file by giving the name as the command argument. For example, running qtcreator somesession, launches Qt Creator and loads session somesession. Note: Make sure Qt Creator is included in the PATH environment variable. This can be done by typing the following in the command line: set PATH=c:\qtsdk\mingw\bin;c:\qtsdk\qt\bin;%PATH% Showing and Hiding the SidebarTo toggle the sidebar in the Edit and Debug modes, click For more information on using the sidebar, see Browsing Project Contents. Moving To SymbolsTo move straight to a symbol used in a project, select the symbol in the Editor toolbar drop-down menu. For more information on the editor toolbar, see Using the Editor Toolbar. Displaying Signals and SlotsIf an instance of a class is derived from QObject, and you would like to find all other objects connected to one of your object's slots using Qt's signals and slots mechanism, select Tools > Options... > Debugger > Debugging Helper > Use Debugging Helper. In the Locals and Watchers view, expand the object's entry and open the slot in the slots subitem. The objects connected to this slot are shown as children of the slot. This method works with signals too. Displaying Low Level DataIf special debugging of Qt objects fails due to data corruption within the debugged objects, you can switch off the debugging helpers. When debugging helpers are switched off low-level structures become visible. To switch off the debugging helpers:
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