According to the site: https://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2013/10/29/five-keyboard-shortcuts/
Commenting out code is done by Ctrl + /.
This does not work for me? I have to use Ctrl + *. How come?
The follow up question is, how do I uncomment code with a keyboard shortcut?
Thanks.
Hello @SasStatistics,
This is most likely due to a non-US keyboard layout. I have similar "issues" with my German keyboard where the corresponding shortcut is Ctrl + + and for uncommenting Ctrl + Shift + + (although I'm not quite sure if this is the shipped default or if I have changed it in Tools → Options → Enhanced Editor Keys → Category "Selection Operations" -- which would be another option for you if you aren't satisfied with the current shortcut).
See also this 2018 thread for a (user-defined) keyboard shortcut for commenting out selected text rather than whole lines.
Hello @SasStatistics,
This is most likely due to a non-US keyboard layout. I have similar "issues" with my German keyboard where the corresponding shortcut is Ctrl + + and for uncommenting Ctrl + Shift + + (although I'm not quite sure if this is the shipped default or if I have changed it in Tools → Options → Enhanced Editor Keys → Category "Selection Operations" -- which would be another option for you if you aren't satisfied with the current shortcut).
See also this 2018 thread for a (user-defined) keyboard shortcut for commenting out selected text rather than whole lines.
Thanks. I have a non US keyboard so that explains it.
But where do I find the Enhanced Editor Keys (See picture)?
I see, you are using SAS Enterprise Guide, where (at least in version 7.15) the dialog is found under Program → Enhanced Editor Keys... (when an Enhanced Editor window is open). My first post referred to the traditional "Display Manager" interface of SAS 9.4.
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