How to apply TAB on several lines in Android Studio

Question

I am wondering if there is a shortcode (MAC) to tab several lines (see example below).

<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Last Name"
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_column="0"
android:layout_weight="1"/>

->

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Last Name"
    android:id="@+id/textView"
    android:layout_column="0"
    android:layout_weight="1"/>

I looked through the command list, but couldn`t find something. Maybe there is another way to do so.

Sebastiano · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-10T14:23:09.263

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Sure. Press (and keep pressed) the alt-option command on your Mac, then click with the mouse/touchpad and move upwards/downwards. The effect is the following:

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edited Feb 10 '15 at 14:23

answered Feb 10 '15 at 14:15

Sebastiano

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nice! that`s super cool! wish I could give you a "super useful answer" click. – Den Jo Feb 10 '15 at 14:22
Glad to hear. Just marking it as regular answer is fine, so that others may find it as well ;) – Sebastiano Feb 10 '15 at 14:23

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 15 '16 at 07:38

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Select several lines, then press tab to indent them or press Shift + tab to unindent them. This works at least on OS X V10.11.6 with Android Studio V2.1.2. Hope this helps you or people who read this question. Thanks.

answered Aug 15 '16 at 07:38

Liu Tao

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 16 '19 at 14:41

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To tab shift multiple lines in android studio editor:

Select lines ( SHIFT-DOWN/UP ) and press TAB key

Shift TAB does the same backwards.

answered Jan 16 '19 at 14:41

Mike Zriel

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score -2 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 10 '15 at 14:15

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You can try with CMD+Shift+L (auto indent)

answered Feb 10 '15 at 14:15

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How to apply TAB on several lines in Android Studio

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