Shortcut keys make life that little bit quicker! They aid you in working faster and become very handy when programming in Eclipse. For a full list of shortcuts, in Eclipse 3.1 and above you can press Ctrl+Shift+L for a handy popup. Shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+T Find Java Type Start typing the name and the list gets smaller. Try typing the capital letters of the class only (e.g. type "CME" to find "ConcurrentModificationException") Ctrl+Shift+R Find Resource Use this to look for XML files, text files, or files of any other type. which are in your workspace. Ctrl+E Open Editor Drop-Down Presents a popup window listing currently opened files. Start typing to limit the list or simply use the down arrow key. Ctrl+O Quick Outline Use this to find a method or a member variable in a class. Start typing to limit the choices. Press Ctrl+O a second time to include inherited methods. Ctrl+Space Content Assist Context sens...