Navigating with Bookmarks
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Introduction
The editor of IntelliJ IDEA provides two types of bookmarks:
- Anonymous bookmarks , indicated by check sings
in the left gutter. The number of anonymous bookmarks is unlimited. - Bookmarks with mnemonics indicated by
or 
icons in the left gutter. There can be only 10 numbered and 26 lettered bookmarks within a project.
All bookmarks are indicated with the black streaks in the marker bar:
Once created, the bookmarks enable you to easily jump to the desired location within a file, or across the entire project.
Navigating within the current file
To navigate through the bookmarks within the current file, do one of the following
On the main menu, choose Navigate | Bookmarks | Next/Previous Bookmark. The order of visiting bookmarks depends on their order in the collection of bookmarks in the Bookmarks dialog.
Click the black streak in the marker bar.
Navigating across a project
To navigate across a project using numbered bookmarks
- Use Ctrl + Number where the <number> corresponds to the desired bookmark.
To navigate among all bookmarks in a project, do one of the following
On the main menu, choose Navigate | Bookmarks | Show Bookmarks, or press ⌘F3
In the Bookmarks dialog, select the target bookmark, and press ⏎.
For your convenience, the target code preview is shown in the right pane of the dialog box.In the Favorites tool window, select the desired bookmark in the Bookmarks list, and then double-click the bookmark entry, or press ⌘↓. The corresponding file opens in the editor, with the caret at the beginning of the bookmarked line.