How to find a class in IntelliJ IDEA

By mkyong | Updated: July 21, 2020

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In IntelliJ IDEA, we can press on the keyboard SHIFT key twice to open a search everywhere windows to quickly find a class or a file.

Other shortcuts, seldom use, prefer double clicks on SHIFT key to open the search windows.

• Ctrl+N – finds a class by name.
• Ctrl+Shift+N – finds a file or directory by name.

References

• IntelliJ IDEA – Search everywhere