To that end, I’ve put together a simple PowerShell-based ISE add-on, which enables a CTRL + K keyboard shortcut that exposes the “Jump to Column” capability. Feel free to add this to your PowerShell ISE profile script, so it loads every time you launch the ISE.
PowerShell ISE: Jump to Column Feature
If you’re a developer, or even just a frequent user of a text editor, you’re probably familiar with the “Jump to Line” feature of most text editing software. The Microsoft Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Editor (ISE) offers such a feature, which is commonly mapped to the CTRL + G keyboard shortcut. One of the features that is sometimes lacking from such editors is a “Jump to Column” feature. Text files are essentially just grids of information, each “cell” containing a single character. There are other keyboard shortcuts that aid in navigating longitudinally, such as CTRL + LEFT/RIGHT, however it’s nice to be able to specify a column as you gain familiar with your code structure.