How extract private static constant in Intellij Idea?
Hit ctrl+alt+c twice (shows Extract Constant dialog)
hit alt+v (set default Visibility to Private)
hit enter
Done :) The private scope is set default - so you can use constant extraction as before, to change default scope simply repeat steps above with choosing different scope.
Try this:
If the Enable in place refactorings check box is cleared on the Editor settings, the Extract Constant refactoring is performed by means of the Extract Constant Dialog dialog box.
http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/extract-constant.html
Extract Constant Dialog allows choose the appropriate scope of constant
Settings -> Editors -> Enable Place refactoring