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SQL Server Management Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

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Menu Activation Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Move to the SQL Server Management Studio
menu bar ALT ALT
Activate the menu for a tool component ALT+HYPHEN ALT+HYPHEN
Display the context menu SHIFT+F10 SHIFT+F10

Display the New File dialog box to create a file CTRL+N No equivalent
Display the New Project dialog box to create a
new project CTRL+SHIFT+N CTRL+SHIFT+N
Display the Open File dialog box to open an
existing file CTRL+O CTRL+SHIFT+INS
Display the Open Project dialog box to open an
existing project CTRL+SHIFT+O No equivalent
Display the Add New Item dialog box to add a
new file to the current project CTRL+SHIFT+A No equivalent
Display the Add Existing Item dialog box to add
an existing file to the current project ALT+SHIFT+A No equivalent
Display the Query Designer CTRL+SHIFT+Q CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Close a menu or dialog box, canceling the
action ESC ESC

Windows Management and Toolbar Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Close the current MDI child window CTRL+F4 CTRL+F4
Print CTRL+P CTRL+P
Exit ALT+F4 ALT+F4
Toggle full screen mode SHIFT+ALT+ENTER SHIFT+ALT+ENTER
Close the current tool window SHIFT+ESC SHIFT+ESC
Cycle through the next MDI child windows CTRL+TAB CTRL+TAB
Cycle through the previous MDI child windows CTRL+SHIFT+TAB CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move to the current tool window toolbar SHIFT+ALT No equivalent
Move to the next tool window ALT+F6 ALT+F6
Move to the previously selected window SHIFT+ALT+F6 SHIFT+ALT+F6
Opens a new query editor window No equivalent CTRL+O
Display Object Explorer F8 F8
Display Registered Servers CTRL+ALT+R No equivalent
Display Template Explorer CTRL+ALT+T CTRL+ALT+T
Display Solution Explorer CTRL+ALT+L CTRL+ALT+L
Display the Summary Window F7 F7
Display the Properties Window F4 F4
Display the Toolbox CTRL+ALT+X CTRL+ALT+X
Display the Bookmarks Window CTRL+K, CTRL+W No equivalent
Display the Browser Window CTRL_ALT+R CTRL_ALT+R
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Cursor Movement Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Move the cursor left LEFT ARROW LEFT ARROW
Move the cursor right RIGHT ARROW RIGHT ARROW
Move the cursor up UP ARROW UP ARROW
Move the cursor down DOWN ARROW DOWN ARROW
Move the cursor to the beginning of the line HOME HOME
Move the cursor to the end of the line END END
Move the cursor to the beginning of the
document CTRL+HOME CTRL+HOME
Move the cursor to the end of the document CTRL+END CTRL+END
Move the cursor up one screen PAGE UP PAGE UP
Move the cursor down one screen PAGE DOWN PAGE DOWN
Moves the cursor one word to the right CTRL+RIGHT ARROW CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Moves the cursor one word to the left CTRL+LEFT ARROW CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Text Selection Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Select text from the cursor to the beginning of
the document CTRL+SHIFT+HOME CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Select text from the cursor to the end of the
document CTRL+SHIFT+END CTRL+SHIFT+END
Select text from the cursor to the start of the
current line SHIFT+HOME SHIFT+HOME
Select text from the cursor to the end of the
current line SHIFT+END SHIFT+END
Select text down line by line starting from the
cursor SHIFT+DOWN ARROW SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Select text up line by line starting from the
cursor SHIFT+UP ARROW SHIFT+UP ARROW
Move the cursor up one line, extending the
selection SHIFT+ALT+UP ARROW SHIFT+ALT+UP ARROW
Extend selection up one page SHIFT+PAGE UP SHIFT+PAGE UP
Extend selection down one page SHIFT+PAGE DOWN SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select the entire current document CTRL+A CTRL+A
Select the word containing the cursor, or the
closest word CTRL+W CTRL+W
Select the current location in the editor, back to
the previous location in the editor CTRL+= CTRL+=
Extend the selection to the top of the current
window CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP
Move the cursor to the last line in view,
extending the selection CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT
Extend the selection one word to the right ARROW ARROW
Extend the selection one word to the left CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Move the cursor to the right one word, CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+RIGHT CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+RIGHT
extending the selection ARROW ARROW
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Move the cursor to the left one word, extending CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+LEFT CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+LEFT
the selection ARROW ARROW

Bookmark Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Set or remove a bookmark at the current line CTRL+K, CTRL+K CTRL+F2
Next bookmark CTRL+K, CTRL+N F2
Previous bookmark CTRL+K, CTRL+P SHIFT+F2
Clear bookmarks CTRL+K, CTRL+L CTRL+SHIFT+F2

Tree Control Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Collapse tree nodes - (on the numeric keypad) - (on the numeric keypad)
Expand all tree nodes * (on the numeric keypad) * (on the numeric keypad)
Scroll the tree control up in the window CTRL+UP ARROW CTRL+UP ARROW
Scroll the tree control down in the window CTRL+ DOWN ARROW CTRL+ DOWN ARROW

Code Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Toggle the full-screen display SHIFT+ALT+ENTER SHIFT+ALT+ENTER
Scroll text up one line CTRL+UP ARROW CTRL+UP ARROW
Scroll text down one line CTRL+DOWN ARROW CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Reverse the last editing action CTRL+Z CTRL+Z
Restore the previously undone edit CTRL+SHIFT+Z CTRL+SHIFT+Z
or or
CTRL+Y CTRL+Y
or or
ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE ALT+SHIFT+BACK SPACE
Insert the body of the specified file into the
current window. No equivalent CTRL+SHIFT+P
Save the selected item CTRL+S CTRL+S
Save all CTRL+SHIFT+S CTRL+SHIFT+S
Close CTRL+F4 CTRL+F4
Print CTRL+P CTRL+P
Exit ALT+F4 ALT+F4
Delete all text in the current file CTRL+SHIFT+DEL CTRL+SHIFT+DEL
Display the Go To Line dialog box CTRL+G CTRL+G
Increase line indent TAB TAB
Decrease line indent SHIFT+TAB SHIFT+TAB
Make the selected text upper case CTRL+SHIFT+U CTRL+SHIFT+U
Make the selected text lower case CTRL+SHIFT+L CTRL+SHIFT+L
Make the selected text a comment CTRL+K, CTRL+C CTRL+SHIFT+C
Uncomment the selected text CTRL+K, CTRL + U CTRL+SHIFT+R
Open a new query with current connection CTRL+Q CTRL+N
Open database in Object Explorer ALT+F8 ALT+F8
Specify values for template parameters CTRL+SHIFT+M CTRL+SHIFT+M
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Execute the selected portion of the query editor

or the entire query editor if nothing is selected F5 F5
or or
CTRL+E CTRL+E
or or
ALT+X ALT+X

Parse the selected portion of the query editor or

the entire query editor if nothing is selected CTRL+F5 CTRL+F5
Display the estimated execution plan CTRL+L CTRL+L
Cancel the executing query ALT+BREAK ALT+BREAK
Include actual execution plan in the query
output CTRL+M CTRL+K
Open the Query Option dialog box No equivalent CTRL+SHIFT+O
Output results in a grid CTRL+D CTRL+D
Output results in text format CTRL+T CTRL+T
Output results to a file CTRL+SHIFT+F CTRL+SHIFT+F
Show or hide the query results pane CTRL+R CTRL+R
Toggle between query and results pane F6 F6
Move to the next active window in Management
Studio CTRL+F6 CTRL+F6
Auto hide all ALT+ENTER No equivalent
Windows CTRL+W No equivalent

Text Manipulation in Code Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Insert a new line ENTER or SHIFT+ENTER ENTER or SHIFT+ENTER

Swap the characters on either side of the cursor CTRL+T No equivalent

Delete on character to the right of the cursor DELETE DELETE
Delete one character to the left of the cursor BACKSPACE BACKSPACE
or or
SHIFT+BACKSPACE SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Insert the number of spaces configured for the
editor TAB TAB
Insert a blank line above the cursor CTRL+ENTER CTRL+ENTER
Insert a blank line below the cursor CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
Change the selected text to lowercase CTRL+SHIFT+L CTRL+SHIFT+L
Change the selected text to uppercase CTRL+SHIFT+U CTRL+SHIFT+U
Toggle between insertion mode and overtype
mode INSERT INSERT
Move selected lines to the left on tab stop SHIFT+TAB SHIFT+TAB
Delete the word to the right of the cursor CTRL+DELETE CTRL+DELETE
Delete the word to the left of the cursor CTRL+BACKSPACE CTRL+BACKSPACE
Transpose the words on either side of the
cursor CTRL+SHIFT+T CTRL+SHIFT+T
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Microsoft IntelliSense Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

List members CTRL+J CTRL+J
Complete word ALT+RIGHT ARROW ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Document Window and Browser Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Toggle full-screen mode SHIFT+ALT+ENTER SHIFT+ALT+ENTER
Move to the next pane of a split pane view of a
document F6 F6
Move to the previous document in the editor or
designer CTRL+SHIFT+F6 CTRL+SHIFT+F6
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move to the previous pane of a document in
split pane view SHIFT+F6 SHIFT+F6
Display the Browser Window CTRL+ALT+R CTRL+ALT+R
Back, display the previous page in the viewing
history ALT+LEFTARROW ALT+LEFTARROW
Forward, display the next page in the viewing
history ALT+RIGHTARROW ALT+RIGHTARROW

Solution Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Display Solution Explorer CTRL+ALT+L CTRL+ALT+L
Display the New File dialog box to create a new
file CTRL+N CTRL+SHIFT+INS
Display the New Project dialog box to create a
new project CTRL+SHIFT+N CTRL+SHIFT+N
Display the Open File dialog box to open an
existing file CTRL+O No equivalent

Help and Books Online Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Help F1 F1
Help on "How Do I" CTRL+F1 CTRL+F1
Books Online Contents CTRL+ALT+F1 CTRL+ALT+F1
Books Online Index CTRL+ALT+F2 CTRL+ALT+F2
Help Search CTRL+ALT+F3 CTRL+ALT+F3
Dynamic Help CTRL+ALT+F4 CTRL+ALT+F4
Help Favorites CTRL+ALT+F CTRL+ALT+F

Search Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Display the Find dialog box CTRL+F CTRL+F
Display the Replace dialog box CTRL+H CTRL+H
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Start incremental search. Type the characters

to search for or press CTRL+I to search for
characters from the previous search CTRL+I CTRL+B
Find the next occurrence of the previous search
text F3 F3

Find the previous occurrence of the search text SHIFT+F3 SHIFT+F3

Find the next occurrence of the currently
selected text CTRL+F3 CTRL+F3
Find the previous occurrence of the currently
selected text CTRL+SHIFT+F3 CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Display the Replace in Files dialog box CTRL+SHIFT+H CTRL+SHIFT+H
Reverse incremental search so it starts at the
bottom of the file and searches to the top CTRL+SHIFT+I CTRL+SHIFT+I
Select or clear the Search up option in Find and
Replace ALT+F3, B ALT+F3, B
Stop the Find in Files search ALT+F3, S ALT+F3, S
Select or clear the Find whole word option in
Find and Replace ALT+F3, W ALT+F3, W
Selects or clears the Wildcard option in Find
and Replace ALT+F3, P ALT+F3, P

Cut and Paste Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Cut (delete the currently selected item and
place it to the Clipboard) CTRL+X CTRL+X
or or
SHIFT+DELETE SHIFT+DELETE
Copy to the Clipboard CTRL+C CTRL+C
or or
CTRL+INSERT CTRL+INSERT

Paste from the Clipboard at the insertion point CTRL+V CTRL+V

or or
SHIFT+INSERT SHIFT+INSERT

Log Viewer Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Refresh F5 F5
Move between the Select logs pane and the
Log file summary pane F6 F6
Move to the Log file summary pane ALT+S ALT+S
Load a new log CTRL+SHIFT+L CTRL+SHIFT+L
Export a log CTRL+SHIFT+E CTRL+SHIFT+E
Filter a log CTRL+SHIFT+F CTRL+SHIFT+F
Search in a log CTRL+SHIFT+S CTRL+SHIFT+S
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Activity Monitor Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Refresh F5 F5
Filter the monitor display CTRL+SHIFT+F CTRL+SHIFT+F

Replication Monitor Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Refresh F5 F5
Open a detail window from a grid ENTER ENTER

Replication Conflict Viewer Keyboard Shortcuts

Action Standard SQL Server 2000

Define filter F6 F6
Apply filter F7 F7
Show all columns F8 F8

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