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Keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio

Article • 09/01/2022 • 32 minutes to read

Applies to: Visual Studio Visual Studio for Mac Visual Studio Code

You can access a variety of commands and windows in Visual Studio by choosing the appropriate keyboard
shortcut. This page lists the default command shortcuts for the General profile, which you might have
chosen when you installed Visual Studio. No matter which profile you chose, you can identify the shortcut
for a command by opening the Options dialog box, expanding the Environment node, and then choosing
Keyboard. You can also customize your shortcuts by assigning a different shortcut to any given command.

For a list of common keyboard shortcuts and other productivity information, see:

Keyboard tips
Productivity tips

For more information about accessibility in Visual Studio, see Accessibility tips and tricks and How to: Use
the keyboard exclusively.

Printable shortcut cheatsheet

Click to get our printable keyboard shortcut cheatsheet for Visual Studio .

Popular keyboard shortcuts for Visual Studio

All shortcuts in this section apply globally unless otherwise specified. The Global context means that the
shortcut is applicable in any tool window in Visual Studio.

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You can look up the shortcut for any command by opening the Options dialog box, expanding the
Environment node, and then choosing Keyboard.

Build
Debug
Edit
File
Project
Refactor
Tools
View
Window

Build: popular shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Build solution Ctrl+Shift+B Build.BuildSolution

Cancel Ctrl+Break Build.Cancel

Compile Ctrl+F7 Build.Compile

Run code analysis on solution Alt+F11 Build.RunCodeAnalysisonSolution

Debug: popular shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Break at function Ctrl+B Debug.BreakatFunction

Break all Ctrl+Alt+Break Debug.BreakAll

Delete all breakpoints Ctrl+Shift+F9 Debug.DeleteAllBreakpoints

Exceptions Ctrl+Alt+E Debug.Exceptions

Quick watch Ctrl+Alt+Q

Debug.QuickWatch

or Shift+F9

Restart Ctrl+Shift+F5 Debug.Restart

Run to cursor Ctrl+F10 Debug.RunToCursor

Set next statement Ctrl+Shift+F10 Debug.SetNextStatement

Start F5 Debug.Start

Start without debugging Ctrl+F5 Debug.StartWithoutDebugging

Step into F11 Debug.StepInto

Step out Shift+F11 Debug.StepOut

Step over F10 Debug.StepOver

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Stop debugging Shift+F5 Debug.StopDebugging

Toggle breakpoint F9 Debug.ToggleBreakpoint

Edit: popular shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Break line Enter [Text Editor, Report Designer, Windows Forms Designer]
Edit.BreakLine

or Shift+Enter [Text Editor]

Collapse to Ctrl+M, Ctrl+O [Text Editor] Edit.CollapseToDefinitions

definitions

Comment Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C [Text Editor] Edit.CommentSelection

selection

Complete word Alt+Right Arrow [Text Editor, Workflow Designer]

Edit.CompleteWord

or Ctrl+Spacebar [Text Editor, Workflow Designer]

or Ctrl+K, W [Workflow Designer]

or Ctrl+K, Ctrl+W [Workflow Designer]

Copy Ctrl+C Edit.Copy

or Ctrl+Insert

Cut Ctrl+X
Edit.Cut

or Shift+Delete

Delete Delete [Team Explorer]

Edit.Delete

or Shift+Delete [Sequence Diagram, UML Activity Diagram, Layer

Diagram]

or Ctrl+Delete [Class Diagram]

Find Ctrl+F Edit.Find

Find all Shift+F12 Edit.FindAllReferences

references

Find in files Ctrl+Shift+F Edit.FindinFiles

Find next F3 Edit.FindNext

Find next Ctrl+F3 Edit.FindNextSelected

selected

Format Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D [Text Editor] Edit.FormatDocument

document

Format selection Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F [Text Editor] Edit.FormatSelection

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Go to Ctrl+G Edit.GoTo

Go to declaration Ctrl+F12 Edit.GoToDeclaration

Go to definition F12 Edit.GoToDefinition

Go to find Ctrl+D Edit.GoToFindCombo

combo

Go to next F8 Edit.GoToNextLocation
location

Insert snippet Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X Edit.InsertSnippet

Insert tab Tab [Report Designer, Windows Forms Designer, Text Editor] Edit.InsertTab

Line cut Ctrl+L [Text Editor] Edit.LineCut

Line down Shift+Alt+Down Arrow [Text Editor] Edit.LineDownExtendColumn

extend column

Line open above Ctrl+Enter [Text Editor] Edit.LineOpenAbove

List members Ctrl+J [Text Editor, Workflow Designer]

Edit.ListMembers

or Ctrl+K, Ctrl+L [Workflow Designer]

or Ctrl+K, L [Workflow Designer]

Navigate to Ctrl+, Edit.NavigateTo

Open file Ctrl+Shift+G Edit.OpenFile

Overtype mode Insert [Text Editor] Edit.OvertypeMode

Parameter info Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar [Text Editor, Workflow Designer]

Edit.ParameterInfo

or Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P [Workflow Designer]

or Ctrl+K, P [Workflow Designer]

Paste Ctrl+V
Edit.Paste

or Shift+Insert

Peek definition Alt+F12 [Text Editor] Edit.PeekDefinition

Redo Ctrl+Y
Edit.Redo

or Shift+Alt+Backspace

or Ctrl+Shift+Z

Replace Ctrl+H Edit.Replace

Select all Ctrl+A Edit.SelectAll

Select current Ctrl+W [Text Editor] Edit.SelectCurrentWord

word

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Selection cancel Esc [Text Editor, Report Designer, Settings Designer, Windows Edit.SelectionCancel
Forms Designer, Managed Resources Editor]

Surround with Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S

Edit.SurroundWith
(available only in Visual Studio 2019 and earlier)

Tab left Shift+Tab [Text Editor, Report Designer, Windows Forms Editor] Edit.TabLeft

Toggle all Ctrl+M, Ctrl+L [Text Editor] Edit.ToggleAllOutlining

outlining

Toggle bookmark Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K [Text Editor] Edit.ToggleBookmark

Toggle Ctrl+Alt+Space [Text Editor] Edit.ToggleCompletionMode

completion
mode

Toggle outlining Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M [Text Editor] Edit.ToggleOutliningExpansion

expansion

Uncomment Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U [Text Editor] Edit.UncommentSelection

selection

Undo Ctrl+Z
Edit.Undo

or Alt+Backspace

Word delete to Ctrl+Delete [Text Editor] Edit.WordDeleteToEnd

end

Word delete to Ctrl+Backspace [Text Editor] Edit.WordDeleteToStart

start

File: popular shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Exit Alt+F4 File.Exit

New file Ctrl+N File.NewFile

New project Ctrl+Shift+N File.NewProject

New web site Shift+Alt+N File.NewWebSite

Open file Ctrl+O File.OpenFile

Open project Ctrl+Shift+O File.OpenProject

Open web site Shift+Alt+O File.OpenWebSite

Rename F2 [Team Explorer] File.Rename

Save all Ctrl+Shift+S File.SaveAll

Save selected items Ctrl+S File.SaveSelectedItems

View in browser Ctrl+Shift+W File.ViewinBrowser

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Project: popular shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Add existing item Shift+Alt+A Project.AddExistingItem

Add new item Ctrl+Shift+A Project.AddNewItem

Refactor: popular shortcuts

Command Keyboard shortcut [Special contexts] Command ID

Extract method Ctrl+R, Ctrl+M Refactor.ExtractMethod

Tools: popular shortcuts

Command Keyboard shortcut [Special contexts] Command ID

Attach to process Ctrl+Alt+P Tools.AttachtoProcess

View: popular shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Class view Ctrl+Shift+C View.ClassView

Edit label F2 View.EditLabel

Error list Ctrl+\, Ctrl+E

View.ErrorList

or Ctrl+\, E

Navigate backward Ctrl+- View.NavigateBackward

Navigate forward Ctrl+Shift+- View.NavigateForward

Object browser Ctrl+Alt+J View.ObjectBrowser

Output Ctrl+Alt+O View.Output

Properties window F4 View.PropertiesWindow

Refresh F5 [Team Explorer] View.Refresh

Server explorer Ctrl+Alt+S View.ServerExplorer

Show smart tag Ctrl+.

View.ShowSmartTag

or Shift+Alt+F10 [HTML Editor Design View]

Solution explorer Ctrl+Alt+L View.SolutionExplorer

TFS Team Explorer Ctrl+\, Ctrl+M View.TfsTeamExplorer

Toolbox Ctrl+Alt+X View.Toolbox

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

View code Enter [Class Diagram]

View.ViewCode

or F7 [Settings Designer]

View designer Shift+F7 [HTML Editor Source View] View.ViewDesigner

Window: popular shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts [Special contexts] Command ID

Activate document window Esc Window.ActivateDocumentWindow

Close document window Ctrl+F4 Window.CloseDocumentWindow

Next document window Ctrl+F6 Window.NextDocumentWindow

Next document window nav Ctrl+Tab Window.NextDocumentWindowNav

Next split pane F6 Window.NextSplitPane

Global shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts are global, which means that you can use them when any Visual Studio window
has focus.

Analyze
Architecture
Azure
Build
Class View context menus
Debug
Debug context menus
Diagnostics Hub
Edit
Editor context menus
File
Help
Load test
Other context menus
Project
Project and Solution context menus
Refactor
Solution Explorer
Team
Team Foundation context menus
Test
Test Explorer
Tools
View

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Window

Analyze: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Navigate backward Shift+Alt+3 Analyze.NavigateBackward

Navigate forward Shift+Alt+4 Analyze.NavigateForward

Architecture: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

New diagram Ctrl+\, Ctrl+N Architecture.NewDiagram

Azure: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Retry mobile service script operation Ctrl+Num *, Ctrl+R WindowsAzure.RetryMobileServiceScriptOperation

Show mobile service script error details Ctrl+Num *, Ctrl+D WindowsAzure.ShowMobileServiceScriptErrorDetails

Build: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Build selection Ctrl+B (Visual Studio 2019) Build.BuildSelection

Build solution Ctrl+Shift+B Build.BuildSolution

Cancel Ctrl+Break Build.Cancel

Compile Ctrl+F7 Build.Compile

Run code analysis on solution Alt+F11 Build.RunCodeAnalysisonSolution

Class View context menus: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Properties Alt+Enter ClassViewContextMenus.ClassViewMultiselectProjectreferencesItems.Properties

Debug: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Apply code Alt+F10 Debug.ApplyCodeChanges

changes

Attach to process Ctrl+Alt+P Debug.AttachtoProcess

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Autos Ctrl+Alt+V, A Debug.Autos

Break all Ctrl+Alt+Break Debug.BreakAll

Breakpoints Ctrl+Alt+B Debug.Breakpoints

Call stack Ctrl+Alt+C Debug.CallStack

Delete all Ctrl+Shift+F9 Debug.DeleteAllBreakpoints

breakpoints

Launch Alt+F2 Debug.DiagnosticsHub.Launch

Disassembly Ctrl+Alt+D Debug.Disassembly

Dom explorer Ctrl+Alt+V, D Debug.DOMExplorer

Enable breakpoint Ctrl+F9 Debug.EnableBreakpoint

Exceptions Ctrl+Alt+E Debug.Exceptions

Function Ctrl+K, B (Visual Studio 2019)

Debug.FunctionBreakpoint
breakpoint Ctrl+B (Visual Studio 2017)

Go to previous call Ctrl+Shift+F11 Debug.GoToPreviousCallorIntelliTraceEvent

or IntelliTrace event

Start diagnostics Alt+F5 Debug.Graphics.StartDiagnostics

Immediate Ctrl+Alt+I Debug.Immediate

IntelliTrace calls Ctrl+Alt+Y, T Debug.IntelliTraceCalls

IntelliTrace events Ctrl+Alt+Y, F Debug.IntelliTraceEvents

JavaScript console Ctrl+Alt+V, C Debug.JavaScriptConsole

Locals Ctrl+Alt+V, L Debug.Locals

Process combo Ctrl+5 Debug.LocationToolbar.ProcessCombo

Stack frame combo Ctrl+7 Debug.LocationToolbar.StackFrameCombo

Thread combo Ctrl+6 Debug.LocationToolbar.ThreadCombo

Toggle current Ctrl+8 Debug.LocationToolbar.ToggleCurrentThreadFlaggedState

thread flagged
state

Toggle flagged Ctrl+9 Debug.LocationToolbar.ToggleFlaggedThreads

threads

Memory 1 Ctrl+Alt+M, 1 Debug.Memory1

Memory 2 Ctrl+Alt+M, 2 Debug.Memory2

Memory 3 Ctrl+Alt+M, 3 Debug.Memory3

Memory 4 Ctrl+Alt+M, 4 Debug.Memory4

Modules Ctrl+Alt+U Debug.Modules

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Parallel stacks Ctrl+Shift+D, S Debug.ParallelStacks

Parallel watch 1 Ctrl+Shift+D, 1 Debug.ParallelWatch1

Parallel watch 2 Ctrl+Shift+D, 2 Debug.ParallelWatch2

Parallel watch 3 Ctrl+Shift+D, 3 Debug.ParallelWatch3

Parallel watch 4 Ctrl+Shift+D, 4 Debug.ParallelWatch4

Processes Ctrl+Alt+Z Debug.Processes

Quick watch Shift+F9 or Ctrl+Alt+Q Debug.QuickWatch

Re attach to Shift+Alt+P Debug.ReattachtoProcess

process

Refresh Ctrl+Shift+R Debug.RefreshWindowsapp

windowsapp

Registers Ctrl+Alt+G Debug.Registers

Restart Ctrl+Shift+F5 Debug.Restart

Run to cursor Ctrl+F10 Debug.RunToCursor

Set next statement Ctrl+Shift+F10 Debug.SetNextStatement

Show call stack on Ctrl+Shift+` Debug.ShowCallStackonCodeMap

code map

Show next Alt+Num * Debug.ShowNextStatement

statement

Start F5 Debug.Start

Start windows Alt+F1 Debug.StartWindowsPhoneApplicationAnalysis

phone application
analysis

Start without Ctrl+F5 Debug.StartWithoutDebugging

debugging

Step into F11 Debug.StepInto

Step into current Ctrl+Alt+F11 Debug.StepIntoCurrentProcess

process

Step into specific Shift+Alt+F11 Debug.StepIntoSpecific

Step out Shift+F11 Debug.StepOut

Step out current Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F11 Debug.StepOutCurrentProcess

process

Step over F10 (When debugging: Performs a Debug.StepOver

step over action)

Step over F10 (When not debugging: Starts Debug.StepOver

debugging and stops on the first line
of user code)

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Step over current Ctrl+Alt+F10 Debug.StepOverCurrentProcess

process

Stop debugging Shift+F5 Debug.StopDebugging

Stop performance Shift+Alt+F2 Debug.StopPerformanceAnalysis

analysis

Tasks Ctrl+Shift+D, K Debug.Tasks

Threads Ctrl+Alt+H Debug.Threads

Toggle breakpoint F9 Debug.ToggleBreakpoint

Toggle disassembly Ctrl+F11 Debug.ToggleDisassembly

Watch 1 Ctrl+Alt+W, 1 Debug.Watch1

Watch 2 Ctrl+Alt+W, 2 Debug.Watch2

Watch 3 Ctrl+Alt+W, 3 Debug.Watch3

Watch 4 Ctrl+Alt+W, 4 Debug.Watch4

Debugger context menus: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Delete Alt+F9, D DebuggerContextMenus.BreakpointsWindow.Delete

Go to disassembly Alt+F9, A DebuggerContextMenus.BreakpointsWindow.GoToDisassembly

Go to source code Alt+F9, S DebuggerContextMenus.BreakpointsWindow.GoToSourceCode

Diagnostics Hub: global shortcuts

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Stop collection Ctrl+Alt+F2 DiagnosticsHub.StopCollection

Edit: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Copy Ctrl+C Edit.Copy

or

Ctrl+Ins

Cut Ctrl+X
Edit.Cut

or

Shift+Delete

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Cycle clipboard ring Ctrl+Shift+V

Edit.CycleClipboardRing

or

Ctrl+Shift+Ins

Delete Delete Edit.Delete

Duplicate Ctrl+D Edit.Duplicate

Find Ctrl+F Edit.Find

Find all references Shift+F12 Edit.FindAllReferences

Find in files Ctrl+Shift+F Edit.FindinFiles

Find next F3 Edit.FindNext

Find next selected Ctrl+F3 Edit.FindNextSelected

Find previous Shift+F3 Edit.FindPrevious

Find previous selected Ctrl+Shift+F3 Edit.FindPreviousSelected

Generate method Ctrl+K, Ctrl+M Edit.GenerateMethod

Go to Ctrl+G Edit.GoTo

Go to all Ctrl+, or Ctrl+T Edit.GoToAll

Go to declaration Ctrl+F12 Edit.GoToDeclaration

Go to definition F12 Edit.GoToDefinition

Go to member Ctrl+1, Ctrl+M or Ctrl+1, M or Alt+\ Edit.GoToMember

Go to next location F8 (Next error in Error List or Output window) Edit.GoToNextLocation

Go to prev location Shift+F8 (Previous error in Error List or Output window) Edit.GoToPrevLocation

Insert snippet Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X Edit.InsertSnippet

Move control down Ctrl+Down Arrow Edit.MoveControlDown

Move control down grid Down Arrow Edit.MoveControlDownGrid

Move control left Ctrl+Left Arrow Edit.MoveControlLeft

Move control left grid Left Arrow Edit.MoveControlLeftGrid

Move control right Ctrl+Right Arrow Edit.MoveControlRight

Move control right grid Right Arrow Edit.MoveControlRightGrid

Move control up Ctrl+Up Arrow Edit.MoveControlUp

Move control up grid Up Arrow Edit.MoveControlUpGrid

Next bookmark Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N Edit.NextBookmark

Next bookmark in folder Ctrl+Shift+K, Ctrl+Shift+N Edit.NextBookmarkInFolder

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Open file Ctrl+Shift+G (Opens the file name under the cursor) Edit.OpenFile

Paste Ctrl+V
Edit.Paste

or

Shift+Ins

Previous bookmark Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P Edit.PreviousBookmark

Previous bookmark in folder Ctrl+Shift+K, Ctrl+Shift+P Edit.PreviousBookmarkInFolder

Quick find symbol Shift+Alt+F12 Edit.QuickFindSymbol

Redo Ctrl+Y
Edit.Redo

or

Ctrl+Shift+Z

or

Shift+Alt+Backspace

Refresh remote references Ctrl+Shift+J Edit.RefreshRemoteReferences

Replace Ctrl+H Edit.Replace

Replace in files Ctrl+Shift+H Edit.ReplaceinFiles

Select all Ctrl+A Edit.SelectAll

Select next control Tab Edit.SelectNextControl

Select previous control Shift+Tab Edit.SelectPreviousControl

Show tile grid Enter Edit.ShowTileGrid

Size control down Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow Edit.SizeControlDown

Size control down grid Shift+Down Arrow Edit.SizeControlDownGrid

Size control left Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow Edit.SizeControlLeft

Size control left grid Shift+Left Arrow Edit.SizeControlLeftGrid

Size control right Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow Edit.SizeControlRight

Size control right grid Shift+Right Arrow Edit.SizeControlRightGrid

Size control up Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow Edit.SizeControlUp

Size control up grid Shift+Up Arrow Edit.SizeControlUpGrid

Stop search Alt+F3, S Edit.StopSearch

Surround with Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S

Edit.SurroundWith
(available only in Visual Studio 2019 and earlier)

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Undo Ctrl+Z
Edit.Undo

or

Alt+Backspace

Editor context menus: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard Command ID

shortcuts

Breakpoint Alt+F9, C EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Breakpoint.BreakpointConditions

conditions

Breakpoint edit labels Alt+F9, L EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Breakpoint.BreakpointEditlabels

Insert temporary Shift+Alt+F9, T EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Breakpoint.InsertTemporaryBreakpoint

breakpoint

Show item Ctrl+` EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.CodeMap.ShowItem

Execute Ctrl+Alt+F5 EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Execute

Go to view Ctrl+M, Ctrl+G EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.GoToView

Toggle header code Ctrl+K, Ctrl+O EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.ToggleHeaderCodeFile

file (letter 'O')

View call hierarchy Ctrl+K, Ctrl+T

EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.ViewCallHierarchy

or

Ctrl+K, T

File: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Exit Alt+F4 File.Exit

New file Ctrl+N File.NewFile

New project Ctrl+Shift+N File.NewProject

New web site Shift+Alt+N File.NewWebSite

Open file Ctrl+O (letter 'O') File.OpenFile

Open project Ctrl+Shift+O (letter 'O') File.OpenProject

Open web site Shift+Alt+O (letter 'O') File.OpenWebSite

Print Ctrl+P File.Print

Save all Ctrl+Shift+S File.SaveAll

Save selected items Ctrl+S File.SaveSelectedItems

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

View in browser Ctrl+Shift+W File.ViewinBrowser

Help: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Add and remove help content Ctrl+Alt+F1 Help.AddandRemoveHelpContent

F1 help F1 Help.F1Help

View help Ctrl+F1 Help.ViewHelp

Window help Shift+F1 Help.WindowHelp

Load Test: global shortcuts

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Jump to counter pane Ctrl+R, Q LoadTest.JumpToCounterPane

Other context menus: global shortcuts

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Add new diagram Insert OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.AddNewDiagram

Project: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Add existing item Shift+Alt+A Project.AddExistingItem

Add new item Ctrl+Shift+A Project.AddNewItem

Class wizard Ctrl+Shift+X Project.ClassWizard

Override Ctrl+Alt+Ins Project.Override

Preview changes Alt+; then Alt+C Project.Previewchanges

Publish selected files Alt+; then Alt+P Project.Publishselectedfiles

Replace selected files from server Alt+; then Alt+R Project.Replaceselectedfilesfromserver

Project and Solution context menus: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Move down Alt+Down Arrow ProjectandSolutionContextMenus.Item.MoveDown

Move up Alt+Up Arrow ProjectandSolutionContextMenus.Item.MoveUp

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Refactor: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Encapsulate field Ctrl+R, Ctrl+E Refactor.EncapsulateField

Extract interface Ctrl+R, Ctrl+I Refactor.ExtractInterface

Extract method Ctrl+R, Ctrl+M Refactor.ExtractMethod

Remove parameters Ctrl+R, Ctrl+V Refactor.RemoveParameters

Rename Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R Refactor.Rename

Reorder parameters Ctrl+R, Ctrl+O (letter 'O') Refactor.ReorderParameters

Solution Explorer: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Open files filter Ctrl+[, O (letter 'O')

SolutionExplorer.OpenFilesFilter

or

Ctrl+[, Ctrl+O (letter 'O')

Pending changes filter Ctrl+[, P

SolutionExplorer.PendingChangesFilter

or

Ctrl+[, Ctrl+P

Sync with active document Ctrl+[, S

SolutionExplorer.SyncWithActiveDocument

or

Ctrl+[, Ctrl+S

Team: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Go to git branches Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+N Team.Git.GoToGitBranches

or

Ctrl+0, N

Go to git changes Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+G

Team.Git.GoToGitChanges

or

Ctrl+0, G

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Go to git commits Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+O (letter 'O')

Team.Git.GoToGitCommits

or

Ctrl+0, O

Team explorer search Ctrl+' Team.TeamExplorerSearch

Team Foundation context menus: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Go to builds Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+B

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToBuilds

or

Ctrl+0, B

Go to connect Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+C

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToConnect

or

Ctrl+0, C

Go to documents Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+D

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToDocuments

or

Ctrl+0, D

Go to home Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+H

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToHome

or

Ctrl+0, H

Go to my work Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+M

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToMyWork

or

Ctrl+0, M

Go to pending changes Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+P

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToPendingChanges

or

Ctrl+0, P

Go to reports Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+R

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToReports

or

Ctrl+0, R

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Go to settings Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+S

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToSettings

or

Ctrl+0, S

Go to web access Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+A

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToWebAccess

or

Ctrl+0, A

Go to work items Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+W

TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToWorkItems

or

Ctrl+0, W

Test: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Use coded ui test builder Ctrl+\, Ctrl+C Test.UseCodedUITestBuilder

Use existing action recording Ctrl+\, Ctrl+A Test.UseExistingActionRecording

Test Explorer: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Debug all tests Ctrl+R, Ctrl+A TestExplorer.DebugAllTests

Debug all tests in context Ctrl+R, Ctrl+T TestExplorer.DebugAllTestsInContext

Debug last run Ctrl+R, D TestExplorer.DebugLastRun

Repeat last run Ctrl+R, L TestExplorer.RepeatLastRun

Run all tests Ctrl+R, A TestExplorer.RunAllTests

Run all tests in context Ctrl+R, T TestExplorer.RunAllTestsInContext

Show test explorer Ctrl+E, T TestExplorer.ShowTestExplorer

Open tab Ctrl+E, L LiveUnitTesting.OpenTab

Code coverage results Ctrl+E, C Test.CodeCoverageResults

Tools: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Attach to process Ctrl+Alt+P Tools.AttachtoProcess

Code snippets manager Ctrl+K, Ctrl+B Tools.CodeSnippetsManager

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Force gc Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F12, Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F12 Tools.ForceGC

View: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

All windows Shift+Alt+M View.AllWindows

Architecture explorer Ctrl+\, Ctrl+R View.ArchitectureExplorer

Backward Alt+Left Arrow (Functions differently from View.Backward

View.NavigateBackward in Text Editor)

Bookmark window Ctrl+K, Ctrl+W View.BookmarkWindow

Browse next Ctrl+Shift+1 View.BrowseNext

Browse previous Ctrl+Shift+2 View.BrowsePrevious

Call hierarchy Ctrl+Alt+K View.CallHierarchy

Class view Ctrl+Shift+C View.ClassView

Class view go to search Ctrl+K, Ctrl+V View.ClassViewGoToSearchCombo

combo

Code definition Ctrl+\, D

View.CodeDefinitionWindow
window
or

Ctrl+\, Ctrl+D

Command window Ctrl+Alt+A View.CommandWindow

Data sources Shift+Alt+D View.DataSources

Document outline Ctrl+Alt+T View.DocumentOutline

Edit label F2 View.EditLabel

Error list Ctrl+\, E

View.ErrorList

or

Ctrl+\, Ctrl+E

F# interactive Ctrl+Alt+F View.F#Interactive

Find symbol results Ctrl+Alt+F12 View.FindSymbolResults

Forward Alt+Right Arrow (Functions differently from View.Forward

View.NavigateForward in Text Editor)

Forward browse Ctrl+Shift+7 View.ForwardBrowseContext

context

Full screen Shift+Alt+Enter View.FullScreen

Navigate backward Ctrl+- View.NavigateBackward

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Navigate forward Ctrl+Shift+- View.NavigateForward

Next error Ctrl+Shift+F12 View.NextError

Notifications Ctrl+W, N
View.Notifications

or

Ctrl+W, Ctrl+N

Object browser Ctrl+Alt+J View.ObjectBrowser

Object browser go to Ctrl+K, Ctrl+R View.ObjectBrowserGoToSearchCombo

search combo

Output Ctrl+Alt+O (letter 'O') View.Output

Pop browse context Ctrl+Shift+8 (C++ only) View.PopBrowseContext

Properties window F4 View.PropertiesWindow

Property pages Shift+F4 View.PropertyPages

Resource view Ctrl+Shift+E View.ResourceView

Server explorer Ctrl+Alt+S View.ServerExplorer

Show smart tag Shift+Alt+F10

View.ShowSmartTag

or

Ctrl+.

Solution explorer Ctrl+Alt+L View.SolutionExplorer

SQL Server object Ctrl+\, Ctrl+S View.SQLServerObjectExplorer

explorer

Task list Ctrl+\, T

View.TaskList

or

Ctrl+\, Ctrl+T

TFS team explorer Ctrl+\, Ctrl+M View.TfsTeamExplorer

Toolbox Ctrl+Alt+X View.Toolbox

UML model explorer Ctrl+\, Ctrl+U View.UMLModelExplorer

View code F7 View.ViewCode

View designer Shift+F7 View.ViewDesigner

Web browser Ctrl+Alt+R View.WebBrowser

Zoom in Ctrl+Shift+. View.ZoomIn

Zoom out Ctrl+Shift+, View.ZoomOut

Show Test Explorer Ctrl+E, T TestExplorer.ShowTestExplorer

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Window: global shortcuts

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Activate document window Esc Window.ActivateDocumentWindow

Add tab to selection Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Space Window.AddTabtoSelection

Close document window Ctrl+F4 Window.CloseDocumentWindow

Close tool window Shift+Esc Window.CloseToolWindow

Keep tab open Ctrl+Alt+Home Window.KeepTabOpen

Move to navigation bar Ctrl+F2 Window.MovetoNavigationBar

Next document window Ctrl+F6 Window.NextDocumentWindow

Next document window nav Ctrl+Tab Window.NextDocumentWindowNav

Next pane Alt+F6 Window.NextPane

Next split pane F6 Window.NextSplitPane

Next tab Ctrl+Alt+PgDn

Window.NextTab

or

Ctrl+PgDn

Next tab and add to selection Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgDn Window.NextTabandAddtoSelection

Next tool window nav Alt+F7 Window.NextToolWindowNav

Previous document window Ctrl+Shift+F6 Window.PreviousDocumentWindow

Previous document window nav Ctrl+Shift+Tab Window.PreviousDocumentWindowNav

Previous pane Shift+Alt+F6 Window.PreviousPane

Previous split pane Shift+F6 Window.PreviousSplitPane

Previous tab Ctrl+Alt+PgUp

Window.PreviousTab

or

Ctrl+PgUp

Previous tab and add to selection Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgUp Window.PreviousTabandAddtoSelection

Previous tool window nav Shift+Alt+F7 Window.PreviousToolWindowNav

Quick launch Ctrl+Q Window.QuickLaunch

Quick launch previous category Ctrl+Shift+Q Window.QuickLaunchPreviousCategory

Show dock menu Alt+- Window.ShowDockMenu

Show Ex MDI file list Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow Window.ShowEzMDIFileList

Solution explorer search Ctrl+; Window.SolutionExplorerSearch

Window search Alt+` Window.WindowSearch

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Context-specific shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts are context specific, which means that you can use them with menus and items in
Visual Studio that are specific to a project type, programming language, or platform.

ADO.NET Entity Data Model Designer

Class Diagram
Coded UI Test Editor
Dataset Editor
Difference Viewer
DOM Explorer
F# Interactive
Graph Document Editor
Graphics Diagnostics
HTML Editor
HTML Editor Design View
HTML Editor Source View
Layer Diagram
Managed Resources Editor
Merge Editor Window
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, Schema Compare
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, Table Designer
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, T-SQL Editor
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, T-SQL PDW Editor
Page Inspector
Query Designer
Query Results
Report Designer
Sequence Diagram
Settings Designer
Solution Explorer
Team Explorer
Test Explorer
Text Editor
UML Activity Diagram
UML Class Diagram
UML Component Diagram
UML Use Case Diagram
VC Accelerator Editor
VC Dialog Editor
VC Image Editor
VC String Editor
View Designer
Visual Studio
Windows Forms Designer
Work Item Editor
Work Item Query View
Work Item Results View
Workflow Designer

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XAML UI Designer
XML (Text) Editor
XML Schema Designer

ADO.NET Entity Data Model Designer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard Command ID

shortcuts

Down Alt+Down OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.MoveProperties.Down

Arrow

Down 5 Alt+PgDn OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.MoveProperties.Down5

To bottom Alt+End OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.MoveProperties.ToBottom

To top Alt+Home OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.MoveProperties.ToTop

Up Alt+Up OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.MoveProperties.Up
Arrow

Up 5 Alt+PgUp OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.MoveProperties.Up5

Rename Ctrl+R, R OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.Refactor.Rename

Remove from Shift+Del OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.RemovefromDiagram

diagram

Entity data model Ctrl+1 View.EntityDataModelBrowser

browser

Entity data model Ctrl+2 View.EntityDataModelMappingDetails

mapping details

Class diagram: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Collapse Num - ClassDiagram.Collapse

Expand Num + ClassDiagram.Expand

Delete Ctrl+Del Edit.Delete

Expand collapse base type list Shift+Alt+B Edit.ExpandCollapseBaseTypeList

Navigate to lollipop Shift+Alt+L Edit.NavigateToLollipop

Remove from diagram Delete Edit.RemovefromDiagram

View code Enter View.ViewCode

Coded UI Test Editor: context specific shortcuts

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The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard Command ID

shortcuts

Copy reference to Ctrl+C OtherContextMenus.UITestEditorContextMenu.CopyReferencetoClipboard

clipboard

Insert delay before Ctrl+Alt+D OtherContextMenus.UITestEditorContextMenu.InsertDelayBefore

Locate all Shift+Alt+L OtherContextMenus.UITestEditorContextMenu.LocateAll

Locate the ui control Ctrl+Shift+L OtherContextMenus.UITestEditorContextMenu.LocatetheUIControl

Move code Ctrl+Alt+C OtherContextMenus.UITestEditorContextMenu.Movecode

Split into a new Ctrl+Shift+T OtherContextMenus.UITestEditorContextMenu.Splitintoanewmethod

method

DataSet Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Insert column Insert OtherContextMenus.ColumnContext.InsertColumn

Column Ctrl+L OtherContextMenus.DbTableContext.Add.Column

Difference Viewer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Ignore trim whitespace Ctrl+\, Ctrl+Spacebar Diff.IgnoreTrimWhitespace

Inline view Ctrl+\, Ctrl+1 Diff.InlineView

Left only view Ctrl+\, Ctrl+3 Diff.LeftOnlyView

Next difference F8 Diff.NextDifference

Previous difference Shift+F8 Diff.PreviousDifference

Right only view Ctrl+\, Ctrl+4 Diff.RightOnlyView

Side by side view Ctrl+\, Ctrl+2 Diff.SideBySideView

Switch between left and right Ctrl+\, Ctrl+Tab Diff.SwitchBetweenLeftAndRight

Synchronize view toggle Ctrl+\, Ctrl+Down Arrow Diff.SynchronizeViewToggle

Add comment Ctrl+Shift+K EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.AddComment

Edit local file Ctrl+Shift+P EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.EditLocalFile

DOM Explorer: context specific shortcuts

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The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Refresh F5 DOMExplorer.Refresh

Select element Ctrl+B DOMExplorer.SelectElement

Show layout Ctrl+Shift+I DOMExplorer.ShowLayout

F# Interactive: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Cancel interactive Ctrl+Break OtherContextMenus.FSIConsoleContext.CancelInteractiveEvaluation

evaluation

Graph Document Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard Command ID

shortcuts

Add node Insert ArchitectureContextMenus.DirectedGraphContextMenu.Advanced.Add.AddNode

Both B ArchitectureContextMenus.DirectedGraphContextMenu.Advanced.Select.BothDependencies
dependencies

Incoming I ArchitectureContextMenus.DirectedGraphContextMenu.Advanced.Select.IncomingDependencies
dependencies

Outgoing O ArchitectureContextMenus.DirectedGraphContextMenu.Advanced.Select.OutgoingDependencies
dependencies

New Ctrl+Shift+K
ArchitectureContextMenus.DirectedGraphContextMenu.NewComment
comment
or

Ctrl+E, C

Remove Delete ArchitectureContextMenus.DirectedGraphContextMenu.Remove

Rename F2 ArchitectureContextMenus.DirectedGraphContextMenu.Rename

Graphics Diagnostics: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Capture frame None Debug.Graphics.CaptureFrame

Move pixel selection down Shift+Alt+Down Arrow Graphics.MovePixelSelectionDown

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Move pixel selection left Shift+Alt+Left Arrow Graphics.MovePixelSelectionLeft

Move pixel selection right Shift+Alt+Right Arrow Graphics.MovePixelSelectionRight

Move pixel selection up Shift+Alt+Up Arrow Graphics.MovePixelSelectionUp

Zoom to actual size Shift+Alt+0 (zero) Graphics.ZoomToActualSize

Zoom to fit in window Shift+Alt+9 Graphics.ZoomToFitInWindow

Zoom in Shift+Alt+= Graphics.ZoomIn

Zoom out Shift+Alt+- Graphics.ZoomOut

HTML Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Go to controller Ctrl+M, Ctrl+G OtherContextMenus.HTMLContext.GoToController

HTML Editor Design View: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Move control down Ctrl+Down Arrow Edit.MoveControlDown

Move control up Ctrl+Up Arrow Edit.MoveControlUp

Bold Ctrl+B Format.Bold

Convert to hyperlink Ctrl+L Format.ConverttoHyperlink

Insert bookmark Ctrl+Shift+L Format.InsertBookmark

Italic Ctrl+I Format.Italic

Underline Ctrl+U Format.Underline

Add content page Ctrl+M, Ctrl+C Project.AddContentPage

Column to the left Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow Table.ColumntotheLeft

Column to the right Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow Table.ColumntotheRight

Row above Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow Table.RowAbove

Row below Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow Table.RowBelow

Net nonvisual controls Ctrl+Shift+N View.ASP.NETNonvisualControls

Edit master Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M View.EditMaster

Next view Ctrl+PgDn View.NextView

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Show smart tag Shift+Alt+F10 View.ShowSmartTag

View markup Shift+F7 View.ViewMarkup

Previous tab Ctrl+PgUp Window.PreviousTab

HTML Editor Source View: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Go to controller Ctrl+M, Ctrl+G OtherContextMenus.HTMLContext.GoToController

Next view Ctrl+PgDn View.NextView

Synchronize views Ctrl+Shift+Y View.SynchronizeViews

View designer Shift+F7 View.ViewDesigner

Previous tab Ctrl+PgUp Window.PreviousTab

Layer diagram: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Delete Shift+Delete Edit.Delete

Managed Resources Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Edit cell F2 Edit.EditCell

Remove Delete Edit.Remove

Remove row Ctrl+Delete Edit.RemoveRow

Selection cancel Escape Edit.SelectionCancel

Audio Ctrl+4 Resources.Audio

Files Ctrl+5 Resources.Files

Icons Ctrl+3 Resources.Icons

Images Ctrl+2 Resources.Images

Other Ctrl+6 Resources.Other

Strings Ctrl+1 Resources.Strings

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Merge Editor Window: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard Command ID

shortcuts

Set focus on left Alt+1 TeamFoundationContextMenus.MergeContextMenu.SetFocusonLeftWindow

window

Set focus on result Alt+2 TeamFoundationContextMenus.MergeContextMenu.SetFocusonResultWindow

window

Set focus on right Alt+3 TeamFoundationContextMenus.MergeContextMenu.SetFocusonRightWindow

window

Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, Schema Compare: context specific

shortcuts
The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

SSDT schema compare compare Shift+Alt+C SQL.SSDTSchemaCompareCompare

SSDT schema compare generate script Shift+Alt+G SQL.SSDTSchemaCompareGenerateScript

SSDT schema compare next change Shift+Alt+. SQL.SSDTSchemaCompareNextChange

SSDT schema compare previous change Shift+Alt+, SQL.SSDTSchemaComparePreviousChange

SSDT schema compare stop Alt+Break SQL.SSDTSchemaCompareStop

SSDT schema compare write updates Shift+Alt+U SQL.SSDTSchemaCompareWriteUpdates

Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, Table Designer: context specific

shortcuts
The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Commit all edits Shift+Alt+U CommitAllEdits

Expand wildcards Ctrl+R, E

SQL.ExpandWildcards

or

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+E

Fully qualify names Ctrl+R, Q

SQL.FullyqualifyNames

or

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+Q

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Move to schema Ctrl+R, M

SQL.MovetoSchema

or

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+M

Rename F2
SQL.Rename

or

Ctrl+R, R

or

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R

View file in Script Panel Shift+Alt+PgDn ViewFileInScriptPanel

Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, T-SQL Editor: context specific

shortcuts
The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Commit all edits Shift+Alt+U CommitAllEdits

Execute with debugger Alt+F5 SQL.ExecuteWithDebugger

Expand wildcards Ctrl+R, E

SQL.ExpandWildcards

or

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+E

Fully qualify names Ctrl+R, Q

SQL.FullyqualifyNames

or

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+Q

Move to schema Ctrl+R, M

SQL.MovetoSchema

or

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+M

Rename F2
SQL.Rename

or

Ctrl+R, R

or

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

T SQL editor cancel query Alt+Break SQL.TSqlEditorCancelQuery

T SQL editor execute query Ctrl+Shift+E SQL.TSqlEditorExecuteQuery

T SQL editor results as file Ctrl+D, F SQL.TSqlEditorResultsAsFile

T SQL editor results as grid Ctrl+D, G SQL.TSqlEditorResultsAsGrid

T SQL editor results as text Ctrl+D, T SQL.TSqlEditorResultsAsText

T SQL editor show estimated plan Ctrl+D, E SQL.TSqlEditorShowEstimatedPlan

T SQL editor toggle execution plan Ctrl+D, A SQL.TSqlEditorToggleExecutionPlan

T SQL editor toggle results pane Ctrl+D, R SQL.TSqlEditorToggleResultsPane

T SQL editor clone query Ctrl+Alt+N SQL.TSqlEditorCloneQuery

T SQL editor database combo Shift+Alt+PgDn SQL.TSqlEditorDatabaseCombo

Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, T-SQL PDW Editor: context specific
shortcuts
The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

T SQL editor cancel query Alt+Break SQL.TSqlEditorCancelQuery

T SQL editor execute query Ctrl+Shift+E SQL.TSqlEditorExecuteQuery

T SQL editor results as file Ctrl+D, F SQL.TSqlEditorResultsAsFile

T SQL editor results as grid Ctrl+D, G SQL.TSqlEditorResultsAsGrid

T SQL editor results as text Ctrl+D, T SQL.TSqlEditorResultsAsText

T SQL editor show estimated plan Ctrl+D, E SQL.TSqlEditorShowEstimatedPlan

T SQL editor toggle execution plan Ctrl+D, A SQL.TSqlEditorToggleExecutionPlan

T SQL editor toggle results pane Ctrl+D, R SQL.TSqlEditorToggleResultsPane

T SQL editor clone query Ctrl+Alt+N SQL.TSqlEditorCloneQuery

T SQL editor clone query Shift+Alt+PgDn SQL.TSqlEditorCloneQuery

Page Inspector: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Minimize F12 PageInspector.Minimize

Query Designer: context specific shortcuts

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The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Cancel retrieving data Ctrl+T QueryDesigner.CancelRetrievingData

Criteria Ctrl+2 QueryDesigner.Criteria

Diagram Ctrl+1 QueryDesigner.Diagram

Execute SQL Ctrl+R QueryDesigner.ExecuteSQL

Goto row Ctrl+G QueryDesigner.GotoRow

Join mode Ctrl+Shift+J QueryDesigner.JoinMode

Results Ctrl+4 QueryDesigner.Results

Sql Ctrl+3 QueryDesigner.SQL

Query results: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Query results new row Alt+End SQL.QueryResultsNewRow

Query results refresh Shift+Alt+R SQL.QueryResultsRefresh

Query results stop Alt+Break SQL.QueryResultsStop

Report Designer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Break line Enter Edit.BreakLine

Char left Left Arrow Edit.CharLeft

Char left extend Shift+Left Arrow Edit.CharLeftExtend

Char right Right Arrow Edit.CharRight

Char right extend Shift+Right Arrow Edit.CharRightExtend

Insert tab Tab Edit.InsertTab

Line down Down Arrow Edit.LineDown

Line down extend Shift+Down Arrow Edit.LineDownExtend

Line up Up Arrow Edit.LineUp

Line up extend Shift+Up Arrow Edit.LineUpExtend

Move control down Ctrl+Down Arrow Edit.MoveControlDown

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Move control left Ctrl+Left Arrow Edit.MoveControlLeft

Move control right Ctrl+Right Arrow Edit.MoveControlRight

Move control up Ctrl+Up Arrow Edit.MoveControlUp

Selection cancel Esc Edit.SelectionCancel

Size control down Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow Edit.SizeControlDown

Size control left Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow Edit.SizeControlLeft

Size control right Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow Edit.SizeControlRight

Size control up Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow Edit.SizeControlUp

Tab left Shift+Tab Edit.TabLeft

Report data Ctrl+Alt+D View.ReportData

Sequence diagram: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Navigate to code F12 ArchitectureDesigner.Sequence.NavigateToCode

Delete Shift+Del Edit.Delete

Settings Designer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Edit cell F2 Edit.EditCell

Remove row Ctrl+Delete Edit.RemoveRow

Selection cancel Esc Edit.SelectionCancel

View code F7 View.ViewCode

Solution Explorer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

View in page inspector Ctrl+K, Ctrl+G ClassViewContextMenus.ClassViewProject.View.ViewinPageInspector

Team Explorer: context specific shortcuts

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The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard Command ID

Shortcut

Delete Delete Edit.Delete

Rename F2 File.Rename

Go to Alt+Home TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerNavigation
team
explorer
navigation

Go to Alt+Down TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerNextSectionContent
team Arrow
explorer
next
section
content

Go to Alt+0 (zero) TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerPageContent

team
explorer
page
content

Go to Alt+Up TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerPreviousSectionContent
team Arrow
explorer
previous
section
content

Go to Alt+1 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection1Content
team
explorer
section 1
content

Go to Alt+2 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection2Content
team
explorer
section 2
content

Go to Alt+3 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection3Content
team
explorer
section 3
content

Go to Alt+4 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection4Content
team
explorer
section 4
content

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Command Keyboard Command ID

Shortcut

Go to Alt+5 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection5Content
team
explorer
section 5
content

Go to Alt+6 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection6Content
team
explorer
section 6
content

Go to Alt+7 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection7Content
team
explorer
section 7
content

Go to Alt+8 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection8Content
team
explorer
section 8
content

Go to Alt+9 TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.GoToTeamExplorerSection9Content
team
explorer
section 9
content

Team Alt+Left TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.TeamExplorerNavigateBackward

explorer Arrow
navigate
backward

Team Alt+Right TeamFoundationContextMenus.Commands.TeamExplorerNavigateForward

explorer Arrow
navigate
forward

TFS Shift+Alt+C TeamFoundationContextMenus.MyWorkPageInProgress.TfsContextMyWorkPageCreateCopyWI

context
my work
page
create
copy wi

TFS Shift+Alt+L TeamFoundationContextMenus.MyWorkPageInProgress.TfsContextMyWorkPageNewLinkedWI

context
my work
page new
linked wi

Refresh F5 View.Refresh

Test Explorer: context specific shortcuts

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The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Open test F12 TestExplorer.OpenTest

Text Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Break line Enter Edit.BreakLine

or

Shift+Enter

Char left Left Arrow Edit.CharLeft

Char left extend Shift+Left Arrow Edit.CharLeftExtend

Char left extend Shift+Alt+Left Arrow Edit.CharLeftExtendColumn

column

Char right Right Arrow Edit.CharRight

Char right extend Shift+Right Arrow Edit.CharRightExtend

Char right extend Shift+Alt+Right Edit.CharRightExtendColumn

column Arrow

Clear bookmarks Ctrl+K, Ctrl+L Edit.ClearBookmarks

Collapse all Ctrl+M, Ctrl+A Edit.CollapseAllOutlining

outlining

Collapse current Ctrl+M, Ctrl+S Edit.CollapseCurrentRegion

region

Collapse tag Ctrl+M, Ctrl+T Edit.CollapseTag

Collapse to Ctrl+M, Ctrl+O (letter Edit.CollapseToDefinitions

definitions 'O')

Contract selection Shift+Alt+- Edit.ContractSelection

Comment Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C Edit.CommentSelection

selection

Complete word Ctrl+Space

Edit.CompleteWord

or

Alt+Right Arrow

Copy parameter Ctrl+Shift+Alt+C Edit.CopyParameterTip

tip

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Decrease filter Alt+, Edit.DecreaseFilterLevel

level

Delete backwards Backspace

Edit.DeleteBackwards

or

Shift+Bkspce

Delete horizontal Ctrl+K, Ctrl+\ Edit.DeleteHorizontalWhiteSpace

white space

Document end Ctrl+End Edit.DocumentEnd

Document end Ctrl+Shift+End Edit.DocumentEndExtend

extend

Document start Ctrl+Home Edit.DocumentStart

Document start Ctrl+Shift+Home Edit.DocumentStartExtend

extend

Expand all Ctrl+M, Ctrl+X Edit.ExpandAllOutlining

outlining

Expand current Ctrl+M, Ctrl+E Edit.ExpandCurrentRegion

region

Expand selection Shift+Alt+= Edit.ExpandSelection

Expand selection Shift+Alt+] Edit.ExpandSelectiontoContainingBlock

to containing
block

Format document Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D Edit.FormatDocument

Format selection Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F Edit.FormatSelection

Goto all Ctrl+T

Edit.GotoAll

or

Ctrl+,

Goto brace Ctrl+] Edit.GotoBrace

Goto brace extend Ctrl+Shift+] Edit.GotoBraceExtend

Goto recent Ctrl+T,R Edit.GotoRecent

Goto next issue in Alt+PgDn Edit.GotoNextIssueinFile

file

Goto previous Alt+PgUp Edit.GotoPreviousIssueinFile

issue in file

Hide selection Ctrl+M, Ctrl+H Edit.HideSelection

Increase filter level Alt+. Edit.IncreaseFilterLevel

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Incremental Ctrl+I Edit.IncrementalSearch

search

Insert carets at all Shift+Alt+; Edit.InsertCaretsatAllMatching

matching

Insert next Shift+Alt+. Edit.InsertNextMatchingCaret

matching caret

Insert tab Tab Edit.InsertTab

Line cut Ctrl+L Edit.LineCut

Line delete Ctrl+Shift+L Edit.LineDelete

Line down Down Arrow Edit.LineDown

Line down extend Shift+Down Arrow Edit.LineDownExtend

Line down extend Shift+Alt+Down Edit.LineDownExtendColumn

column Arrow

Line end End Edit.LineEnd

Line end extend Shift+End Edit.LineEndExtend

Line end extend Shift+Alt+End Edit.LineEndExtendColumn

column

Line open above Ctrl+Enter Edit.LineOpenAbove

Line open below Ctrl+Shift+Enter Edit.LineOpenBelow

Line start Home Edit.LineStart

Line start extend Shift+Home Edit.LineStartExtend

Line start extend Shift+Alt+Home Edit.LineStartExtendColumn

column

Line transpose Shift+Alt+T Edit.LineTranspose

Line up Up Arrow Edit.LineUp

Line up extend Shift+Up Arrow Edit.LineUpExtend

Line up extend Shift+Alt+Up Arrow Edit.LineUpExtendColumn

column

List members Ctrl+J Edit.ListMembers

Make lowercase Ctrl+U Edit.MakeLowercase

Make uppercase Ctrl+Shift+U Edit.MakeUppercase

Move selected Alt+Down Arrow Edit.MoveSelectedLinesDown

lines down

Move selected Alt+Up Arrow Edit.MoveSelectedLinesUp

lines up

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Next highlighted Ctrl+Shift+Down Edit.NextHighlightedReference

reference Arrow

Overtype mode Insert Edit.OvertypeMode

Page down PgDn Edit.PageDown

Page down extend Shift+PgDn Edit.PageDownExtend

Page up PgUp Edit.PageUp

Page up extend Shift+PgUp Edit.PageUpExtend

Parameter info Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar Edit.ParameterInfo

Paste parameter Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P Edit.PasteParameterTip

tip

Peek backward Ctrl+Alt+- Edit.PeekBackward

Peek definition Alt+F12 Edit.PeekDefinition

Peek forward Ctrl+Alt+= Edit.PeekForward

Previous Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow Edit.PreviousHighlightedReference

highlighted
reference

Quick info Ctrl+K, Ctrl+I Edit.QuickInfo

Reverse Ctrl+Shift+I Edit.ReverseIncrementalSearch

incremental search

Scroll line down Ctrl+Down Arrow Edit.ScrollLineDown

Scroll line up Ctrl+Up Arrow Edit.ScrollLineUp

Select current Ctrl+W Edit.SelectCurrentWord

word

Selection cancel Escape Edit.SelectionCancel

Select to last go Ctrl+= Edit.SelectToLastGoBack

back

Show code lens Ctrl+K, Ctrl+` Edit.ShowCodeLensMenu

menu

Show navigate Alt+` Edit.ShowNavigateMenu

menu

Stop hiding Ctrl+M, Ctrl+U Edit.StopHidingCurrent

current

Stop outlining Ctrl+M, Ctrl+P Edit.StopOutlining

Swap anchor Ctrl+K, Ctrl+A Edit.SwapAnchor

Tab left Shift+Tab Edit.TabLeft

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Toggle all Ctrl+M, Ctrl+L Edit.ToggleAllOutlining

outlining

Toggle bookmark Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K Edit.ToggleBookmark

Toggle completion Ctrl+Alt+Space Edit.ToggleCompletionMode

mode

Toggle outlining Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M Edit.ToggleOutliningExpansion

expansion

Toggle task list Ctrl+K, Ctrl+H Edit.ToggleTaskListShortcut

shortcut

Toggle word wrap Ctrl+E, Ctrl+W Edit.ToggleWordWrap

Uncomment Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U Edit.UncommentSelection

selection

View bottom Ctrl+PgDn Edit.ViewBottom

View bottom Ctrl+Shift+PgDn Edit.ViewBottomExtend

extend

View top Ctrl+PgUp Edit.ViewTop

View top extend Ctrl+Shift+PgUp Edit.ViewTopExtend

View white space Ctrl+R, Ctrl+W Edit.ViewWhiteSpace

Word delete to Ctrl+Delete Edit.WordDeleteToEnd

end

Word delete to Ctrl+Backspace Edit.WordDeleteToStart

start

Word next Ctrl+Right Arrow Edit.WordNext

Word next extend Ctrl+Shift+Right Edit.WordNextExtend

Arrow

Word next extend Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right Edit.WordNextExtendColumn

column Arrow

Word previous Ctrl+Left Arrow Edit.WordPrevious

Word previous Ctrl+Shift+Left Edit.WordPreviousExtend

extend Arrow

Word previous Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left Edit.WordPreviousExtendColumn

extend column Arrow

Word transpose Ctrl+Shift+T Edit.WordTranspose

Execute in Alt+Enter EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.ExecuteInInteractive

interactive

Execute line in Alt+' EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.ExecuteLineInInteractive

interactive

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

View in page Ctrl+K, Ctrl+G OtherContextMenus.HTMLContext.ViewinPageInspector

inspector

TFS annotate Alt+PgDn TeamFoundationContextMenus.Annotate.TfsAnnotateMoveNextRegion

move next region

TFS annotate Alt+PgUp TeamFoundationContextMenus.Annotate.TfsAnnotateMovePreviousRegion

move previous
region

UML activity diagram: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Delete Shift+Del Edit.Delete

UML class diagram: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Delete from model Shift+Del Edit.DeleteFromModel

UML component diagram: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Delete from model Shift+Del Edit.DeleteFromModel

UML use case diagram: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Delete from model Shift+Del Edit.DeleteFromModel

VC Accelerator Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

New accelerator Insert Edit.NewAccelerator

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Next key typed Ctrl+W Edit.NextKeyTyped

VC Dialog Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Move control down Down Arrow Edit.MoveControlDown

Move control left Left Arrow Edit.MoveControlLeft

Move control right Right Arrow Edit.MoveControlRight

Move control up Up Arrow Edit.MoveControlUp

Scroll column left Ctrl+Left Arrow Edit.ScrollColumnLeft

Scroll column right Ctrl+Right Arrow Edit.ScrollColumnRight

Scroll line down Ctrl+Down Arrow Edit.ScrollLineDown

Scroll line up Ctrl+Up Arrow Edit.ScrollLineUp

Size control down Shift+Down Arrow Edit.SizeControlDown

Size control left Shift+Left Arrow Edit.SizeControlLeft

Size control right Shift+Right Arrow Edit.SizeControlRight

Size control up Shift+Up Arrow Edit.SizeControlUp

Align bottoms Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow Format.AlignBottoms

Align centers Shift+F9 Format.AlignCenters

Align lefts Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow Format.AlignLefts

Align middles F9 Format.AlignMiddles

Align rights Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow Format.AlignRights

Align tops Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow Format.AlignTops

Button bottom Ctrl+B Format.ButtonBottom

Button right Ctrl+R Format.ButtonRight

Center horizontal Ctrl+Shift+F9 Format.CenterHorizontal

Center vertical Ctrl+F9 Format.CenterVertical

Check mnemonics Ctrl+M Format.CheckMnemonics

Size to content Shift+F7 Format.SizetoContent

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Space across Alt+Right Arrow

Format.SpaceAcross

or

Alt+Left Arrow

Space down Alt+Up Arrow

Format.SpaceDown

or

Alt+Down Arrow

Tab order Ctrl+D Format.TabOrder

Test dialog Ctrl+T Format.TestDialog

Toggle guides Ctrl+G Format.ToggleGuides

VC Image Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Airbrush tool Ctrl+A Image.AirbrushTool

Brush tool Ctrl+B Image.BrushTool

Copy and outline selection Ctrl+Shift+U Image.CopyandOutlineSelection

Draw opaque Ctrl+J Image.DrawOpaque

Ellipse tool Alt+P Image.EllipseTool

Erase tool Ctrl+Shift+I Image.EraseTool

Filled ellipse tool Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P Image.FilledEllipseTool

Filled rectangle tool Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R Image.FilledRectangleTool

Filled rounded rectangle tool Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W Image.FilledRoundedRectangleTool

Fill tool Ctrl+F Image.FillTool

Flip horizontal Ctrl+H Image.FlipHorizontal

Flip vertical Shift+Alt+H Image.FlipVertical

Larger brush Ctrl+= Image.LargerBrush

Line tool Ctrl+L Image.LineTool

Magnification tool Ctrl+M Image.MagnificationTool

Magnify Ctrl+Shift+M Image.Magnify

New image type Insert Image.NewImageType

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Next color Ctrl+]

Image.NextColor

or

Ctrl+Right Arrow

Next right color Ctrl+Shift+]

Image.NextRightColor

or

Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow

Outlined ellipse tool Shift+Alt+P Image.OutlinedEllipseTool

Outlined rectangle tool Shift+Alt+R Image.OutlinedRectangleTool

Outlined rounded rectangle tool Shift+Alt+W Image.OutlinedRoundedRectangleTool

Pencil tool Ctrl+I Image.PencilTool

Previous color Ctrl+[

Image.PreviousColor

or

Ctrl+Left Arrow

Previous right color Ctrl+Shift+[

Image.PreviousRightColor

or

Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow

Rectangle selection tool Shift+Alt+S Image.RectangleSelectionTool

Rectangle tool Alt+R Image.RectangleTool

Rotate 90 degrees Ctrl+Shift+H Image.Rotate90Degrees

Rounded rectangle tool Alt+W Image.RoundedRectangleTool

Show grid Ctrl+Alt+S Image.ShowGrid

Show tile grid Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S Image.ShowTileGrid

Small brush Ctrl+. Image.SmallBrush

Smaller brush Ctrl+- Image.SmallerBrush

Text tool Ctrl+T Image.TextTool

Use selection as brush Ctrl+U Image.UseSelectionasBrush

Zoom in Ctrl+Shift+.
Image.ZoomIn

or

Ctrl+Up Arrow

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Zoom out Ctrl+Shift+,

Image.ZoomOut

or

Ctrl+Down Arrow

VC String Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

New string Insert Edit.NewString

View Designer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Cancel retrieving data Ctrl+T QueryDesigner.CancelRetrievingData

Criteria Ctrl+2 QueryDesigner.Criteria

Diagram Ctrl+1 QueryDesigner.Diagram

Execute SQL Ctrl+R QueryDesigner.ExecuteSQL

Goto row Ctrl+G QueryDesigner.GotoRow

Join mode Ctrl+Shift+J QueryDesigner.JoinMode

Results Ctrl+4 QueryDesigner.Results

Sql Ctrl+3 QueryDesigner.SQL

Visual Studio: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Command Keyboard shortcut Command ID

Hide methods pane Ctrl+1 OtherContextMenus.ORDesignerContext.HideMethodsPane

Windows Forms Designer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Break line Enter Edit.BreakLine

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Char left Left Arrow Edit.CharLeft

Char left extend Shift+Left Arrow Edit.CharLeftExtend

Char right Right Arrow Edit.CharRight

Char right extend Shift+Right Arrow Edit.CharRightExtend

Document end End Edit.DocumentEnd

Document end extend Shift+End Edit.DocumentEndExtend

Document start Home Edit.DocumentStart

Document start extend Shift+Home Edit.DocumentStartExtend

Insert tab Tab Edit.InsertTab

Line down Down Arrow Edit.LineDown

Line down extend Shift+Up Arrow Edit.LineDownExtend

Line up Up Arrow Edit.LineUp

Line up extend Shift+Down Arrow Edit.LineUpExtend

Move control down Ctrl+Down Arrow Edit.MoveControlDown

Move control left Ctrl+Left Arrow Edit.MoveControlLeft

Move control right Ctrl+Right Arrow Edit.MoveControlRight

Move control up Ctrl+Up Arrow Edit.MoveControlUp

Selection cancel Escape Edit.SelectionCancel

Size control down Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow Edit.SizeControlDown

Size control left Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow Edit.SizeControlLeft

Size control right Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow Edit.SizeControlRight

Size control up Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow Edit.SizeControlUp

Tab left Shift+Tab Edit.TabLeft

Work Item Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Create copy of work item Shift+Alt+C Edit.CreateCopyofWorkItem

Refresh work item F5 Edit.RefreshWorkItem

New linked work item Shift+Alt+L Team.NewLinkedWorkItem

Work Item Query View: context specific shortcuts

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The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Create copy of work item Shift+Alt+C Edit.CreateCopyofWorkItem

Indent Shift+Alt+Right Arrow Edit.Indent

Outdent Shift+Alt+Left Arrow Edit.Outdent

New linked work item Shift+Alt+L Team.NewLinkedWorkItem

Refresh F5 Team.Refresh

Toggle Shift+Alt+V Window.Toggle

Work Item Results View: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Create copy of work item Shift+Alt+C Edit.CreateCopyofWorkItem

Indent Shift+Alt+Right Arrow Edit.Indent

Outdent Shift+Alt+Left Arrow Edit.Outdent

Goto next work item Shift+Alt+N Team.GotoNextWorkItem

Goto previous work item Shift+Alt+P Team.GotoPreviousWorkItem

New linked work item Shift+Alt+L Team.NewLinkedWorkItem

Refresh F5 Team.Refresh

Toggle Shift+Alt+V Window.Toggle

Workflow Designer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Complete word Ctrl+K, W

Edit.CompleteWord

or

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+W

or

Ctrl+Spacebar

or

Alt+Right Arrow

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Decrease filter level Alt+, Edit.DecreaseFilterLevel

Increase filter level Alt+. Edit.IncreaseFilterLevel

List members Ctrl+K, L

Edit.ListMembers

or

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+L

or

Ctrl+J

Parameter info Ctrl+K, P

Edit.ParameterInfo

or

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P

or

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

Quick info Ctrl+K, I

Edit.QuickInfo

or

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+I

Collapse Ctrl+E, Ctrl+C

WorkflowDesigner.Collapse

or

Ctrl+E, C

Collapse all or WorkflowDesigner.CollapseAll

Connect nodes Ctrl+E, Ctrl+F

WorkflowDesigner.ConnectNodes

or

Ctrl+E, F

Create variable Ctrl+E, Ctrl+N

WorkflowDesigner.CreateVariable

or

Ctrl+E, N

Expand all Ctrl+E, Ctrl+X

WorkflowDesigner.ExpandAll

or

Ctrl+E, X

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Expand in place Ctrl+E, Ctrl+E

WorkflowDesigner.ExpandInPlace

or

Ctrl+E, E

Go to parent Ctrl+E, Ctrl+P

WorkflowDesigner.GoToParent

or

Ctrl+E, P

Move focus Ctrl+E, Ctrl+M

WorkflowDesigner.MoveFocus

or

Ctrl+E, M

Navigate through designer Ctrl+Alt+F6 WorkflowDesigner.NavigateThroughDesigner

Restore Ctrl+E, Ctrl+R

WorkflowDesigner.Restore

or

Ctrl+E, R

Show hide argument designer Ctrl+E, Ctrl+A

WorkflowDesigner.ShowHideArgumentDesigner

or

Ctrl+E, A

Show hide imports designer Ctrl+E, Ctrl+I

WorkflowDesigner.ShowHideImportsDesigner

or

Ctrl+E, I

Show hide overview map Ctrl+E, Ctrl+O (letter 'O')

WorkflowDesigner.ShowHideOverviewMap

or

Ctrl+E, O

Show hide variable designer Ctrl+E, Ctrl+V

WorkflowDesigner.ShowHideVariableDesigner

or

Ctrl+E, V

Toggle selection Ctrl+E, Ctrl+S

WorkflowDesigner.ToggleSelection

or

Ctrl+E, S

Zoom in Ctrl+Num + WorkflowDesigner.ZoomIn

Zoom out Ctrl+Num - WorkflowDesigner.ZoomOut

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XAML UI Designer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Fit all Ctrl+0 (zero) Design.FitAll

Show handles F9 Design.ShowHandles

Zoom in Ctrl+Alt+= Design.ZoomIn

Zoom out Ctrl+Alt+- Design.ZoomOut

Edit text F2 Format.EditText

All Ctrl+Shift+R Format.ResetLayout.All

Run project code Ctrl+F9 Design.RunProjectCode

Hide (Blend only) Ctrl+H Timeline.Hide (Blend only)

Lock (Blend only) Ctrl+L Timeline.Lock (Blend only)

Show (Blend only) Ctrl+Shift+H Timeline.Show (Blend only)

Unlock (Blend only) Ctrl+Shift+L Timeline.Unlock (Blend only)

Edge left move left Ctrl+Shift+, View.EdgeLeftMoveLeft

Edge left move right Ctrl+Shift+. View.EdgeLeftMoveRight

Edge right move left Ctrl+Shift+Alt+, View.EdgeRightMoveLeft

Edge right move right Ctrl+Shift+Alt+. View.EdgeRightMoveRight

Show property marker menu Ctrl+Spacebar View.ShowPropertyMarkerMenu

For detailed info, see Keyboard shortcuts for XAML Designer and Keyboard shortcuts in Blend for Visual
Studio.

XML (Text) Editor: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Start XSLT debugging Alt+F5 XML.StartXSLTDebugging

Start XSLT without debugging Ctrl+Alt+F5 XML.StartXSLTWithoutDebugging

XML Schema Designer: context specific shortcuts

The shortcuts specific to this context are:

Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Bottom to top Alt+Up Arrow GraphView.BottomtoTop

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Commands Keyboard shortcuts Command ID

Left to right Alt+Right Arrow GraphView.LefttoRight

Right to left Alt+Left Arrow GraphView.RighttoLeft

Top to bottom Alt+Down Arrow GraphView.ToptoBottom

Remove from workspace Delete OtherContextMenus.GraphView.RemovefromWorkspace

Show content model view Ctrl+2 XsdDesigner.ShowContentModelView

Show graph view Ctrl+3 XsdDesigner.ShowGraphView

Show start view Ctrl+1 XsdDesigner.ShowStartView

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