VS IDE Shortcuts

Published Friday, November 14, 2008 By Steven Stewart

Global

Ctrl+-

View NavigateBackward

Ctrl+Shift+-

View NavigateForward

Ctrl+.

View ShowSmartTag

Ctrl+/

Tools GoToCommandLine

Ctrl+\, D

View CodeDefinitionWindow

Ctrl+\, E

View ErrorList

Ctrl+\, T

View TaskList

Ctrl+Shift+1

View BrowseNext

Ctrl+Shift+2

View BrowsePrevious

Ctrl+Shift+7

View ForwardBrowseContext

Ctrl+Shift+8

View PopBrowseContext

Ctrl+A

Edit SelectAll

Ctrl+Alt+A

View CommandWindow

Ctrl+Shift+A

Project AddNewItem

Shift+Alt+A

Project AddExistingItem

Ctrl+Alt+B

Debug Breakpoints

Ctrl+B

Debug BreakatFunction

Ctrl+Shift+B

Build BuildSolution

Alt+Bkspce

Edit Undo

Ctrl+Alt+Break

Debug BreakAll

Ctrl+Break

Build Cancel

Ctrl+Alt+C

Debug CallStack

Ctrl+Shift+C

View ClassView

Ctrl+Alt+D

Debug Disassembly

Ctrl+D

Edit GoToFindCombo

Shift+Alt+D

Data ShowDataSources

Shift+Del

Edit Cut

Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow

Window ShowEzMDIFileList

Down Arrow

Edit MoveControlDownGrid

Shift+Down Arrow

Edit SizeControlDownGrid

Ctrl+Alt+E

Debug Exceptions

Ctrl+Shift+E

View ResourceView

Alt+Enter

Diagram Properties

Enter

Edit ShowTileGrid

Shift+Alt+Enter

View FullScreen

Esc

Window ActivateDocumentWindow

Shift+Esc

Window CloseToolWindow

Ctrl+F

Edit Find

Ctrl+Shift+F

Edit FindinFiles

Ctrl+Alt+F1

Help Contents

Ctrl+F1

Help HowDoI

F1

Help F1Help

Shift+F1

Help WindowHelp

Alt+F10

Debug ApplyCodeChanges

Ctrl+Alt+F10

Debug StepOverCurrentProcess

Ctrl+F10

Debug RunToCursor

Ctrl+Shift+F10

Debug SetNextStatement

F10

Debug StepOver

Alt+F11

Tools MacrosIDE

Ctrl+Alt+F11

Debug StepIntoCurrentProcess

Ctrl+F11

Debug ToggleDisassembly

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F11

Debug StepOutCurrentProcess

F11

Debug StepInto

Shift+F11

Debug StepOut

Alt+F12

Edit FindSymbol

Ctrl+Alt+F12

View FindSymbolResults

Ctrl+F12

Edit GoToDeclaration

Ctrl+Shift+F12

View NextError

F12

Edit GoToDefinition

Shift+Alt+F12

Edit QuickFindSymbol

Shift+F12

Edit FindAllReferences

Ctrl+Alt+F2

Help Index

Ctrl+F2

Window MovetoNavigationBar

F2

View EditLabel

Alt+F3, S

Edit StopSearch

Ctrl+Alt+F3

Help Search

Ctrl+F3

Edit FindNextSelected

Ctrl+Shift+F3

Edit FindPreviousSelected

F3

Edit FindNext

Shift+Alt+F3

Help SearchResults

Shift+F3

Edit FindPrevious

Ctrl+F4

Window CloseDocumentWindow

F4

View PropertiesWindow

Shift+F4

View PropertyPages

Alt+F5

Data StepInto

Ctrl+Alt+F5

Data Execute

Ctrl+F5

Debug StartWithoutDebugging

Ctrl+Shift+F5

Debug Restart

F5

Debug Start

Shift+Alt+F5

Debug StartWithApplicationVerifier

Shift+F5

Debug StopDebugging

Alt+F6

Window NextPane

Ctrl+F6

Window NextDocumentWindow

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Window PreviousDocumentWindow

F6

Window NextSplitPane

Shift+Alt+F6

Window PreviousPane

Shift+F6

Window PreviousSplitPane

Alt+F7

Window NextToolWindowNav

Ctrl+F7

Build Compile

F7

View ToggleDesigner

Shift+Alt+F7

Window PreviousToolWindowNav

Alt+F8

View MacroExplorer

F8

Edit GoToNextLocation

Shift+F8

Edit GoToPrevLocation

Alt+F9, A

DebuggerContextMenus BreakpointsWindow

Alt+F9, D

DebuggerContextMenus BreakpointsWindow

Alt+F9, S

DebuggerContextMenus BreakpointsWindow

Ctrl+F9

Debug EnableBreakpoint

Ctrl+Shift+F9

Debug DeleteAllBreakpoints

F9

Debug ToggleBreakpoint

Shift+F9

Debug QuickWatch

Ctrl+Alt+G

Debug Registers

Ctrl+G

Edit GoTo

Ctrl+Shift+G

Edit OpenFile

Ctrl+Alt+H

Debug Threads

Ctrl+H

Edit Replace

Ctrl+Shift+H

Edit ReplaceinFiles

Ctrl+Alt+I

Debug Immediate

Ctrl+Alt+Ins

Project Override

Ctrl+Ins

Edit Copy

Ctrl+Shift+Ins

Edit CycleClipboardRing

Shift+Ins

Edit Paste

Ctrl+Alt+J

View ObjectBrowser

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+B

Tools CodeSnippetsManager

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F

NewFolder

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+M

Edit GenerateMethodStub

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N

Edit NextBookmark

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P

Edit PreviousBookmark

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+R

View ObjectBrowserGoToSearchCombo

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S

Edit SurroundWith

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+V

View ClassViewGoToSearchCombo

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+W

View BookmarkWindow

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X

Edit InsertSnippet

Ctrl+Shift+K, Ctrl+Shift+N

Edit NextBookmarkInFolder

Ctrl+Shift+K, Ctrl+Shift+P

Edit PreviousBookmarkInFolder

Ctrl+Alt+L

View SolutionExplorer

Alt+Left Arrow

View Backward

Left Arrow

Edit MoveControlLeftGrid

Shift+Left Arrow

Edit SizeControlLeftGrid

Ctrl+Alt+M, 1

Debug Memory1

Ctrl+Alt+M, 2

Debug Memory2

Ctrl+Alt+M, 3

Debug Memory3

Ctrl+Alt+M, 4

Debug Memory4

Ctrl+Alt+N

Debug ScriptExplorer

Ctrl+N

File NewFile

Ctrl+Shift+N

File NewProject

Alt+Num *

Debug ShowNextStatement

Ctrl+Alt+O

View Output

Ctrl+O

File OpenFile

Ctrl+Shift+O

File OpenProject

Ctrl+Alt+P

Tools AttachtoProcess

Ctrl+P

File Print

Ctrl+Shift+P

Tools RunTemporaryMacro

Ctrl+PgDn

Window NextTab

Ctrl+Q

Data RunSelection

Ctrl+Alt+R

View WebBrowser

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+E

Refactor EncapsulateField

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+I

Refactor ExtractInterface

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+M

Refactor ExtractMethod

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+O

Refactor ReorderParameters

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+P

Refactor PromoteLocalVariable

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R

Refactor Rename

Ctrl+R, Ctrl+V

Refactor RemoveParameters

Ctrl+Shift+R

Tools RecordTemporaryMacro

Alt+Right Arrow

View Forward

Right Arrow

Edit MoveControlRightGrid

Shift+Right Arrow

Edit SizeControlRightGrid

Ctrl+Alt+S

View ServerExplorer

Ctrl+S

File SaveSelectedItems

Ctrl+Shift+S

File SaveAll

Ctrl+Alt+T

View DocumentOutline

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Window PreviousDocumentWindowNav

Ctrl+Tab

Window NextDocumentWindowNav

Shift+Tab

Edit SelectPreviousControl

Tab

Edit SelectNextControl

Ctrl+Alt+U

Debug Modules

Shift+Up Arrow

Edit SizeControlUpGrid

Up Arrow

Edit MoveControlUpGrid

Ctrl+Alt+V, A

Debug Autos

Ctrl+Alt+V, L

Debug Locals

Ctrl+Alt+W, 1

Debug Watch

Ctrl+Alt+W, 2

Debug Watch2

Ctrl+Alt+W, 3

Debug Watch3

Ctrl+Alt+W, 4

Debug Watch4

Ctrl+Shift+W

File ViewinBrowser

Ctrl+Alt+X

View Toolbox

Ctrl+Shift+X

Test StartSelectedTestProjectwithoutDebugger

Shift+Alt+X

Test StartSelectedTestProjectwithDebugger

Ctrl+Alt+Z

Debug Processes

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Edit Redo

HTML Editor Design View

Ctrl+B

Format Bold

Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow

Layout InsertRowBelow

Shift+F7

View ViewMarkup

Ctrl+I

Format Italic

Ctrl+L

Format ConverttoHyperlink

Ctrl+Shift+L

Format InsertBookmark

Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow

Layout InsertColumntotheLeft

Ctrl+M, Ctrl+C

Project AddContentPage

Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M

View EditMaster

Ctrl+Alt+Q

View NonVisualControls

Ctrl+Q

View VisibleBorders

Ctrl+Shift+Q

View Details

Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow

Layout InsertColumntotheRight

Ctrl+U

Format Underline

Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow

Layout InsertRowAbove

HTML Editor Source View

Ctrl+Shift+.

View AutoCloseTagOverride

Shift+F7

View ViewDesigner

Ctrl+PgDn

View NextView

Ctrl+PgUp

Window PreviousTab