Manage Visual Studio
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+S | Save current file | |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Save all files | |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Create new project | |
| Ctrl+O | Open file | |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Open project | |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Add item to project | |
| Esc | Close menu or dialog | |
| Ctrl+P | ||
| Shift+Alt+Enter | Toggle full screen mode | |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close current tab | |
| Ctrl+F6/Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Go to next / go to previous window | |
| Ctrl+Tab, then Arrow keys | Press and hold Ctrl+Tab, then using arrow keys gives a small task manager with all open files and views | |
| Ctrl-[/ Ctrl+S | Find current document in Solution Explorer | |
| Ctrl+1 | Diagram | |
| Ctrl+2 | Criteria | |
| Ctrl+3 | SQL | |
| Ctrl+4 | Results | |
| F2/Ctrl+R/R | Rename |
Bookmarks
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| For keystrokes with two keys such as Ctrl+k+k, keep holding the Ctrl key until releasing the last key. | Ctrl+K+K | |
| Toogle bookmark | Ctrl+K+N | |
| Goto next bookmark | Ctrl+K+P | |
| Goto previous bookmark | Ctrl+Shift+K+N | |
| Goto next bookmark in folder | Ctrl+Shift+K+P | |
| Goto previous bookmark in folder | Ctrl+K+W | |
| Put focus on bookmark window | Esc | |
| Leave bookmark window and focus on editor | Ctrl+K+H | |
| Toggle code shortcut at current line* | Ctrl+K+L | |
| Clear all bookmarks | Ctrl+\+T | |
| Show Task List (including code shortcuts) | *if somebody figures out additional shortut keys on how to use code shortcuts, please edit this page and add. |
Common
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| T | A new public class block | |
| C+W | Console.WriteLine | |
| M+B | MessageBox.show | |
| C+R | CrossAppDomainDelegate | |
| A+B | AccessViolationException | |
| E+X | Exception class | |
| S+V+M | Static Void Main block | |
| P+U | Parallel | |
| P+R | Public Int Property | |
| S | Stackalloc |
Build and Debug
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F6 | Build solution (or Ctrl+shift+b) | |
| Ctrl+Alt+F7 | Rebuild solution | |
| Ctrl+Break | Cancel build process | |
| Ctrl+\+E | Show error list | |
| F9 | Toggle breakpoint | |
| Ctrl+B | Insert new function breakpoint | |
| F5 | Start debugging | |
| F11 | Debug / step into | |
| F10 | Debug / step over | |
| Shift+F11 | Debug / step out | |
| Ctrl+F10 | Debug / run to cursor | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Q | Show Quickwatch window | |
| Ctrl+Shift+F10 | Set current statement to be the next executed | |
| Alt+* (on numeric keyboard) | Show nexst statement | |
| Ctrl+Alt+E | Show Exception dialog box | |
| Ctrl+F11 | Toggle between disassembly and user code view | |
| Shift+F5 | Stop Debugging | |
| Ctrl+F5 | Bypass debugger | |
| Ctrl+Alt+P | Show attach to process window | |
| Ctrl+Alt+break | Break all executing threads |
Tool Windows
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+/ | Put cursor in the find/command box in toolbar | |
| Ctrl+K+B | Open code snippet manager window | |
| Alt+F11 | Open macro IDE window | |
| Ctrl+K+W | Open bookmark window | |
| Ctrl+Alt+K | Open call hierarchy window | |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Open class view window | |
| Ctrl+Alt+A | Open Command window | |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | Open Output window | |
| Ctrl+Shift+E | Open Resource view window | |
| Ctrl+Alt+S | Open Server explorer window | |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Open Solution explorer window | |
| Shift+Esc | Close Find & Replace Window |
For HTML Pages
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| F7 | Toggle between Design and Code behind pages | |
| Shift+F7 | Toggle between Design and HTML Source | |
| Ctrl+Page Down / Page Up | Cycle between design, split and source | |
| Ctrl+Shift+F9 | Delete all breakpoints |
