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115 useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Visual Studio 2010.

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Visual Studio 2010 Shortcuts

1. Manage Visual Studio
Ctrl + S

S ave current file

Ctrl + Shift + S

S ave all files

Ctrl + Shift + N

Create n ew project

Ctrl + O

O pen file

Ctrl + Shift + O

O pen project

Ctrl + Shift + A

A dd item to project

Esc

Close menu or dialog

Ctrl + P

P rint

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

2. Bookmarks
For keystrokes with two keys such as Ctrl + k + k , keep holding
the Ctrl key until releasing the last key.
Ctrl + K + K

Toogle boo k mark

Ctrl + K + N

Goto n ext bookmark

Ctrl + K + P

Goto p revious bookmark

Ctrl + Shift + K + N

Goto n ext bookmark in folder

Ctrl + Shift + K + P

Goto p revious bookmark in folder

Ctrl + K + W

Put focus on bookmark w indow

Esc

Leave bookmark window and focus on

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Ctrl + K + H

Toggle code s h ortcut 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.
3. Code Editor
Find, Replace, and Goto
Ctrl + F

F ind and replace dialog box

F3 / Shift + F3

Find next / find previous

Ctrl + H

Display Replace options on the

quick tab

Shift + F12

Find all references for selected

symbol

Ctrl + Shift + F

Find in files

Alt + F3 , s

Stop current find in files operation

Ctrl + F3 / Ctrl + Shift + F3

Find next / find previous in selected

text

Alt + F12

Find symbol
Put cursor in fin d /command box

Ctrl + D

of the toolbar. Use ctrl + / in

Visual C#

Ctrl + I / Ctrl + Shift + I

I ncremental search / reverse

incremental search

Shift + Alt + F12

Quick find symbol

Ctrl + ,

Display Navigate-To dialog box

Ctrl + G

G oto line number

Ctrl + ]

Go to matching brace in source file

Shift + Ctrl + Arrow down

Jump to next occurrence of

highlighted symbol

Shift + Ctrl + Arrow up

Jump to previous occurrence of

highlighted symbol

Undo, Redo, Copy, Paste

Ctrl + x , Ctrl+ c ,
Ctrl+ V
Ctrl + Shift + V
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Cut, copy, paste

Pastes an item from the Clipboard ring
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Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + Y

Undo
Redo (or Shift + Alt + Backspace , or
Ctrl + Shift + Z )

Select Text
Shift + Arrow Keys

Extend selection one

character/one line

Ctrl + Shift + End / Ctrl + Shift + Home

Extend selection to end

/ to beginning of
document

Ctrl + Shift + ]

Extend selection to
nexst brace

Shift + End / Shift + Home

Extend selection to end

/ to beginning of line

Shift + Page Down / Shift + Page Up

Extends selection down

one page / up one
page

Ctrl + W

Select current w ord

Esc

Cancel Selection

Ctrl + Shift + Page Down / Page Up

Moves cursor and

extend selection to the
last line / first line in
view.

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Right / Arrow Left

Extend selection one

word to the right / one
word to the left

Ctrl + A

Select A ll

4. Coding
Collapse Items
Ctrl + M + M

Collapse / un-collapse current preset area

(e.g. method)

Ctrl + M + H

Collpase / h ide current selection

Ctrl + M + O

Collapse declaration bodies

Ctrl + M + A

Collapse a ll

Ctrl + M + X

Uncollapse all

Ctrl + m , ctrl + T

Collapse H t ml tag

Edit Code
Ctrl + L
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De l ete current line or selection of lines

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Ctrl + Shift + L

De l ete current line or selection of lines

Ctrl + Delete

Delete word to right of cursor

Ctrl + Backspace

Delete word to left of cursor

Ctrl + Enter

Enter blank line above cursor

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Enter blank line below cursor

Ctrl + Shift + U

Make u ppercase

Ctrl + U

Make lowercase (reverse u percase)

Ctrl + K + C

C omment selected text

Ctrl + K + U

U ncomment selected text

Ctrl + K + \

Remove white space and tabs in selection

or around current cursor position

Ctrl + K + D

Format document to code formatting

settings

Ctrl + K + F

Format selection to code formatting

settings

Ctrl + Shift + Space

Display parameter required for selected

method

Ctrl + Shift + 8

Visualize w hitespace (or press Ctrl + r ,

then Ctrl + w )

Ctrl + K + D

Format document to code formatting

settings

Ctrl + K + F

Format selection to code formatting

settings

Ctrl + Shift + T

Ctrl + T
Shift + Alt + T

T ranspose word to right of cursor;

makes b=a out of a=b if cursor was in
front of a
T ranspose character left and right of
cursor; cursor between ab would make ba
T ranspose line: Move line below cursor
up and current line down.

IntelliSense and Code Helper

Ctrl + Space

Autocomplete word from completion list

(or alt + right arrow )

Ctrl + Shift + Space

Show parameter info

Ctrl + F12

Display symbol definition

F12

Display symbol declaration

Ctrl + J

Open IntelliSense completion list

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5. Build and Debug

F6

Build solution (or Ctrl + shift + b )

Ctrl + Alt + F7

Rebuild solution

Ctrl + Break

Cancel build process

Ctrl + \ + E

Show e rror list

F9

Toggle breakpoint

Ctrl + B

Insert new function b reakpoint

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 Q uickwatch window

Ctrl + Shift + F10

Set current statement to be the next

executed

Alt + * (on numeric

keyboard)

Show nexst statement

Ctrl + Alt + E

Show E xception 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 p rocess window

Ctrl + Alt +break

Break all executing threads

6. Tool Windows
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

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Ctrl + Shift + C

Open c lass view window

Ctrl + Alt + A

Open Command window

Ctrl + Shift + O

Open O utput window

Ctrl + Shift + E

Open R e source view window

Ctrl + Alt + S

Open S erver explorer window

Ctrl + Shift + L

Open So l ution explorer window

Shift + Esc

Close Find & Replace Window

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