Visual Studio keyboard shortcuts

File
Add existing item Shift+Alt+A
Add new item Ctrl+Shift+A
New project Ctrl+Shift+N
Open project Ctrl+Shift+O
Save all Ctrl+Shift+S

Help
Contents Ctrl+Alt+F1
Index Ctrl+Alt+F2
Index results Shift+Alt+F2
Dynamic help Ctrl+F1
Search Ctrl+Alt+F3
Search results Shift+Alt+F3
Window help Shift+F1

Build
Build solution Ctrl+Shift+B
Cancel Ctrl+Break
Compile Ctrl+F7
Breakpoints
Breakpoints Ctrl+Alt+B
Clear all breakpoints Ctrl+Shift+F9
Enable breakpoint Ctrl+F9
New breakpoint Ctrl+B
Toggle breakpoint F9

Debug
Start F5
Start without debugging Ctrl+F5
Apply code changes Alt+F10
Restart Ctrl+Shift+F5
Run to cursor Ctrl+F10
Set next statement Ctrl+Shift+F10
Show next statement Alt+Num *
Break all Ctrl+Alt+Break
Quick watch Shift+F9
Quick watch Ctrl+Alt+Q
Step into F11
Step out Shift+F11
Step over F10
Stop debugging Shift+F5
Disassembly Ctrl+Alt+D
Toggle disassembly Ctrl+F11
Debug processes Ctrl+Alt+P

Clipboard
Copy Ctrl+C
Cut Ctrl+X
Paste Ctrl+V
Cycle clipboard ring Ctrl+Shift+V

Find
Find Ctrl+F
Find in files Ctrl+Shift+F
Find next F3
Find next selected Ctrl+F3
Find previous Shift+F3
Find previous selected
Ctrl+Shift+F3
Find symbol Alt+F12
Find symbol results Ctrl+Alt+F12
Quick find symbol Shift+Alt+F12
Replace Ctrl+H
Replace in files Ctrl+Shift+H

Incremental search
Incremental search Ctrl+I
Reverse incremental search Ctrl+Shift+I
Regular expression Alt+F3, R
Hidden text Alt+F3, H
Match case Alt+F3, C
Up Alt+F3, B
Whole word Alt+F3, W
Wildcard Alt+F3, P
Stop search Alt+F3, S

Text Navigation
Go to Ctrl+G
Go to declaration Ctrl+F12
Go to definition F12
Go to find combo Ctrl+D
Go to next location F8
Go to previous location Shift+F8
Go to reference Shift+F12
Go to brace Ctrl+]

Tools
Command window mark mode
Ctrl+Shift+M
Go to command line Ctrl+/
Macros
Macros IDE Alt+F11
Record temporary macro Ctrl+Shift+R
Run temporary macro Ctrl+Shift+P
Macro explorer Alt+F8

View
Browse next Ctrl+Shift+1
Browse previous Ctrl+Shift+2
Document outline Ctrl+Alt+T
Full screen Shift+Alt+Enter
Navigate backward Ctrl+-
Navigate forward Ctrl+Shift+-
Next task Ctrl+Shift+F12
Object browser Ctrl+Alt+J
Object browser back Alt+-
Object browser forward Shift+Alt+-
Pop browse context Ctrl+Shift+8
Properties window F4
Property pages Shift+F4
View code F7
View designer Shift+F7
View white space Ctrl+R, Ctrl+W

Windows
Activate document window Esc
Close tool window Shift+Esc
Move to drop down bar Ctrl+F2
Next document window Ctrl+Tab
Next document window Ctrl+F6
Next pane Alt+F6
Next split pane F6
Previous document window Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Previous document window Ctrl+Shift+F6
Previous pane Shift+Alt+F6
Previous split pane Shift+F6
Next tab Ctrl+PgDn
Previous tab Ctrl+PgUp

Bookmarks
Clear bookmarks Ctrl+K, Ctrl+L
Next bookmark Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N
Previous bookmark Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P
Toggle bookmark Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K

Formatting
Format document Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D
Format selection Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F
Comment selection Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C
Uncomment selection Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U
Delete horizontal white space Ctrl+K, Ctrl+\
Toggle task list shortcut Ctrl+K, Ctrl+H

Outlineing
Collapse to definitions Ctrl+M, Ctrl+O
Hide selection Ctrl+M, Ctrl+H
Stop hiding current Ctrl+M, Ctrl+U
Stop outlining Ctrl+M, Ctrl+P
Toggle all outlining Ctrl+M, Ctrl+L
Toggle outlining expansion Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M

Intellisense
Complete word Ctrl+Space
Complete word Alt+
Parameter info Ctrl+Shift+Space
List members Ctrl+J
Quick info Ctrl+K, Ctrl+I

Editor
Make lowercase Ctrl+U
Make uppercase Ctrl+Shift+U
Select to last go backCtrl+=
Swap anchor Ctrl+R, Ctrl+P
TabLeft Shift+Tab

Line operations
Line cut Ctrl+L
Line delete Ctrl+Shift+L
Line end End
Line end extend Shift+End
Line open above Ctrl+Enter
Line open below Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Word operations
Select current word Ctrl+W
Toggle word wrap Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R
Word delete to end Ctrl+Del
Word delete to start Ctrl+Bkspce

Transpose
WordTranspose Ctrl+Shift+T
LineTranspose Shift+Alt+T
CharTranspose Ctrl+T

Tool windows
Autos Ctrl+Alt+V, A
Call stack Ctrl+Alt+C
Memory 1 to 4 Ctrl+Alt+M, 1 to 4
Exceptions Ctrl+Alt+E
Immediate Ctrl+Alt+I
Locals Ctrl+Alt+V, L
Modules Ctrl+Alt+U
Registers Ctrl+Alt+G
Threads Ctrl+Alt+H
Watch1 to 4 Ctrl+Alt+W, 1 to 4
This Ctrl+Alt+V, T
Output Ctrl+Alt+O
Server explorer Ctrl+Alt+S
Solution explorer Ctrl+Alt+L
Toolbox Ctrl+Alt+X
Favorites Ctrl+Alt+F
Command window Ctrl+Alt+A
Class view Ctrl+Shift+C
ResourceView Ctrl+Shift+E
TaskList Ctrl+Alt+K
Selection
· Hold Shift while moving the cursor to
select
· Hold Shift while moving the cursor
for column select

Image editor
Brush tool Ctrl+B
Copy and outline selection Ctrl+Shift+U
DrawOpaque Ctrl+J
EllipseTool Alt+P
EraseTool Ctrl+Shift+I
FilledEllipseTool Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P
FilledRectangleTool Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R
FilledRoundedRectangleTool Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W
FillTool Ctrl+F
FlipHorizontal Ctrl+H
FlipVertical Shift+Alt+H
LargerBrush Ctrl+=
LineTool Ctrl+L
MagnificationTool Ctrl+M
Magnify Ctrl+Shift+M
NewImageType Ins
NextColor Ctrl+]
RectangleSelectionTool Shift+Alt+S
Rectangle tool Alt+R

Rotate 90 degrees Ctrl+Shift+H
Rounded rectangle tool Alt+W
Show grid Ctrl+Alt+S
Show tile grid Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S
Small brush Ctrl+.
Smaller brush Ctrl+-
Text tool Ctrl+T
Use selection as brush Ctrl+U
Zoom in Ctrl+Shift+.
Zoom in Ctrl+
Zoom out Ctrl+Shift+,
Zoom out Ctrl+
String editor
New string Ins

OutlinedEllipseTool Shift+Alt+P
OutlinedRectangleTool
Shift+Alt+R
OutlinedRoundedRectangleTool
Shift+Alt+W
PencilTool Ctrl+I
PreviousColor Ctrl+[