115 useful keyboard shortcuts for visual studio 2010

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1. Manage Visual Studio
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3. Code Editor
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Visual Studio 2010 Shortcuts
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updated on 11/28/2013 by jmb
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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
A wiki-style reference database for keyboard shortcuts
and views
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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
editor
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.
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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
Ctrl + D
Put cursor in fin d /command box
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
Cut, copy, paste
Ctrl + Shift + V Pastes an item from the Clipboard ring
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Y
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
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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
De l ete current line or selection of lines
to and add to clipboard
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
T ranspose word to right of cursor;
makes b=a out of a=b if cursor was in
front of a
Ctrl + T
T ranspose character left and right of
cursor; cursor between ab would make
ba
Shift + Alt + T
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
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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
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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