vs shortcut Keys

Text Actions shortcut keys

command name	shortcut Keys	Description
Edit. Collapse To Definition	Ctrl + M,ctrl + O	Automatically determines the logical boundaries (such as procedures) for creating zones in your code, and then hides them.
Edit. Comment Selection	Ctrl + K,ctrl + C	Use the correct comment syntax for the programming language to mark the current line of code as a comment. (vc2003)
edit . Complete the word	Ctrl + j Alt + RIGHT Arrow	Displays the "full word" based on the current language. (vc2003)
Edit. Delete	Delete	Deletes a character to the right of the cursor.
Edit. Remove Backward	Backspace Shift + Backspace	Deletes a character to the left of the cursor.
Edit. Remove horizontal whitespace	Ctrl + K,ctrl + \	Collapses white space in the selection, or removes the white space next to the cursor if there is no selection.
Edit. Format Document	Ctrl + K,ctrl + D	Applies indentation and space formatting to the language, as specified on the formatting pane of the language in the Text Editor section of the Options dialog box.
Edit. Formatting the selection	Alt + F8 Ctrl + K,ctrl + F	Indents the selected lines of code correctly, based on the surrounding lines of code. (vc2003) (Alt + F8 call Macro Explorer)
Edit. Hide Selection	Ctrl + M,ctrl + H	Hides the selected text. The signal icon marks the position of the hidden text in the file.
editing. Inserting tabs	Tab	Indents a line of text by a specified number of spaces, such as 5. (This shortcut supports multi-line operations)
Edit. Cut lines	Ctrl + L Shift + Alt + L	Cuts all selected rows to the Clipboard, and cuts the current row to the Clipboard If nothing has been selected. (vc2003) (Shift + Alt + L does not work)
Edit. Delete Rows	Ctrl + Shift + L	Deletes all selected rows, or deletes the current row if no rows are selected.
Edit. Open New Line	Ctrl + Enter	Inserts a blank line above the insertion point. (regardless of where the cursor is on one line)
Edit. Open New Line	Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Inserts a blank line below the insertion point. (so you don't have to first move the cursor to the beginning or end of the line)
Edit. Line Transpose	Shift + Alt + T	Move the row that contains the insertion point below the next line. (can be seen as two lines of exchange)
Edit. Convert to Lowercase	Ctrl + U	Changes the selected text to lowercase characters.
Edit. Convert to Uppercase	Ctrl + Shift + U	Changes the selected text to uppercase characters.
Edit. Overtype mode	Insert	Toggles between inserting and overwriting insert modes. Available only when using a text editor.
Edit. Stop hiding the current zone	Ctrl + M,ctrl + U	Removes the outlining information for the currently selected range.
Edit. Stop Outlining	Ctrl + M,ctrl + P	Removes all outlining information from the entire document.
Edit. Swap anchor Points	Ctrl + R,ctrl + P	Swaps the anchor point and end point of the current selection.
Edit. Left Indent	Shift + Tab	Moves the selected row left one tab stop. (This shortcut supports multi-line operations)
Edit. Toggle All Outline Display	Ctrl + M,ctrl + L	Toggles between hidden and displayed states all portions of text that were previously marked as hidden.
Edit. Toggle Bookmarks	CTRL + F2 CTRL + K,ctrl + K	Sets or removes a bookmark at the current line.
Edit. Toggle Outline Display Expand	Ctrl + M,ctrl + M	Toggles the currently selected hidden text portion between hidden and displayed states.
Edit. Toggle Task List Shortcuts	Ctrl + K,ctrl + H	Sets or removes a shortcut at the current line.
Edit. Toggle Line Wrapping	Ctrl + R,ctrl + R	Enables or disables line wrapping in the editor.
Edit. Uncomment selection	Ctrl + K,ctrl + U	Removes the comment syntax from the current line of code.
Edit. View Blank	CTRL + Shift + 8 Ctrl + R,ctrl + W	Show or hide spaces and tab markers.
Edit. Word deletion until the end	Ctrl + Delete	Deletes the word to the right of the insertion point.
Edit. Word Delete until start	Ctrl + Backspace	Deletes the word to the left of the insertion point.
Edit. Word Transpose	Ctrl + Shift + T	Swap the words on either side of the insertion point. For example, themain int changes to int main.

Project shortcut keys

command name	shortcut Keys	Description
Build. Build Solution	CTRL + SHIFT + B	Build all the projects in the solution using the current solution configuration.
File. New file	CTRL + SHIFT + N	Displays the new File dialog box, where you can select a new file to add to the current project.
File. New Project	CTRL + N	Displays a submenu that lists the types of items that you can add to the currently open project. The icon changes to the previous item type that was added.
File. Open File	CTRL + SHIFT + O	Displays the Open File dialog box, where you can select an existing file to open.
File. Open Project	CTRL + O	Displays the Open Project dialog box, where you can add new or existing projects to your solution.
Project. Adding an existing Item	CTRL + SHIFT + D	Displays the Add Existing Item dialog box.
Project. Adding a new item	CTRL + D	Displays the Add New Item dialog box, which enables you to select an item to add to the current project.

debugging shortcut keys

command name	shortcut Keys	Description
Debug. All interrupts	CTRL + Break	Temporarily stops execution of all processes in the debugging session. Applies to run mode only.
Debugging. Breakpoints	CTRL + B	Displays the Breakpoints dialog box, where you can add and modify breakpoints.
Debug. Call stack	CTRL + ALT + C	Displays the Call Stack window to display a list of all active procedures or stack frames for the current thread of execution. Applies to run mode only.
Debug. Clear All Breakpoints	CTRL + SHIFT + F9	Clears all breakpoints in the project.
Debugging. Enabling breakpoints	CTRL + F9	Sets a breakpoint on the current line.
Debugging. Exceptions	CTRL + SHIFT + E	Displays the Exceptions dialog box.
Debugging. Instant	CTRL + ALT + I	Displays the Immediate window, in which you can evaluate an expression and execute a single command.
Debugging. Local Variables	CTRL + ALT + L	Displays the local Variables window to view the variables and their values for each procedure in the current stack frame.
Debugging. Process	CTRL + SHIFT + R	Displays the Processes dialog box, which allows you to debug multiple programs at the same time in a single solution.
Debugging. Quick Monitoring	SHIFT + F9	Displays the Quick Watch dialog box with the current value of the selected expression. Only available in break mode. Use this command to examine the current value of a variable, property, or other expression for which a watch expression has not been defined.
Debug. Restart	CTRL + SHIFT + F5	Terminates the debug session, rebuilds, and then starts running the application from the beginning. Available for break mode and run mode.
Debugging. Running the document	CTRL + ALT + R	Displays the Run document window, which displays the set of documents that are in the process of debugging. Applies to run mode.
Debug. Run to Cursor	CTRL + F10	In break mode, continue executing code from the current statement until the selected statement. The current execution line margin indicator appears in the margin indicator bar. In design mode, start the debugger and execute the code until the cursor position.
Debug. Set Next Statement	CTRL + SHIFT + F10	Sets the execution point on the selected line of code.
Debug. Show Next Statement	ALT + * In the number key area	Highlight the next statement that you want to execute.
Debug. Start	F5	Automatically attaches the debugger and runs the application from the startup form specified in the Properties dialog box. If it is break mode, change to continue.
Debug. Start execution Without debugging	CTRL + F5	Run the code without invoking the debugger.
Debugging. Per- statement	F11	Executes the code on an itemized statement after executing the ENTER function call. that is, one step, the tracking program is very useful!
Debug. Jump out	SHIFT + F11	Executes the remaining rows of the function where the current execution point is located.
Debugging. Step Over process	F10	Executes the next line of code, but does not perform any function calls.
Debugging. Stop Debugging	SHIFT + F5	Stop running the current application in the program. Available for break mode and run mode.
Debugging. Threads	CTRL + ALT + H	Displays the Threads window to view all threads and their associated information for the current process.
Debugging. Toggle Breakpoint	F9	Sets or removes a breakpoint at the current line.
Debugging. Monitoring 1	CTRL + ALT + w,1 key	Displays the Watch 1 window to view the values of the selected variable or watch expression.
Debugging. Monitoring 2	CTRL + ALT + w,2 key	Displays the Watch 2 window to view the values of the selected variable or watch expression.
Debugging. Monitoring 3	CTRL + ALT + w,3 key	Displays the Watch 3 window to view the values of the selected variable or watch expression.
Debugging. Monitoring 4	CTRL + ALT + w,4 key	Displays the Watch 4 window to view the values of the selected variable or watch expression.

Search and replace shortcut keys

command name	shortcut Keys	Description
Edit. Find	CTRL + F	Displays the Find dialog box.
Edit. Find Next	F3	Finds the next occurrence of the last search text.
Edit. Find Next selected item	CTRL + F3	Finds the next occurrence of the currently selected text in the document.
Edit. Find Previous	SHIFT + F3	Finds the previous occurrence of the search text.
Edit. Find previous selected item	CTRL + SHIFT + F3	Finds the previous occurrence of the currently selected text or the word at the caret.
Edit. Go to find combo box	CTRL + SHIFT + F	Places the caret in the Find/Command box on the Standard toolbar.
Edit. Hide Text	ALT + f3,n	Select or clear the Search hidden text option in the Find and Replace dialog boxes.
Edit. Case Matching	ALT + f3,c	Select or clear the case matching option for the Find and replace operation.
Edit. Regular expressions	ALT + f3,r	Select or clear the "regular expression" option that allows special characters to be used. Applies only to find, replace, find in files, replace in Files dialog boxes, and find/command boxes.
Edit. Replace	CTRL + H	Displays the Replace dialog box.
Edit. Stop Search	ALT + f3,s	Pauses the current "Find in Files" operation.
Edit. Up	ALT + f3,b	Select or clear the Search up option for the find and replace actions.
Edit. Whole Word match	ALT + f3,w	Select or clear the Match whole word option for the Find and replace actions. Applies only to find, replace, find in files, replace in Files dialog boxes, and find/command boxes.

Text Navigation shortcut keys

command name	shortcut Keys	Description
Edit. Move Left character	Left ARROW key	Moves the insertion point one character to the left.
Edit. Right-shift character	Right ARROW key	Moves the insertion point one character to the right.
Edit. End of document	CTRL + END	Moves the insertion point to the last line of the document.
Edit. Document Start	CTRL + HOME	Moves the insertion point to the first line of the document.
Edit. Go to	CTRL + G	Displays the Go To Line dialog box.
Edit. Go to curly Braces	CTRL +]	Moves the insertion point to the next curly brace in the document.
Edit. Move down one line	Down ARROW key	Moves the insertion point down one line.
Edit. End of Line	END	Moves the insertion point to the end of the line.
Edit. Beginning of the line	HOME	Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the line.
Edit. Move one line up	Up ARROW key	Moves the insertion point up one line.
Edit. Next Bookmark	CTRL + K,ctrl + N	Move to the next bookmark in the document.
Edit. Page Down	PAGE down	Scrolls the document or window down one page.
Edit. Page Up	PAGE up	Scrolls the document or window up one page.
Edit. Previous Bookmark	CTRL + K,ctrl + P	Move to the previous bookmark.
Edit. Scroll down one line	CTRL + DOWN ARROW key	Scrolls the text down one line.
Edit. Scroll up one line	CTRL + UP ARROW key	Scrolls the text up one line.
Edit. Top of view	CTRL + PAGE Up	Moves the cursor to the first row at the top of the current window. Applies only to HTML view of the HTML editor.
Edit. View Blank	CTRL + R,ctrl + W	Show or hide spaces and tab markers.
Edit. Next Word	CTRL + RIGHT ARROW key	Move the insertion point right one word.
Edit. Previous Word	CTRL + LEFT ARROW key	Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
View. View Code	F7	Displays the selected item in Code view in the editor.
View. View Designer	SHIFT + F7	Displays the selected item in the Design view of the editor or designer.

Window Management shortcut keys

command name	shortcut Keys	Description
window. activating the document window	Esc	Closes the menu or dialog box, cancels the action in progress, or places the focus in the current document window.
window. Close the document window	CTRL + F4	Closes the currently selected document window.
window. Close tool window	SHIFT + ESC	Close the tool window, such as the Task List and toolbox.
window. Next document window	CTRL + F6 CTRL + TAB	Loops through the MDI child window, one by one.
window. Next Pane	ALT + F6	Move to the next tool window.
window. Next Splitter Pane	F6	Moves to the next pane of the Split pane view of a single document.
window. Next tab	CTRL + PAGE Down	Move to the next tab in the document or window.
window. previous document window	CTRL + SHIFT + F6 CTRL + SHIFT + TAB	Move to the previous document in the editor.
window. Previous Pane	SHIFT + ALT + F6	Moves to the last selected window.
window. previous Splitter pane	SHIFT + F6	Move to the previous pane of the document in the Split pane view.
window. Previous tab	CTRL + PAGE Up	Move to the previous tab in the document or window.

tool window shortcut keys

command name	shortcut Keys	Description
View. Document Outline	CTRL + ALT + T	Displays the Document Outline window to view the planar or hierarchical outline of the current document.
View. Object Browser	CTRL + ALT + B F2	Displays the Object Browser to view the classes, properties, methods, events, and constants that are available for the package, as well as the object libraries and procedures in the project. When in the editor, the F2 key displays only the Object Browser.
View. Output	CTRL + ALT + O	Displays the Output window, which displays the build and other status information.
View. Properties Window	F4	Displays the Properties window.
View. Property Pages	SHIFT + F4	Displays the property page for the currently selected item in the Solution Explorer window.
View. Refresh	CTRL + R	Updates the information currently displayed in the Web browser window.
View. Solution Explorer	CTRL + ALT + J	Displays the Solution Explorer window.
View. Task List	CTRL + ALT + K	Displays the Task List window, where you can customize, categorize, and manage tasks, comments, shortcuts, warnings, and error messages.
View. Toolbox	CTRL + ALT + X	Displays the toolbox.

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