| Shortcut |
Description |
| F3 |
Finds the next occurrence of the previous search text. |
| F5 |
Start debugging |
| F7 |
Jump to code behind file from .aspx files |
| F8 |
Moves the cursor to the next item, such as a task in the Task List window or a search match in the Find Results window. Each time you press F8, you move to the next item in the list. |
| F9 |
Toggle breakpoint |
| F12 |
Go to definition of identifier under cursor |
| Ctrl+F5 |
Start without debugging |
| Ctrl+F2 |
Jump to the Navigation Bar (hit TAB to get to the right side) |
| Ctrl+F3 |
Find word under cursor |
| Ctrl+TAB |
Toggle between windows in Visual Studio |
| Ctrl+I |
Incremental search (this is way better than Ctrl+F) |
| Ctrl+J |
Force IntelliSense for field members |
| Ctrl+C (with nothing selected) |
Copy whole line |
| Ctrl+Enter |
Open line above line cursor is on |
| Ctrl-X or Ctrl-L (with nothing selected) |
Cut whole line |
| Ctrl+] |
Bounce cursor between matching parentheses/brackets/braces |
| Ctrl+PageDown |
Toggle between Design and Source views in .aspx files |
| Alt+W, L |
Close all windows |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C |
Comment out selection |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U |
Uncomment selection |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D |
Format document |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X |
Insert snippet (or just type in the snippet name and hit TAB, TAB) |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S |
Surround selected lines with snippet |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K |
Toggle bookmark on/off |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P |
Jump to previous bookmark |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N |
Jump to next bookmark |
| Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M |
Open/close current fold |
| Ctrl+M, Ctrl+O |
Fold all methods |
| Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R |
Enables or disables word wrap in an editor. |
| Ctrl+Shift+B |
Build solution |
| Ctrl+Shift+C |
Displays the Class View window |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Open line below line cursor is on |
| Ctrl+Shift+F |
Global Search |
| Ctrl+Shift+F9 |
Delete all breakpoints |
| Ctrl+Alt+A
|
Displays the Command window, which allows you to type commands that manipulate the IDE. |
| Ctrl+Alt+I
|
Displays the Immediate window, where you can evaluate expressions and execute individual commands. |
| Ctrl+Alt+K
|
Displays the Task List window where you customize, categorize and manage tasks, comments, shortcuts, warnings and error messages. |
| Ctrl+Alt+L
|
Open the Solution Explorer (to find your file after you just closed them all) |
| Ctrl+Alt+T |
View Document Outline |
| Ctrl+Alt+0
|
Displays the Output window to view status messages at run time |
| Ctrl+Alt+R |
Open browser within VS.NET |
| Ctrl+Alt+U |
Displays the Modules window, which allows you to view the .dll or .exe files used by the program. In multiprocess debugging, you can right-click and select Show Modules for all Programs. |
| Ctrl+Alt+X |
Open Toolbox |
| Shift+Alt+Enter |
View editor in full screen mode |