This document provides shortcuts for managing Visual Studio, editing code, debugging, using IntelliSense, building projects, and opening tool windows. Some key shortcuts include Ctrl+S to save, F5 to start debugging, F11 to step into code, Ctrl+Space for autocomplete, Ctrl+K+D to format code, Ctrl+Tab to switch windows, and Ctrl+Alt+L to view the error list.

1. Visual Studio 2010 Shortcuts
Platform: Windows/English
Manage Visual Studio
Undo, Redo, Copy, Paste
Ctrl+S
Save current file
Save all files
Ctrl+x, Ctrl+c, Ctrl+
V
Cut, copy, paste
Ctrl+Shift+S
Ctrl+Shift+N
Create new project
Ctrl+Shift+V
Pastes an item from the Clipboard ring
Ctrl+Z
Undo
Ctrl+Y
Redo (or Shift+Alt+Backspace, or Ctrl+Shift+Z)
Ctrl+O
Open file
Ctrl+Shift+O
Open project
Ctrl+Shift+A
Add item to project
Esc
Close menu or dialog
Ctrl+P
Print
Shift+Alt+Enter
Select Text
Shift+Arrow Keys
Extend selection one character/one line
Toggle full screen mode
Ctrl+Shift+End/Ctrl
+Shift+Home
Extend selection to end / to beginning of document
Ctrl+F4
Close current tab
Ctrl+Shift+[[]
Extend selection to nexst brace
Ctrl+F6/Ctrl+Shift+
F6
Go to next / go to previous window
Shift+End/Shift+Ho
me
Extend selection to end / to beginning of line
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
Shift+Page Down/S
hift+Page Up
Extends selection down one page / up one page
Ctrl+W
Select current word
Esc
Cancel Selection
Ctrl+Shift+Page
Down/Page Up
Moves cursor and extend selection to the last line /
first line in view.
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 bookmark
Ctrl+K+N
Goto next bookmark
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow
Right/Arrow Left
Extend selection one word to the right / one word to
the left
Ctrl+K+P
Goto previous bookmark
Ctrl+A
Select All
Ctrl+Shift+K+N
Goto next bookmark in folder
Ctrl+Shift+K+P
Goto previous bookmark in folder
Ctrl+K+W
Put focus on bookmark window
Esc
Leave bookmark window and focus on editor
Ctrl+K+H
Toggle code shortcut at current line*
Ctrl+K+L
Clear all bookmarks
Coding
Collapse Items
Ctrl+M+H
Collpase / hide current selection
Ctrl+M+O
Collapse declaration bodies
Ctrl+M+A
Collapse all
Uncollapse all
Ctrl+m, ctrl+T
Code Editor
Collapse / un-collapse current preset area (e.g.
method)
Ctrl+M+X
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.
Ctrl+M+M
Collapse Html tag
Find, Replace, and Goto
Edit Code
Ctrl+F
Find and replace dialog box
Ctrl+L
F3/Shift+F3
Find next / find previous
Delete current line or selection of lines to and add to
clipboard
Ctrl+H
Display Replace options on the quick tab
Ctrl+Shift+L
Delete current line or selection of lines
Find all references for selected symbol
Ctrl+Delete
Delete word to right of cursor
Find in files
Ctrl+Backspace
Delete word to left of cursor
Stop current find in files operation
Ctrl+Enter
Enter blank line above cursor
Ctrl+F3/Ctrl+Shift+
F3
Find next / find previous in selected text
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Enter blank line below cursor
Ctrl+Shift+U
Make uppercase
Alt+F12
Find symbol
Ctrl+U
Make lowercase (reverse upercase)
Ctrl+D
Put cursor in find/command box of the toolbar. Use
ctrl+/ in Visual C#
Ctrl+K+C
Comment selected text
Ctrl+K+U
Uncomment selected text
Ctrl+K+
Remove white space and tabs in selection or around
current cursor position
Shift+F12
Ctrl+Shift+F
Alt+F3, s
Ctrl+I/Ctrl+Shift+I
Incremental search / reverse incremental search
Shift+Alt+F12
Quick find symbol
Ctrl+,
Display Navigate-To dialog box
Ctrl+K+D
Format document to code formatting settings
Ctrl+G
Goto line number
Ctrl+K+F
Format selection to code formatting settings
Ctrl+[[]
Go to matching brace in source file
Ctrl+Shift+Space
Display parameter required for selected method
Shift+Ctrl+Arrow
down
Jump to next occurrence of highlighted symbol
Ctrl+Shift+8
Visualize whitespace (or press Ctrl+r, then Ctrl+w)
Shift+Ctrl+Arrow
up
Jump to previous occurrence of highlighted symbol
Ctrl+K+D
Format document to code formatting settings
Ctrl+K+F
Format selection to code formatting settings
Ctrl+Shift+T
Transpose word to right of cursor; makes b=a out of
a=b if cursor was in front of a
Ctrl+T
Transpose character left and right of cursor; cursor
between ab would make ba
Shift+Alt+T
Transpose line: Move line below cursor up and
current line down.
http://www.shortcutworld.com/en/win/Visual-Studio_2010.pdf

2. Visual Studio 2010 Shortcuts
Platform: Windows/English
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
Build and Debug
F6
Build solution (or Ctrl+shift+b)
Ctrl+Alt+F7
Rebuild solution
Ctrl+Break
Cancel build process
Ctrl++E
Show error list
F9
Toggle breakpoint
Ctrl+B
Insert new function breakpoint
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 Quickwatch window
Ctrl+Shift+F10
Set current statement to be the next executed
Alt+* (on numeric
keyboard)
Show nexst statement
Ctrl+Alt+E
Show Exception 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 process window
Ctrl+Alt+break
Break all executing threads
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 class view window
Ctrl+Alt+A
Open Command window
Ctrl+Shift+O
Open Output window
Ctrl+Shift+E
Open Resource view window
Ctrl+Alt+S
Open Server explorer window
Ctrl+Shift+L
Open Solution explorer window
Shift+Esc
Close Find & Replace Window
http://www.shortcutworld.com/en/win/Visual-Studio_2010.pdf