Visual Studio Format entire file?

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Is there a way to issue a key command to properly format an entire file in VS2008 with CodeRush Express?

When you select Edit->Advanced from menu what keystrokes do you see for Format Document? — Vadim, Sep 16 '09 at 22:31
Or if you need to do it automatically, the .NET foundation released their code formatting tool on GitHub: https://github.com/dotnet/codeformatter — Babak, Apr 04 '17 at 05:19

Vadim · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-16T22:03:50.093

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Use Ctrl+K+Ctrl+D to format document keystroke

Use Ctrl+K+Ctrl+F to format selection keystroke

It's also possible to set your own keystrokes by opening Options... dialog (select Tools->Options from the menu). In Options dialog select Environment->Keyboard form the tree and set your own shortcuts for Edit.FormatDocument.

edited Sep 16 '09 at 22:03

answered Sep 16 '09 at 21:53

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That is, press "Ctrl+K", release it, and then press "Ctrl+D". – Pavel Minaev Sep 16 '09 at 21:57
@RCIX When you select Edit->Advanced from menu what keystrokes do you see for Format Document? – Vadim Sep 16 '09 at 22:04
And on top of that when i use snippets (like pressing tab twice after typing if) i get all screwed up indenting, and osme CR refactorings get that too – RCIX Sep 16 '09 at 22:28
This looks more like CodeRush problem to me. – Pavel Minaev Sep 17 '09 at 01:17
It should be noted that Ctrl+K, D is a VS shortcut, and not a CodeRush command – seFausto Mar 03 '10 at 05:41
This doesn't work on Visual Studio 2019 for me. Tried both combinations, nothing happened. – Aaron Franke Aug 05 '21 at 21:24

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '09 at 21:56

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You could always go to Tools -> Options -> Keyboard and give the Edit.FormatDocument a new shortcut.

Update You can also see what the Shortcuts mapped to this command are this way.

answered Sep 16 '09 at 21:56

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It looks like mentioned about Edit.FormatDocment before last edit of my question. I honestly didn't see your answer. But you definitely deserve +1 but being first. – Vadim Sep 16 '09 at 22:30
I was just giving you a hard time, no worries – Dan McClain Sep 16 '09 at 22:38
There is no `Options` in the Tools menu on VS Community for Mac. – A__ Nov 13 '18 at 17:25

score 7 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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Ctrl+K,Ctrl+D

This question with answers has a lot of handy tips.

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answered Sep 16 '09 at 21:54

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score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 24 '13 at 04:39

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Shortcut in visual studio to format the whole document is Ctrl + E, D

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answered May 09 '12 at 11:28

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score 2 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 24 '13 at 04:37

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Just select all content of page by Ctrl + A then click Ctrl + K and Ctrl + D. The whole page tag format.

For example see this link: Format the content

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answered Oct 21 '12 at 19:27

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score 2 · Answer 6 · edited Jul 21 '13 at 07:43

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If Ctrl+E+Ctrl+D or Ctrl+K+Ctrl+D or Ctrl+K+Ctrl+F doesn't work for you, try to set below settings:
Tools->Options -> Text Editor ->C# ->Tabs,
make sure `Keep tabs is selected.
Then, go back to your text editor, re-try formatting.

I was really annoyed before, and steps above works for me. hope it works for you guys..

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answered Oct 26 '12 at 10:59

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Jul 24 '13 at 04:38

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I just use built-in Visual Studio formatting command: Ctrl+A, Alt+F8

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answered Sep 16 '09 at 21:53

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Jun 28 '17 at 06:55

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Ctrl+E+D in Visual Studio Express 2013.

edited Jun 28 '17 at 06:55

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answered May 28 '14 at 22:50

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