What are your most frequently used shortcut keys in visual studio?

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Recently , I found some shortcut key really helpful which I never used before . Such keys like F7 ,F3 ,Ctrl+g help me a lot when editing and debuging. What are your most frequently used shortcut keys in visual studio?

See this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/98606/favorite-visual-studio-keyboard-shortcuts — M4N, Jan 21 '09 at 22:52

score 15 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 27 '13 at 13:11

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including Resharper's shortcuts:

Ctrl-Shift-B (build)
F12 (go to definition)
Shift-F12 (find usages)
Ctrl-- (go to last location)
Alt-Shift-L (go to current file in the solution explorer)
Alt-\ (find member)
Ctrl-T (find type)
Ctrl-Shift-T (find file)
Shift-Esc (close current dialog)
Ctrl-Shift-S (save all files - VS tends to forget)

EDIT: added explanations

edited Jul 27 '13 at 13:11

Hulk1991

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How about including what each of those do next to them? – mmcdole Jan 21 '09 at 22:56
which keys are used to collapse all projects in vs 2008 solutuion – nimi May 12 '10 at 05:41

score 12 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 28 '17 at 10:41

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I always use the debugging keyboard shortcuts - F9 (toggle breakpoint), F10 (step over) and F11 (step into). I can't believe that some of my coworkers actually use the toolbar buttons for this - it's insanely more efficient to use the shortcuts.

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answered Jan 21 '09 at 23:28

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+ also Shift-F11 to step out of the current routine, and Shift-F5 to cancel execution. – Mike Dunlavey Jul 23 '13 at 13:33

score 5 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 28 '17 at 13:18

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Standard VS keys of F12 for going to the definition and then CTRL+- to go back to where I was before that.

Probably the two shortcuts that get me around VS and my code quicker than any other.

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Heinrich Cloete

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answered Jan 22 '09 at 00:16

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 15 '13 at 20:15

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Ctrl + . for bringing up the smart tag for adding namespaces, renaming/refactoring, etc.

I also remapped Ctrl + B to build, Ctrl + Shift + P to Build Selection (in a sense, Build Project) and Ctrl + W to close window.

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answered Jan 21 '09 at 23:23

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how do you remap shortcuts in VS? – Cam Mar 04 '10 at 04:48
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Actually, I figured it out: Tools>Options>Environment>Keyboard – Cam Mar 04 '10 at 04:54

score 2 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 28 '17 at 13:25

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The most used keyboard shortcut is Ctrl-Tab to switch between tabs.

Another one I use alot is Ctrl-I to start incremental search.

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Arjan Einbu · Answer 6 · 2013-07-30T10:29:38.437

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CTRL+K CTRL+C for comment selection and CTRL+K CTRL+U for uncomment selection (They may be mapped to CTRL+E CTRL+C and CTRL+E CTRL+C in some standard keyboard mappings, but the first two will generally still work...)

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answered Jan 22 '09 at 00:22

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score 2 · Answer 7 · edited Aug 31 '17 at 20:50

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Two more:

Alt+Ctrl+C for Call Stack
Alt+Ctrl+I for Immidiate window

(Both helpful while debugging)

edited Aug 31 '17 at 20:50

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answered Feb 12 '09 at 09:41

score 1 · Answer 8 · edited Sep 26 '17 at 19:23

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CTRL+D and then ">of $filename" (open filename),

CTRL+K+C (comment selection),

CTRL+K+F (format),

CTRL+X and CTRL+C on a line to cut

or copy the entire line

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answered Jan 21 '09 at 22:58

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See also http://www.chinhdo.com/20070920/top-11-visual-studio-2005-ide-tips-and-tricks-to-make-you-a-more-productive-developer/ – Ruben Bartelink Jun 26 '09 at 11:32

score 1 · Answer 9 · edited Jul 27 '13 at 13:11

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The list is endless. To maximize readble code space, I've removed all my toolbars. If I want to do it, I have to know the keyboard shortcut for it.

Aside from the basics, I constantly use things like Ctrl-M,O, Ctrl-K,C, Ctrl-K,U, Ctrl-K,D, Ctrl-Alt-E, Ctrl-Alt-P. I have also made a little smiley-face button for "Remove and Sort Usings" because navigating through the right-click menu takes too long and it doesn't have a hotkey that I know of.

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You can run Visual Studio in fullscreen mode as well! I've hooked it up to F11. – Jasper Bekkers Jan 21 '09 at 23:04
You could always map a keyboard shortcut to Remove and Sort usings – John Sheehan Jan 21 '09 at 23:25
ALT e i o a... that navigates through the menu's via your keys to get to the Remove and Sort menu item. It's very quick to type. I use it all the time. – Seth Flowers Mar 19 '13 at 17:08

score 1 · Answer 10 · edited Sep 26 '17 at 19:19

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I use many, but most useful I think is CTRL+K Kfor setting a bookmark and CTRL+K N for going to next bookmark and CTRL+K P for previous

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score 1 · Answer 11 · edited Sep 26 '17 at 19:15

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Shift + F6 to build current project, Shift +F5 to stop debugging

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answered Jan 21 '09 at 23:23

score 1 · Answer 12 · edited Aug 31 '17 at 20:49

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Ctrl+Shift+F9 to delete all the break points in a solution. Very handy when people leave them spattered all over the solution!

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answered Jan 22 '09 at 00:57

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Ctrl-Alt-B to view the list and then you can selectively disble thme either – Ruben Bartelink Jun 26 '09 at 11:34

score 0 · Answer 13 · edited Jun 28 '17 at 10:36

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Ctrl + B which for me is build current project. I use it less in VS2008 SP1 with the error highlighting so Ctrl + D which for me is Go To Definition is starting to edge it out.

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answered Jan 21 '09 at 22:55

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score 0 · Answer 14 · edited Jun 28 '17 at 13:17

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I never can remember shortcuts, but Ctrl + - . is one of the few I can remember and use often. With Resharper installed, Alt + Enter is Ctrl . on steroids. Both intelligently resolve a variety of errors or refactorings.

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score 0 · Answer 15 · edited Jul 27 '13 at 13:06

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I use the bookmark shortcuts alot: Ctrl-K Ctrl-K to create a bookmark, Ctrl-K Ctrl-N to cycle through them.

Ctrl-Shift-B to build is probably the most executed though.

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Hulk1991

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answered Jan 22 '09 at 00:03

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