Some of Visual Studio's Shortcuts


Here are some Visual Studio shortcuts that helped me increase my coding speed.

  • Open Smart Tag: Ctrl + .
  • Cycle Clipboard Ring: Ctrl + Shift + V
  • Go to Definition: F12
  • Go to Line: Ctrl + G
  • Vertical Block Selection: Alt + Mouse or Shift + Alt + Right Arrow
  • View Properties Window: F4 or Alt + Enter
  • Comment Selection: Ctrl + K, Ctrl + C
  • Uncomment Selection: Ctrl + K, Ctrl + U
  • Toggle Code / Design Views: F7
  • Incremental Search: Ctrl + I
  • View Object Browser: Ctrl + Alt + J
  • Delete Line: Ctrl + L or Shift + Delete
  • Add New Item to Project: Ctrl + Shift + A
  • Find All References: Shift + F12
  • The Rename Refactor: Ctrl + R, R
  • Find All References: Shift + F12
  • Format Document: Ctrl + K, Ctrl + D
  • View Task List: Ctrl + \, Ctrl + T
  • Find in Files: Ctrl + Shift + F
  • Toggle Outlining Expansion: Ctrl + M, Ctrl + M
  • Save Any Output Window: Ctrl + S
  • Build Solution: Ctrl + Shift + B