Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet



Jump to: General Shortcuts, Editing Shortcuts, Navigation Shortcuts, Search and Replace, MutiCursor and Selection, Rich Language Editing, Editor Management, File Management, Display, Debug, Integrated Terminal

Ctrl+Shift+P/F1

Show Command Palette

Ctrl+P

Quick Open

Ctrl+Shift+N

New window/instance

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close window/instance

Ctrl+X

Cut line (empty selection)

Ctrl+C

Copy line (empty selection)

Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Move line up/down

Shift+Alt+Down Arrow/Up Arrow

Copy line up/down

Ctrl+Shift+K

Delete line

Ctrl+Enter

Insert line below

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Insert line above

Ctrl+Shift+

Jump to matching bracket

Ctrl+]/[

Indent/outdent line

Home

Go to beginning of line

End

Go to End of line

Ctrl+Home

Go to beginning of file

Ctrl+End

Go to End of file

Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Scroll line up/down

Alt+PgUp/PgDn

Scroll page up/down

Ctrl+Shift+[

Fold (collapse) region

Ctrl+Shift+]

Unfold (uncollapse) region

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+[

Fold (collapse) all subregions

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+]

Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+0

Fold (collapse) all regions

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+J

Unfold (uncollapse) all regions

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+C

Add line comment

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+U

Remove line comment

Ctrl+/

Toggle line comment

Shift+Alt+A

Toggle block comment

Alt+Z

Toggle word wrap

Ctrl+T

Show all Symbols

Ctrl+G

Go to Line...

Ctrl+P

Go to File...

Ctrl+Shift+O

Go to Symbol...

Ctrl+Shift+M

Show Problems panel

F8

Go to next error or warning

Shift+F8

Go to previous error or warning

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Navigate editor group history

Alt+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Go back / forward

Ctrl+M

Toggle Tab moves focus

Visual Studio 2019 Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

You can navigate in Visual Studio more easily by using the shortcuts in this article. These shortcuts include keyboard and mouse shortcuts as well as text you can enter to help accomplish a task more easily. For a complete list of command shortcuts, see Default keyboard shortcuts.

  1. A visual cheat-sheet for the 124 keyboard shortcuts found in Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. Original Reference Report Issue.
  2. This page lists the default command shortcuts for the General profile, which you might have chosen when you installed Visual Studio. No matter which profile you chose, you can identify the shortcut for a command by opening the Options dialog box, expanding the Environment node, and then choosing Keyboard.

Ctrl+F

Find

Ctrl+H

Replace

F3/Shift+F3

Find next/previous

Alt+Enter

Select all occurences of Find match

Ctrl+D

Add selection to next Find match

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+D

Move last selection to next Find match

Alt+C/R/W

Toggle Case-sensitive/Regex/Whole word

Alt+Click

Insert cursor

Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Insert cursor above / below

Ctrl+U

Undo last cursor operation

Shift+Alt+I

Insert cursor at end of each line selected

Ctrl+I

Select current line

Ctrl+Shift+L

Select all occurrences of current selection

Ctrl+F2

Select all occurrences of current word

Shift+Alt+Right Arrow

Expand selection

Shift+Alt+Left Arrow

Shrink selection

Shift+Alt +Drag

Column (box) selection

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Arrow Keys

Column (box) selection

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgUp /PgDn

Column (box) selection page up/down

122 Shortcuts for Visual Studio Code Windows Jump to: General Shortcuts, Editing Shortcuts, Navigation Shortcuts, Search and Replace, MutiCursor and Selection, Rich Language Editing, Editor Management, File Management, Display, Debug, Integrated Terminal. ¹The corresponding macOS shortcut is listed under the macOS-Specific Shortcuts section at the end of the cheat sheet. Looking for More Ways to Make the Most of VS Code? The keyboard shortcuts here will have you well on your way to becoming a Visual Studio Code power user.

Ctrl+Spacebar

Trigger suggestion

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar

Trigger parameter hints

Tab

Emmet expand abbreviation

Shift+Alt+F

Format document

Ctrl+K then Ctrl+F

Format selection

F12

Go to Definition

Alt+F12

Peek Definition

Ctrl+K, then F12

Open Definition to the side

Ctrl+.

Quick Fix

Shift+F12

Show References

F2

Rename Symbol

Ctrl+Shift+./,

Replace with next/previous value

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+X

Trim trailing whitespace

Ctrl+K, then M

Change file language

Ctrl+F4, then Ctrl+W

Close editor

Ctrl+K, then F

Close folder

Ctrl+

Split editor

Ctrl+1/2/3

Focus into 1st, 2nd or 3rd editor group

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Focus into previous/next editor group

Ctrl+Shift+PgUp/PgDn

Move editor left/right

Ctrl+K, then Left Arrow/Right Arrow

Move active editor group

Ctrl+N

New File

Ctrl+O

Open File

Ctrl+S

Save

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save As

Ctrl+K, then S

Save All

Ctrl+F4

Close

Ctrl+K, then Ctrl+W

Close All

Ctrl+Shift+T

Reopen closed editor

Ctrl+K, then Enter

Keep Open

Ctrl+Tab

Open next

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Open previous

Ctrl+K, then P

Copy Path of active file

Ctrl+K, then R

Reveal active file in Explorer

Ctrl+K, then O

Show active file in new window/instance

Visual studio 2019 keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

F11

Toggle full screen

Shift+Alt+1

Toggle editor layout

Ctrl+=/-

Zoom in/out

Ctrl+B

Toggle Sidebar visibility

Ctrl+Shift+E

Show Explorer / Toggle focus

Ctrl+Shift+F

Show Search

Ctrl+Shift+G

Show Git

Ctrl+Shift+D

Show Debug

Ctrl+Shift+X

Show Extensions

Ctrl+Shift+H

Replace in files

Ctrl+Shift+J

Toggle Search details

Ctrl+Shift+C

Open new command prompt/terminal

Ctrl+Shift+U

Show Output panel

Ctrl+Shift+V

Toggle Markdown preview

Ctrl+K, then V

Open Markdown preview to the side

F9

Toggle breakpoint

F5

Start/Continue

Shift+F5

Stop

F11/Shift+F11

Step into/out

F10

Step over

Ctrl+KthenCtrl+I

Show hover

Ctrl+`

Show integrated terminal

Ctrl+Shift+`

Create new terminal

Ctrl+Shift+C

Copy selection

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste into active terminal

Ctrl+Up Arrow/Down Arrow

Scroll up/down

Shift+PgUp/PgDn

Scroll page up/down

Ctrl+Home/End

Scroll to top/bottom

Created by rank17 on 6/21/2017. Last updated by max on 12/23/2020

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Visual Studio 2017 has ton of keyboard shortcuts. It is overwhelmingly large. But, we very frequently use small percentage of them on a daily basis.

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Being familiar with important keyboard shortcuts makes you a ninja programmer and added bonus improved productivity levels. Programming world loves keyboard so much. GUI is for kids.

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You can also download them hereVisual Studio 2017 Key board shortcuts

VISUAL STUDIO 2017 Key board Shortcuts
BuildF6, CTRL + SHIFT + B
RebuildALT + B,R
Navigate To Any Code ArtifactCTRL + ,
Navigate Backward ForwardCTRL + -
Find All ReferencesSHIFT + F12
Go To DeclarationCTRL + F12
Go To DefinitionF12
Peek DefinitionALT + F12
Find/Replace in FilesCTRL + SHIFT + F
Quick FindCTRL + F
Start Without DebuggingCTRL + F5
Stop DebuggingSHIFT + F5
Start DebuggingF5
Attach To ProcessCTRL + SHIFT + P
PropertiesALT + ENTER
Delete All Break PointsCTRL + SHIFT +F9
Run To CursorCTRL + F10
Dock Windows In StudioALT + -
Breakpoint WindowCTRL + ALT + B
Call Stack WindowCTRL + ALT + C
Immediate WindowCTRL + SHIFT + I
Local WindowCTRL + ALT + V, L
Error WindowCTRL + , E OR CTRL + W,E
Quick WindowCTRL + ALT + Q
Close Tool WindowSHIFT + ESC
Cycle through Open Tool WindowsALT + F6
Focus to Document WindowESC
Collapse DefinitionCTRL + M, CTRL + O
Collapse RegionCTRL + M, CTRL + S
Expand Region CTRL + X, CTRL + E
Expand DefinitionCTRL + M, CTRL + X
Cycle ClipboardCTRL + SHIFT + V
Format DocumentCTRL + K, CTRL + D
Format Selection CTRL + K, CTRL +F
Show available quick actions(Change signature,Parameters,Methods)CTRL + .
Make Lower CaseCTRL + SHIFT + U
Make UppercaseCTRL + U
ReplaceCTRL + SHIFT + H
Select WordCTRL + SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW/LEFT ARROW
Code completionCtrl + SPACE
Move Code up/downALT + DOWN ARROW OR ALT + UP / UP ARROW
Rename CodeCTRL + R, R (Resharper) or F2
Sync active file with Solution ExplorerCTRL + [, S
Open FileCTRL + O
Run All TestsCTRL + R, CTRL + A
Run a TestCTRL + R, CTRL + T
Resharper Refactor Menu CTRL + SHIFT + R
- Move To New FileCTRL + R, O
- RenameCRT + R, R
Visual Studio Main Menu ActivationALT +
Send code snippet to C# interactive WindowCTRL + E, E