Here, I will give you a short list of keyboard short-cuts for things you probably do often in Visual Studio.
Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcuts
Project Related Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl + Shift + B = Build your project
- Ctrl + Alt + L = Shows Solution Explorer
- Shift + Alt + C = Add new class
- Shift + Alt + A = Add new item to project
Editor Related Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl + Enter = Insert blank line above the current line
- Ctrl + Shift + Enter = Insert blank line below the current line
- Ctrl + Space = Autocomplete using IntelliSense
- Alt + Shift + arrow keys(←,↑,↓,→) = Select custom part of the code
- Ctrl + } = Match curly braces, brackets
- Ctrl + Shift + } = Select text between matched braces, brackets
- Ctrl + Shift + S = Saves all files and projects
- Ctrl + K, Ctrl + C = Comments the selected lines
- Ctrl + K, Ctrl + U = Uncomments the selected lines
- Ctrl + K, Ctrl + D = Do proper alignment of all the code
- Shift + End = Select the entire line from start to end
- Shift + Home = Select the entire line from end to start
- Ctrl + Delete = Deletes the word to the right of the cursor
Navigation Related Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl + Up/Down = Scrolls the window without moving the cursor
- Ctrl + – = Take cursor to its previous location
- Ctrl + + = Take cursor to its next location
- F12 = Go to definition
Debugging Related Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl + Alt + P = Attach to process
- F10 = Debug step over
- F5 = Start debugging
- Shift + F5 = Stop debugging
- Ctrl + Alt + Q = Add quick watch
- F9 = Set or remove a breakpoint
Search Related Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl + K Ctrl + K = Bookmark the current line
- Ctrl + K Ctrl + N = Navigates to next bookmark
- Ctrl + . = If you type in a class name like
Collection<string>
and do not have the proper namespace import, then this shortcut combination will automatically insert the import - Ctrl + Shift + F = Find in Files
- Shift + F12 = Find all references
- Ctrl + F = Displays the Find Dialog
- Ctrl + H = Displays the Replace Dialog
- Ctrl + G = Jumps to the line number or go to the line
- Ctrl + Shift + F = Find the references of the selected item in the entire solution