Visual C# Express Shortcut Keys
Visual C# Express Edition provides many keyboard shortcuts: the more you know, the faster you can work.
Of course, the most important keyboard shortcuts are F5, which builds and starts your application, and F1, which starts online Help. You can download a poster that contains all the default keybindings (grouped by task) for Visual C# on the Microsoft download center.
Press..
Press |
To open |
|---|---|
F1 |
Help menu, F1Help |
F3 |
Edit menu, FindNext |
F4 |
View menu, PropertiesWindow |
F5 |
Debug menu, Start |
F6 |
Window menu, NextSplitPane |
F7 |
View menu, ViewCode |
F8 |
Edit menu, GoToNextLocation |
F9 |
Debug menu, ToggleBreakpoint |
F10 |
Debug menu, StepOver |
F11 |
Debug menu, StepInto |
F12 |
Edit menu, GoToDefinition |
INSERT |
Edit menu, OvertypeMode |
BACKSPACE |
Edit menu, DeleteBackwards |
ENTER |
Edit menu, BreakLine |
ESC |
Window menu, ActivateDocumentWindow Edit menu CancelSelection |
TAB |
Edit menu, InsertTab |
END |
Edit menu LineEnd |
HOME |
Edit menu, LineStart |
Press Ctrl and..
Press CTRL+ |
To open |
|---|---|
A |
Edit menu, SelectAll |
B |
Debug menu, NewBreakpoint |
C |
Edit menu, Copy |
D |
Edit menu, GoToFindCombo |
E |
Database menu, Run |
F |
Edit menu, Find |
G |
Edit menu, GoTo |
H |
Edit menu, Replace |
I |
Edit menu, IncrementalSearch |
J |
Edit menu, ListMembers |
L |
Edit menu, LineCut |
N |
File menu, NewFile |
O |
File menu, OpenFile |
P |
File menu, Print |
Q |
Database menu, RunSelection |
S |
File menu, SaveAll |
T |
Edit menu, CharTranspose |
U |
Edit menu, MakeLowercase |
V |
Edit menu, Paste |
W |
Edit menu, SelectCurrentWord |
X |
Edit menu, Cut |
Y |
Edit menu, Redo |
Z |
Edit menu, Undo |
Press CTRL+ |
To open |
|---|---|
F1 |
Help menu, DynamicHelp |
F2 |
Window menu, MovetoDropdownBar |
F3 |
Edit menu, FindNextSelected |
F4 |
Window menu, CloseDocumentWindow |
F5 |
Debug menu, StartWithoutDebugging |
F6 |
Window menu, NextDocumentWindow |
F7 |
Build menu, Compile |
F9 |
Debug menu, EnableBreakpoint |
F10 |
Debug menu, RunToCursor |
F11 |
Debug menu, ToggleDisassembly |
F12 |
Edit menu, GoToDeclaration |
Press CTRL+ |
To open |
|---|---|
Break |
Build menu, Cancel |
Spacebar |
Edit menu, CompleteWord |
Bkspce |
Edit menu, WordDeleteToStart |
Enter |
Edit menu, LineOpenAbove |
Esc |
not applicable |
Tab |
Window menu, NextDocumentWindow |
End |
Edit menu, DocumentEnd |
Home |
Edit menu, DocumentStart |
Del |
Edit menu, WordDeleteToEnd |
] |
Edit menu, GotoBrace |
. |
Tools menu, GoToCommandLine |
- |
View menu, NavigateBackward |
= |
Edit menu, SelectToLastGoBack |
Left Arrow |
Edit menu, WordPrevious |
Right Arrow |
Edit menu, WordNext |
Up Arrow |
Edit menu, ScrollLineUp |
Down Arrow |
Edit menu, ScrollLineDown |
Page Up |
Window menu, Previous Tab Edit menu, ViewTop |
Page Down |
Window menu, NextTab Edit menu, ViewBottom |
Press Ctrl-Shift and..
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ |
To open |
|---|---|
A |
File menu, AddNewItem |
B |
Build menu, BuildSolution |
C |
View menu, ClassView |
E |
View menu, ResourceView |
F |
Edit menu, FindinFiles |
G |
Edit menu, OpenFile |
H |
Edit menu, ReplaceinFiles |
I |
Edit menu, ReverseIncrementalSearch |
L |
Edit menu, LineDelete |
M |
Tools menu, CommandWindowMarkMode |
N |
File menu, NewProject |
O |
File menu, OpenProject |
P |
Tools menu, RunTemporaryMacro |
R |
Tools menu, RecordTemporaryMacro |
S |
File menu, SaveSelectedItems |
T |
Edit menu, WordTranspose |
U |
Edit menu, MakeUppercase |
V |
Edit menu, CycleClipboardRing |
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ |
To open |
|---|---|
F3 |
Edit menu, FindPreviousSelected |
F5 |
Debug menu, Restart |
F6 |
Window menu, PreviousDocumentWindow |
F9 |
Debug menu, ClearAllBreakpoints |
F10 |
Debug menu, SetNextStatement |
F11 |
not applicable |
F12 |
View menu, NextTask |
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ |
To open |
|---|---|
Space |
Edit menu, ParameterInfo |
Enter |
Edit menu, LineOpenBelow |
Tab |
Window menu, PreviousDocumentWindow |
End |
Edit menu, DocumentEndExtend |
Home |
Edit menu, DocumentStartExtend |
] |
Edit menu, GotoBraceExtend |
- |
View menu, NavigateForward |
Left Arrow |
Edit menu, WordPreviousExtend |
Right Arrow |
Edit menu, WordNextExtend |
Page Up |
Edit menu, ViewTopExtend |
Page Down |
Edit menu, ViewBottomExtend |
1 |
View menu, BrowseNext |
2 |
View menu, BrowsePrevious |
8 |
View menu, PopBrowseContext |
Press Alt and..
Press ALT+ |
To open |
|---|---|
F5 |
Database menu, StepInto |
F6 |
Window menu, NextPane |
F8 |
View menu, MacroExplorer |
F10 |
Database menu, StepInto |
F11 |
Tools menu, MacrosIDE |
F12 |
Edit menu, FindSymbol |
Break |
Debug menu, BreakAll |
Bkspce |
Edit menu, Undo |
- |
View menu, ObjectBrowserBack |
Left Arrow |
View menu, WebNavigateBack |
Right Arrow |
View menu, WebNavigateForward Edit menu, CompleteWord |
Press Shift and..
Press Shift and.. |
To open |
|---|---|
F1 |
Help menu, WindowHelp |
F3 |
Edit menu, FindPrevious |
F4 |
View menu, PropertyPages |
F5 |
Debug menu, StopDebugging |
F6 |
Window menu, PreviousSplitPane |
F7 |
View menu, ViewDesigner |
F8 |
Edit menu, GoToPrevLocation |
F9 |
Debug menu, QuickWatch |
F11 |
Debug menu, StepOut |
F12 |
Edit menu, GoToReference |
Bkspce |
Edit menu, DeleteBackwards |
Esc |
Window menu, CloseToolWindow |
Tab |
Edit menu, TabLeft |
End |
Edit menu, LineEndExtend |
Home |
Edit menu, LineStartExtend |
Press SHIFT+ALT+..
Press SHIFT+ALT+ |
To open |
|---|---|
A |
File menu, AddExistingItem |
T |
Edit menu, LineTranspose |
F2 |
Help menu, Indexresults |
F3 |
Help menu, Searchresults |
F6 |
Window menu, PreviousPane |
F12 |
Edit menu, QuickFindSymbol |
Enter |
View menu, FullScreen |
End |
Edit menu, LineEndExtendColumn |
Home |
Edit menu, LineStartExtendColumn |
- |
View menu, ObjectBrowserForward |
Left Arrow |
Edit menu, CharLeftExtendColumn |
Right Arrow |
Edit menu, CharRightExtendColumn |
Up Arrow |
Edit menu, LineUpExtendColumn |
Down Arrow |
Edit menu, LineDownExtendColumn |
Press CTRL+ALT+..
Press CTRL+ALT+ |
To open |
|---|---|
A |
View menu, CommandWindow |
B |
Debug menu, Autos |
C |
Debug menu, CallStack |
D |
Debug menu, Disassembly |
E |
Debug menu, Exceptions |
F |
View menu, Favorites |
G |
Debug menu, Registers |
H |
Debug menu, Threads |
I |
Debug menu, Immediate |
J |
View menu, ObjectBrowser |
K |
View menu, TaskList |
L |
View menu, SolutionExplorer |
M |
Debug menu, Memory |
N |
Debug menu, RunningDocuments |
O |
View menu, Output |
P |
Tools menu, DebugProcesses |
Q |
Debug menu, QuickWatch |
R |
View menu, ShowWebBrowser |
S |
View menu, ServerExplorer |
T |
View menu, DocumentOutline |
U |
Debug menu, Modules |
V |
Debug menu, Locals |
W |
Debug menu, Watch |
X |
View menu, Toolbox |
F1 |
Help menu, Contents |
F2 |
Help menu, Index |
F3 |
Help menu, Search |
F12 |
View menu, FindSymbolResults |
Break |
Debug menu, Autos |
Ins |
Project menu, Override |
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+..
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+ |
To open |
|---|---|
Left Arrow |
Edit menu, WordPreviousExtendColumn |
Right Arrow |
Edit menu, WordNextExtendColumn |
See Also
Concepts
Introducing the Visual C# Express Development Environment