Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts)

File

File.Exit

Alt + F4

All hotkeys for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts)

Build
Build.BuildSolution

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + B

Build
Build.Cancel

Ctrl + Break

Build
Build.Compile

Ctrl + F7

Build
Build.RunCodeAnalysisonSolution

Alt + F11

Debug
Debug.BreakatFunction

Ctrl + B

Debug
Debug.BreakAll

Ctrl + Alt + Break

Debug
Debug.DeleteAllBreakpoints

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F9

Debug
Debug.Exceptions

Ctrl + Alt + E

Debug
Debug.QuickWatch

Ctrl + Alt + Q

Debug
Debug.QuickWatch

↑   Shift + F9

Debug
Debug.Restart

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F5

Debug
Debug.RunToCursor

Ctrl + F10

Debug
Debug.SetNextStatement

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F10

View
[Team Explorer, Team Foundation Build Detail Editor] View.Refresh

F5

Debug
Debug.StartWithoutDebugging

Ctrl + F5

Debug
Debug.StepInto

F11

Debug
Debug.StepOut

↑   Shift + F11

Debug
Debug.StepOver

F10

Debug
Debug.StopDebugging

↑   Shift + F5

Debug
Debug.ToggleBreakpoint

F9

View
[Class Diagram] View.ViewCode

⤶ Enter

Edit
[Text Editor, Report Designer, Windows Forms Designer] Edit.BreakLine

↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.CollapsetoDefinitions

Ctrl + M then Ctrl + O

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.CommentSelection

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + C

Edit
[Text Editor, Workflow Designer] Edit.CompleteWord

Alt +

Edit
[Text Editor, Workflow Designer] Edit.CompleteWord

Ctrl + Space

Edit
[Workflow Designer] Edit.CompleteWord

Ctrl + K then W

Edit
[Workflow Designer] Edit.CompleteWord

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + W

Edit
Edit.Copy

Ctrl + C

Edit
Edit.Copy

Ctrl + Insert

Edit
Edit.Cut

Ctrl + X

Edit
[Sequence Diagram, UML Activity Diagram, Layer Diagram] Edit.Delete

↑   Shift + Del

Edit
[Global, Team Explorer] Edit.Delete

Del

Edit
Edit.WordDeleteToEnd

Ctrl + Del

Edit
Edit.Find

Ctrl + F

Edit
Edit.FindAllReferences

↑   Shift + F12

Edit
Edit.FindinFiles

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F

Edit
Edit.FindNext

F3

Edit
Edit.FindNextSelected

Ctrl + F3

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.FormatDocument

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + D

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.FormatSelection

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + F

Edit
Edit.GoTo

Ctrl + G

Edit
Edit.GoToDeclaration

Ctrl + F12

Edit
Edit.GoToDefinition

F12

Edit
Edit.GoToFindCombo

Ctrl + D

Edit
Edit.GoToNextLocation

F8

Edit
Edit.InsertSnippet

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + X

Edit
[Report Designer, Windows Forms Designer, Text Editor] Edit.InsertTab

⭾ Tab

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.LineCut

Ctrl + L

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.LineDownExtendColumn

↑   Shift + Alt +

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.LineOpenAbove

Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

Edit
[Text Editor, Workflow Designer] Edit.ListMembers

Ctrl + J

Edit
[Workflow Designer] Edit.CompleteWord

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + L

Edit
[Workflow Designer] Edit.CompleteWord

Ctrl + K then L

Edit
Edit.NavigateTo

Ctrl + ,

Edit
Edit.OpenFile

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.OvertypeMode

Insert

Edit
[Text Editor, Workflow Designer] Edit.ParameterInfo

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Space

Edit
[Workflow Designer] Edit.ParameterInfo

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + P

Edit
[Workflow Designer] Edit.ParameterInfo

Ctrl + K then P

Edit
Edit.Paste

Ctrl + V

Edit
Edit.Paste

↑   Shift + Insert

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.PeekDefinition

Alt + F12

Edit
Edit.Redo

Ctrl + Y

Edit
Edit.Redo

↑   Shift + Alt + ⬅ Backspace

Edit
Edit.Redo

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Z

Edit
Edit.Replace

Ctrl + H

Edit
Edit.SelectAll

Ctrl + A

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.SelectCurrentWord

Ctrl + W

Window
Window.ActivateDocumentWindow

Esc

Edit
Edit.SurroundWith

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + S

Edit
[Text Editor, Report Designer, Windows Forms Editor] Edit.TabLeft

↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.ToggleAllOutlining

Ctrl + M then Ctrl + L

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.ToggleBookmark

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + K

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.ToggleCompletionMode

Ctrl + Alt + Space

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.ToggleOutliningExpansion

Ctrl + M then Ctrl + M

Edit
[Text Editor] Edit.UncommentSelection

Ctrl + K then Ctrl + U

Edit
Edit.Undo

Ctrl + Z

Edit
Edit.Undo

Alt + ⬅ Backspace

Edit
Edit.WordDeleteToStart

Ctrl + ⬅ Backspace

File
File.Exit

Alt + F4

File
File.NewFile

Ctrl + N

File
File.NewProject

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N

File
File.NewWebSite

↑   Shift + Alt + N

File
File.OpenFile

Ctrl + O

File
File.OpenProject

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + O

File
File.OpenWebSite

↑   Shift + Alt + O

View
View.EditLabel

F2

File
File.SaveAll

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

File
File.SaveSelectedItems

Ctrl + S

File
File.ViewinBrowser

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + W

Project
Project.AddExistingItem

↑   Shift + Alt + A

Project
Project.AddNewItem

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + A

Refactor
Refactor.ExtractMethod

Ctrl + R then Ctrl + M

Tools
Tools.AttachtoProcess

Ctrl + Alt + P

View
View.ClassView

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

View
View.ErrorList

Ctrl + \ then Ctrl + E

View
View.ErrorList

Ctrl + \ then E

View
View.NavigateBackward

Ctrl + -

View
View.NavigateForward

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + -

View
View.ObjectBrowser

Ctrl + Alt + J

View
View.Output

Ctrl + Alt + O

View
View.PropertiesWindow

F4

View
View.ServerExplorer

Ctrl + Alt + S

View
View.ShowSmartTag

Ctrl + .

View
[Global, HTML Editor Design View] View.ShowSmartTag

↑   Shift + Alt + F10

View
View.SolutionExplorer

Ctrl + Alt + L

View
View.TfsTeamExplorer

Ctrl + \ then Ctrl + M

View
View.Toolbox

Ctrl + Alt + X

View
[Settings Designer] View.ViewCode

F7

View
[HTML Editor Source View] View.ViewDesigner

↑   Shift + F7

Window
Window.CloseDocumentWindow

Ctrl + F4

Window
Window.NextDocumentWindow

Ctrl + F6

Window
Window.NextDocumentWindowNav

Ctrl + ⭾ Tab

Window
Window.NextSplitPane

F6

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