(period): Show “Add Using/Imports” dropdown for unknown types. I am often amazed by how people use Visual Studio without learning some of my favorite hotkeys/snippets. But now that I am teaching Silverlight, my students are never shy about asking what I am doing while in Visual Studio. Usually at these short talks I don’t get asked much about how I use Visual Studio. Visit documentation for a complete list of commands available for binding.I’ve been speaking at user groups and conferences for a long time now. Open a tool window with all VA Hashtags in the solution. Make an initial selection of a large block or reduce the selection by a large increment. Make an initial selection of a small block or reduce the selection by a small increment. Make an initial selection of a large block or grow the selection by a large increment. Make an initial selection of a small block or grow the selection by a small increment.

When at global scope, move to the adjacent scope.

Reset the zoom level of the text editor to 100%. Rename the definition and declaration of a symbol, all references to it, and optionally, occurrences in comments and strings. View multiple clipboards in a traditional paste menu. Open a menu of quick fixes, code generation commands, find references commands, and refactorings for the current location or symbol. Use a dialog to quickly find and open any file in your solution. If more than one related file exists, a menu opens. Switch quickly between pairs or n-tuples of related files. Navigate in code to the next visited place. Navigate in code to the previous visited place. See a list of all classes and methods in the current file. Jump to locations related to the current symbol. If more than one destination exists, a menu opens.

Jump to the declaration or implementation of the current symbol. Open a list of all symbols in your solution. Highlight instances of the word under the caret as if you ran Find (Ctrl+F). Open a list of references to the current symbol. A list of assigned shortcuts and descriptions is also available inside Visual Assist, via VAssistX | Help | Keyboard Shortcuts.Ĭreate a target from usage of an unknown symbol. Browse through all shortcuts-installed by default and recommended-for features that fit your workflow.

Visual studio shortcuts cheat sheet