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Shortcut Key

Functionality

Ctrl-W

Selects the word containing the cursor or the word to the right of the cursor

Ctrl-= 

Selects from the current location in the editor back to the previous location in the navigation history

F7

Switches from the design view to the code view in the editor

Shift-F7

Switches from the code view to the design view in the editor

Shift-F12 

Finds a reference to the selected item or the item under the cursor (Find all references of the current item)

Ctrl-G

Displays the Go to Line dialog. If in TFS work item, it displays go to work item dialog.

Ctrl-] 

Moves the cursor to the matching brace in the document.
If the cursor is on an opening brace, this will move to the corresponding closing brace and vice versa

Ctrl-K, Ctrl-I

Shows a quick description about whatever object the cursor is currently resting on

Ctrl-Down Arrow 

Scrolls text down one line without moving the cursor.
This is useful for scrolling without losing your place.

Ctrl-Up Arrow 

Scrolls text up one line without moving the cursor.
This is useful for scrolling without losing your place.

Ctrl-K, Ctrl-C

Marks the current line or selected lines of code as a comment.

Ctrl-K, Ctrl-U

Uncomments the line/ or selected lines if commented.

Ctrl-K, Ctrl-\ 

Removes all the whitespaces in the selection or removes whitespace adjacent to the cursor if there is no selection.

Ctrl-L

Cuts all selected lines or the current line if nothing has been selected to the clipboard

Ctrl-Shift-L

Deletes all selected lines or the current line if no selection has been made

Ctrl-Enter 

Inserts a blank line above the cursor

Ctrl-Shift-Enter 

Inserts a blank line below the cursor

Ctrl-Shift-Spacebar 

Displays a tooltip that contains information for the current parameter, based on the current language