Keyboard Shortcuts

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The list of shortcuts is grouped by working areas, primary according to main menu items.

• Editor 1: move caret, select text

• Editor 2: standard shortcuts

• Editor 3: additional shortcuts

• Files shortcuts

• File menu shortcuts

• Views 1: internal tool windows

• Views 2: external tool windows

• Views 3: debugger windows

• Project/Solution

• Debugger

• Find/Replace

• Bookmarks

• Window

• Help

The following main menu items have no shortcuts:

• Refactoring
• Format (in designer mode)

(All shortcuts are in alphabethic order: Shift, Ctrl, Ctrl-Shift, Ctrl-Alt, Alt, Alt-Shift)

Note: Descriptions, that contain '???' characters in the MenuItem column, may be incorrect because I never used this feature or my English has gaps. I'll bother to correct these sentences after connecting the #D developers.

Editor 1: Move Caret, Select Text

These shortcuts work as Windows standard.

ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Insert**	Toggle insert mode
**Delete**	Delete selected text or single object
**Left Shift-Left Ctrl-Left Ctrl-Shift-Left**	Set caret one character to the left Select one character to the left Set caret one word to the left Select one word to the left
**Right Shift-Right Ctrl-Right Ctrl-Shift-Right**	Set caret one character to the right Select one character to the right Set caret one word to the right Select one word to the right
**Up Shift-Up Ctrl-Up**	Set caret one line upwards Select one line upwards Scroll one line upwards
**Down Shift-Down Ctrl-Down**	Set caret one line downwards Select one line downwards Scroll one line downwards
**Home Shift-Home**	Set caret to the start of the line Select from caret to the start of the line
**Ctrl-Home Ctrl-Shift-Home**	Set caret to the start of the text Select from caret to the start of the text
**End Shift-End**	Set caret to the end of the line Select from caret to the end of the line
**Ctrl-End Ctrl-Shift-End**	Set caret to the end of the text Select from caret to the end of the text
**PageUp Shift-PageUp**	Set caret one page upwards Select from caret one page upwards
**PageDown Shift-PageDown**	Set caret one page downwards Select from caret one page downwards
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-Delete**	**Delete** Word
**Ctrl-Backspace**	**Word Backspace,** i.e. delete word backwards
**Ctrl-A**	Edit > Select All	**Select All** the text/objects
**Ctrl-C Ctrl-Insert**	Edit > Copy	**Copy** the selection to clipboard
**Ctrl-V Shift-Insert**	Edit > Paste	**Insert** (paste) from clipboard
**Ctrl-X Shift-Delete**	Edit > Cut	**Extract** the selected text/object
**Ctrl-Y**	Edit > Redo	**Redo** the last change(s)
**Ctrl-Z Alt-Backspace**	Edit > Undo	**Undo** the last change(s)
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Escape**	Editor mode Designer mode	**Clear** all selections Go to **default property** in the property grid
**Ctrl-Space**	Show a list containing members of the **current object**
**Ctrl-Enter**	Context	**Goto Definition**
**Alt-Insert**	Tools > Auto code generation	**Auto code generation:** open a dialog where you can select special items
**Ctrl-PageUp** **Ctrl-PageDown**	**Toggle mode** between editor mode and designer mode
**Ctrl-Divide Ctrl-OemQuestion**	**Toggle comments** related to the selected source code
**Ctrl-D**	**Delete** current line
**Ctrl-Shift-D**	**Delete** from caret until end of line
**Ctrl-Shift-G**	Edit > Insert > Insert new GUID	**GUID** insert
**Ctrl-I**	Edit > Format > Indent	**Indent adaptation:** The indent of the selected text will be changed in the way it is set in options and needed by code structure.
**Ctrl-J**	**Code Templates:** Open a dialog to choose a pre-defined code snippet; you can edit them in: Tools > Options > Coding > Code Templates
**Ctrl-Shift-L**	Edit > Folding > Toggle all folds	**Code folding:** Switch all foldings
**Ctrl-Shift-M**	Edit > Folding > Toggle fold	**Code folding:** Switch folding of the current section; to do so you must set the cursor in the first line of this section
**Ctrl-Shift-P**	Edit > Folding > Show definitions only	**Code folding:** Show definitions only
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-N**	File > New > File	**New file:** Start to create a new file, either as part of the current project or as single file
**Ctrl-Shift-N**	File > New > Solution	**New solution:** Start to create a new solution Note: There is no shortcut to add a project to the current solution.
**Ctrl-O**	File > Open > File	**Open file:** Open an existing file
**Ctrl-Shift-O**	File > Open > Project/Solution	**Open project or solution:** Open an existing project or solution
**Ctrl-S**	File > Save	**Save** the current file
**Ctrl-Shift-S**	File > Save all	**Save all** open files if changed
**Ctrl-Shift-U**	File > Reload file	**Reload** the current file; all changes are rejected
**F2**	Explorer Context	**Rename** file or item Note: F2 has another meaning in the source code editor; see the "Bookmarks" section.
**Ctrl-F4**	File > Close > File	**Close** the current file
**Ctrl-Shift-F4**	File > Close > Solution	**Close** the current solution
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-P**	File > Print	**Print** the current file. Note: you can only print source code, but not the image of a form.
**Alt-F4**	File > Exit	**Exit** the application
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-Shift-B**	View > Boo Interpreter **???**	Show the **Boo** interpreter (lower side)
**Ctrl-Shift-C**	View > Classes	Show all **Classes** of the solution (right side)
**Ctrl-Alt-D**	View > Server Explorer **???**	Show the **Server (Database) Explorer**, i.e. the data classes of the solution (right side)
**Ctrl-Alt-F**	View > Tools > Files	Show the **File Explorer** this is an explorer independent of the solution�s files (left side)
**Ctrl-Alt-G**	View > Tools **???** > Code Coverage	**Code-Coverage** (lower side)
**Ctrl-Alt-K**	View > Errors	Show compile **Errors** and warnings (lower side)
**Ctrl-Alt-L**	View > Project Explorer	Show a tree view containing a solution's **Projects** and all references and files (left side)
**Ctrl-Alt-O**	View > Output **???**	Show the **Output** window containing messages while compiling (lower side) **???** Is it able to use this window for Console.WriteLine() while running an application?
**Ctrl-Alt-X**	View > Tools	Show the **Toolbox** containing especially the designer controls (left side) Note: In the View menu there are two items named Tools: this one and another one with subitems to external tools.
**F4**	View > Properties	Show the **PropertyGrid** (right side) Note: You cannot go directly to the property grid via F4, you must use the mouse.
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-Q**	Tools > Quick XML Doc **???**	Create a **Quick XML** documentation
**Ctrl-Alt-Q**	View > Tools > Report Explorer **???**	Show the **Report Explorer**
**Ctrl-Alt-R**	Tools > Report Generator **???**	Call the **Report Generator** SharpReport
**Ctrl-Alt-T**	View > Tools > Unit Tests **???**	Show the **Unit Testing** list
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-Alt-C**	> Callstack **???**	Show the **Callstack** (i.e. stack trace)
**Ctrl-Alt-H**	> Threads **???**	Show the **Threads** (right side)
**Ctrl-Alt-P**	> Breakpoints	Show the **Breakpoints** (right side)
**Ctrl-Alt-U**	> Loaded modules **???**	Show the **Units / Modules**
**Ctrl-Alt-V**	> Local variables	Show the **Local Variables**
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**F8**	> Build Solution	**Build all** projects of the solution
**Alt-F8**	> Rebuild Solution	**Rebuild all** projects of the solution
**F9**	> Build (project name)	**Build** activated project
**Alt-F9**	> Rebuild (project name)	**Rebuild** activated project
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-Alt-B**	> Break	**Break debugging:** Try to stop executing and to show the current instruction
**F5**	> Run	**Run application:** If configuration is set to debug, then run with debugger; if it es set to release, then run without debugger. Note: 1- If a project is set as start project, then F5 will always try to start that project and prebuild referenced assemblies; if you want to start another project, you should sign this project in project explorer and start it via context menu. 2- After breakpoint, you have to press F6 to continue (not F5).
**Ctrl-F5**	> Run without debugger	**Run application** without debugger
**F6**	> Continue debugging	**Continue debugging:** Continue to run the application without new stops until the next breakpoint is reached
**F7**	> Toggle breakpoint	**Toggle breakpoint:** Switch on or off a breakpoint at the current source code line
**F10**	> Step over	Run **Next Instruction;** if this one calls another method, then that method's debugging is stepped over
**F11**	> Step into	Run **Next Detailed Instruction;** if this one calls another method, then that method's instructions are debugged step by step
**Shift-F11**	> Step out	**Run application** until the current method is finished
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-E**	> Incremental Search	Begin to search forward for one or more **Characters Incremental** until you press any non-character key or no match is found
**Ctrl-Shift-E**	> Reverse Incremental Search	Begin to search backward for one or more **Characters Incremental** until you press any non-character key or no match is found
**Ctrl-F**	> Find	Open the extensive **Find Dialog** window
**Ctrl-G**	> Goto Line Number	Open a **GoTo Dialog** window where you can search for line numbers and/or class names
**Ctrl-R**	> Replace	Open the extensive **Find Dialog** window with replace possibilities
**F3**	> Find Next	**Repeat** searching for the text set in FindDialog
**Ctrl-F3**	> Find Next Selected	Go to the **Next Occurrence** in the search results window
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-B**	> Goto Matching Brace	If the caret's position is behind a bracket, you'll move the caret to the matching bracket. This works for '(', ')', '[', ']', '{', '}', but not '<', '>'.
**F2**	> Next Bookmark	Go to **Next Bookmark**
**Ctrl-F2**	> Toggle Bookmark	**Toggle Bookmark:** Switch a bookmark at the current line on or off
**Alt-F2**	> Prev Bookmark	Go to **Previous Bookmark**
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**Ctrl-Tab**	Window > Next Window	Go to **Next Window** in the editor range
**Ctrl-Shift-Tab**	Window > Prev Window	Go to **Previous Window** in the editor range
**Shift-Esc**	Toggle **Maximizing** the source window
**Ctrl-PageUp** **Ctrl-PageDown**	**Toggle mode** between editor mode and designer mode
ShortCut	MenuItem	Feature, Description
**F1**	> Context help	Show suitable search results for the current term
**Ctrl-F1**	> Dynamic Help	Show **dynamic** suitable search results for all current terms
**Alt-F1**	> Help Topics	Show the main page of **SharpDevelop Wiki**
**Alt-Ctrl-F1**	> Contents	Enable to look for any term
**Shift-Alt-F2**	> Index results	Enable to look for a specific term
**Alt-Ctrl-F2**	> Index	Show the index of the .NET documentation
**Alt-Ctrl-F3**	> Search	Enable to look for a specific term