Tool Window Shortcut Keys

Shortcut

Menu equivalent

Action

F2

 

Renames the currently selected item.

Ctrl-K, Ctrl-B

Tools → Code Snippets Manager

Opens the Code Snippets Manager.

Ctrl-K, Ctrl-W

View → Bookmark Window

Opens the Bookmark window.

Ctrl-Shift-C

View → Class View

Opens the Class View window.

Ctrl-K, Ctrl-V

 

Focuses the cursor on the search combo in the Class View window.

Ctrl-\, Ctrl-D

View → Code Definition Window

Opens the Code Definition window.

Ctrl-Alt-A

View → Other Windows → Command Window

Opens the Command window.

Ctrl-Alt-T

View → Document Outline

Opens the Document Outline window.

Ctrl-\, Ctrl-E

View → Error List

Opens the Error List window.

Ctrl-Alt-F12

View → Find Results → Find Symbol Results

Opens the Find Symbol Results window.

Ctrl-Alt-J

View → Object Browser

Opens the Object Browser window.

Ctrl-K, Ctrl-R

 

Focuses the cursor on the search combo in the Object Browser window.

Ctrl-Alt-O

View → Output

Opens the Output window.

F4 or Alt-Enter

View → Properties Window

Opens the Properties window.

Ctrl-Shift-E

View → Other Windows → Resource View

Opens the Resource View window.

Ctrl-Alt-S

View → Server Explorer

Opens the Server Explorer window.

Ctrl-Alt-L

View → Solution Explorer

Opens the Solution Explorer window.

Ctrl-\, Ctrl-T

View → Task List

Opens the Task List window.

Ctrl-Alt-X

View → Toolbox

Opens the Toolbox window.

Ctrl-Alt-R

View → Other Windows → Web Browser

Opens a web browser window (inside Visual Studio).

Shift-Esc key

 

Closes the Current Active Tool window.

Alt-F6

 

Moves focus among the tool windows to the ...

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