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# VS hotkeys

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## Configure Keyboard Shortcuts

&#x20;`Tools → Options; Environment → Keyboard`

## Navigation

<table><thead><tr><th width="366">Description</th><th>Hotkey</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Feature search</td><td>Ctrl + Q</td></tr><tr><td>Go to declaration / definition</td><td>F12</td></tr><tr><td>Peek declaration / definition</td><td>Alt + F12</td></tr><tr><td>Navigate backward / forward</td><td>Ctrl + - / Ctrl + Shift + -</td></tr><tr><td>Back to beginning</td><td>Ctrl + Shift + Backspace</td></tr><tr><td>Toggle header code file</td><td>Ctrl + K,  Ctrl + O</td></tr><tr><td>Go to line</td><td>Ctrl + G</td></tr><tr><td>Search</td><td>Ctr + F / Ctrl + Shift + F</td></tr><tr><td>Replace</td><td>Ctr + H / Ctrl + Shift + H</td></tr><tr><td>Code search</td><td>Ctrl + Shift + T</td></tr><tr><td>Find all references</td><td>Shift + F12</td></tr><tr><td>Toggle bookmark</td><td>Ctrl + K,  Ctrl + K</td></tr><tr><td>Next bookmark</td><td>Ctrl + K, Ctrl + N</td></tr><tr><td>Previous bookmark</td><td>Ctrl + K, Ctrl + P</td></tr><tr><td>Show solution explorer</td><td>Ctr + Alt + L</td></tr><tr><td>Focus file in solution explorer</td><td>Ctrl + [, S</td></tr><tr><td>Next document window nav</td><td>Ctrl + Tab</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Code editing and refactoring

| Description                      | Hotkey                              |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| Auto complete                    | Tab                                 |
| Quick actions                    | Ctrl + .                            |
| Format document                  | Ctrl + K, Ctrl + D                  |
| Duplicate line                   | Ctrl + D                            |
| Cut line                         | Ctrl + X                            |
| Delete line (without copying it) | Ctrl + Shift + L                    |
| Comment / uncomment              | Ctrl + K, Ctrl + C / U              |
| Move line or selection up (down) | Alt + Arrow Up (Arrow Down)         |
| Add line above (below)           | Ctrl + Enter / Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
| Make uppercase                   | Ctrl + Shift + U                    |
| Make lowercase                   | Ctrl + U                            |
| Paste from keyboard buffer ring  | Ctrl + Shift + V                    |
| Surround with snippet            | Ctrl + K, S                         |
| Multiply cursors                 | Alt + Ctrl + mouse click            |
| Vertical selection               | Alt + mouse move                    |
| Create constructor               | ctor                                |
| Create for loop body             | for, forr, rfor                     |
| Create class                     | class, classi                       |
| Refactoring suggestions          | Alt + Enter                         |
| Extract method                   | Ctrl + R, M                         |
| Rename symbol                    | Ctrl + R, R                         |

## Debugging

| Description            | Hotkey                   |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Build                  | Ctrl + B                 |
| Debug                  | F5                       |
| Run without debugging  | Ctrl + F5                |
| Stop                   | Shift + F5, Ctrl + Break |
| Step over              | F10                      |
| Step into              | F11                      |
| Step out               | Shift + F11              |
| Attach to process      | Ctrl + Alt + P           |
| Call stack             | Ctrl + Alt + C           |
| Delete all breakpoints | Ctrl + Shift + F9        |
| Watch 1                | Ctrl + Alt + W, 1        |
| Show output explorer   | Ctrl + Alt + O           |

## Editor

| Description             | Hotkey             |
| ----------------------- | ------------------ |
| Show whitespaces        | Ctrl + R, Ctrl + W |
| Open powershell menu    | Ctrl + \~          |
| Zoom in, zoom out       | Ctrl + mouse wheel |
| Collapse to definitions | Ctrl + M, O        |
| Expand / collapse block | Ctr + M, M         |