| ALT |
Move to the SQL Server Management Studio menu bar |
| ALT+HYPHEN |
Activate the menu for a tool component |
| Shift+F10 |
Display the context menu |
| CTRL+N |
Display the New File dialog box to create a file |
| CTRL+Shift+N |
Display the New Project dialog box to create a new project |
| CTRL+O |
Display the Open File dialog box to open an existing file |
| CTRL+Shift+O |
Display the Open Project dialog box to open an existing project |
| CTRL+Shift+A |
Display the Add New Item dialog box to add a new file to the current project |
| ALT+Shift+A |
Display the Add Existing Item dialog box to add an existing file to the current project |
| CTRL+Shift+Q |
Display the Query Designer |
| ESC |
Close a menu or dialog box, canceling the action |
| CTRL+F4 |
Close the current MDI child window |
| CTRL+P |
Print |
| ALT+F4 |
Exit |
| Shift+ALT+ENTER |
Toggle full screen mode |
| Shift+ESC |
Close the current tool window |
| CTRL+TAB |
Cycle through the next MDI child windows |
| CTRL+Shift+TAB |
Cycle through the previous MDI child windows |
| Shift+ALT |
Move to the current tool window toolbar |
| ALT+F6 |
Move to the next tool window |
| Shift+ALT+F6 |
Move to the previously selected window |
| F8 |
Display Object Explorer |
| CTRL+ALT+R |
Display Registered Servers |
| CTRL+ALT+T |
Display Template Explorer |
| CTRL+ALT+L |
Display Solution Explorer |
| F7 |
Display the Summary Window |
| F4 |
Display the Properties Window |
| CTRL+ALT+X |
Display the Toolbox |
| CTRL+K, CTRL+W |
Display the Bookmarks Window |
| CTRL_ALT+R |
Display the Browser Window |
| LEFT ARROW |
Move the cursor left |
| RIGHT ARROW |
Move the cursor right |
| UP ARROW |
Move the cursor up |
| DOWN ARROW |
Move the cursor down |
| HOME |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the line |
| END |
Move the cursor to the end of the line |
| CTRL+HOME |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the document |
| CTRL+END |
Move the cursor to the end of the document |
| PAGE UP |
Move the cursor up one screen |
| PAGE DOWN |
Move the cursor down one screen |
| CTRL+ RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the cursor one word to the right |
| CTRL+ LEFT ARROW |
Moves the cursor one word to the left |
| CTRL+Shift+ HOME |
Select text from the cursor to the beginning of the document |
| CTRL+Shift+END |
Select text from the cursor to the end of the document |
| Shift+HOME |
Select text from the cursor to the start of the current line |
| Shift+END |
Select text from the cursor to the end of the current line |
| Shift+ DOWN ARROW |
Select text down line by line starting from the cursor |
| Shift+UP ARROW |
Select text up line by line starting from the cursor |
| Shift+ALT+ UP ARROW |
Move the cursor up one line, extending the selection |
| Shift+ PAGE UP |
Extend selection up one page |
| Shift+ PAGE DOWN |
Extend selection down one page |
| CTRL+A |
Select the entire current document |
| CTRL+W |
Select the word containing the cursor, or the closest word |
| CTRL+= |
Select the current location in the editor, back to the previous location in the editor |
| CTRL+Shift+ PAGE UP |
Extend the selection to the top of the current window |
| CTRL+Shift+ PAGE DOWN |
Move the cursor to the last line in view, extending the selection |
| CTRL+Shift+ RIGHT ARROW |
Extend the selection one word to the right |
| CTRL+Shift+ LEFT ARROW |
Extend the selection one word to the left |
| CTRL+Shift+ALT+ RIGHT ARROW |
Move the cursor to the right one word, extending the selection |
| CTRL+Shift+ALT+ LEFT ARROW |
Move the cursor to the left one word, extending the selection |
| CTRL+K, CTRL+K |
Set or remove a bookmark at the current line |
| CTRL+K, CTRL+N |
Next bookmark |
| CTRL+K, CTRL+P |
Previous bookmark |
| CTRL+K, CTRL+L |
Clear bookmarks |
| - (minus - on numeric keypad) |
Collapse tree nodes |
| * (on the numeric keypad) |
Expand all tree nodes |
| CTRL+UP ARROW |
Scroll the tree control up in the window |
| CTRL+ DOWN ARROW |
Scroll the tree control down in the window |
| Shift+ALT+ENTER |
Toggle the full-screen display |
| CTRL+UP ARROW |
Scroll text up one line |
| CTRL+ DOWN ARROW |
Scroll text down one line |
| CTRL+Z |
Reverse the last editing action |
| CTRL+Shift+Z or CTRL+Y or ALT+Shift+BACKSPACE |
Restore the previously undone edit |
| CTRL+S |
Save the selected item |
| CTRL+Shift+S |
Save all |
| CTRL+F4 |
Close |
| CTRL+P |
Print |
| ALT+F4 |
Exit |
| CTRL+Shift+DEL |
Delete all text in the current file |
| CTRL+G |
Display the Go To Line dialog box |
| TAB |
Increase line indent |
| Shift+TAB |
Decrease line indent |
| CTRL+Shift+U |
Make the selected text upper case |
| CTRL+Shift+L |
Make the selected text lower case |
| CTRL+K, CTRL+C |
Make the selected text a comment |
| CTRL+K, CTRL + U |
Uncomment the selected text |
| CTRL+Q |
Open a new query with current connection |
| ALT+F8 |
Open database in Object Explorer |
| CTRL+Shift+M |
Specify values for template parameters |
| F5 or CTRL+E or ALT+X |
Execute the selected portion of the query editor or the entire query editor if nothing is selected |
| CTRL+F5 |
Parse the selected portion of the query editor or the entire query editor if nothing is selected |
| CTRL+L |
Display the estimated execution plan |
| ALT+BREAK |
Cancel the executing query |
| CTRL+M |
Include actual execution plan in the query output |
| CTRL+D |
Output results in a grid |
| CTRL+T |
Output results in text format |
| CTRL+Shift+F |
Output results to a file |
| CTRL+R |
Show or hide the query results pane |
| F6 |
Toggle between query and results pane |
| CTRL+F6 |
Move to the next active window in Management Studio |
| ALT+ENTER |
Auto hide all |
| CTRL+W |
Windows |
| ENTER or Shift+ENTER |
Insert a new line |
| CTRL+T |
Swap the characters on either side of the cursor |
| DELETE |
Delete on character to the right of the cursor |
| BACKSPACE or Shift+ BACKSPACE |
Delete one character to the left of the cursor |
| TAB |
Insert the number of spaces configured for the editor |
| CTRL+ENTER |
Insert a blank line above the cursor |
| CTRL+Shift+ ENTER |
Insert a blank line below the cursor |
| CTRL+Shift+L |
Change the selected text to lowercase |
| CTRL+Shift+U |
Change the selected text to uppercase |
| INSERT |
Toggle between insertion mode and overtype mode |
| Shift+TAB |
Move selected lines to the left on tab stop |
| CTRL+DELETE |
Delete the word to the right of the cursor |
| CTRL+BACKSPACE |
Delete the word to the left of the cursor |
| CTRL+Shift+T |
Transpose the words on either side of the cursor |
| CTRL+J |
List members |
| ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Complete word |
| Shift+ALT+ENTER |
Toggle full-screen mode |
| F6 |
Move to the next pane of a split pane view of a document |
| CTRL+Shift+F6 CTRL+Shift+TAB |
Move to the previous document in the editor or designer |
| Shift+F6 |
Move to the previous pane of a document in split pane view |
| CTRL+ALT+R |
Display the Browser Window |
| ALT+LEFTARROW |
Back, display the previous page in the viewing history |
| ALT+RIGHTARROW |
Forward, display the next page in the viewing history |
| CTRL+ALT+L |
Display Solution Explorer |
| CTRL+N |
Display the New File dialog box to create a new file |
| CTRL+Shift+N |
Display the New Project dialog box to create a new project |
| CTRL+O |
Display the Open File dialog box to open an existing file |
| F1 |
Help |
| CTRL+F1 |
Help on How Do I |
| CTRL+ALT+F1 |
Books Online Contents |
| CTRL+ALT+F2 |
Books Online Index |
| CTRL+ALT+F3 |
Help Search |
| CTRL+ALT+F4 |
Dynamic Help |
| CTRL+ALT+F |
Help Favorites |
| CTRL+F |
Display the Find dialog box |
| CTRL+H |
Display the Replace dialog box |
| CTRL+I |
Start incremental search. Type the characters to search for or press CTRL+I to search for characters from the previous search |
| F3 |
Find the next occurrence of the previous search text |
| Shift+F3 |
Find the previous occurrence of the search text |
| CTRL+F3 |
Find the next occurrence of the currently selected text |
| CTRL+Shift+F3 |
Find the previous occurrence of the currently selected text |
| CTRL+Shift+H |
Display the Replace in Files dialog box |
| CTRL+Shift+I |
Reverse incremental search so it starts at the bottom of the file and searches to the top |
| ALT+F3, B |
Select or clear the Search up option in Find and Replace |
| ALT+F3, S |
Stop the Find in Files search |
| ALT+F3, W |
Select or clear the Find whole word option in Find and Replace |
| ALT+F3, P |
Selects or clears the Wildcard option in Find and Replace |
| CTRL+X or Shift+DELETE |
Cut (delete the currently selected item and place it to the Clipboard) |
| CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT |
Copy to the Clipboard |
| CTRL+V or Shift+INSERT |
Paste from the Clipboard at the insertion point |
| F5 |
Refresh |
| F6 |
Move between the Select logs pane and the Log file summary pane |
| ALT+S |
Move to the Log file summary pane |
| CTRL+Shift+L |
Load a new log |
| CTRL+Shift+E |
Export a log |
| CTRL+Shift+F |
Filter a log |
| CTRL+Shift+S |
Search in a log |
| F5 |
Refresh |
| CTRL+Shift+F |
Filter the monitor display |
| F5 |
Refresh |
| ENTER |
Open a detail window from a grid |
| F6 |
Define filter |
| F7 |
Apply filter |
| F8 |
Show all columns |