visual-studio.json

{
    "id": "visual_studio_cheat_sheet",
    "name": "Microsoft Visual Studio",
    "description": "Default keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Visual Studio", 

    "metadata": {
        "sourceName": "Microsoft",
        "sourceUrl" : "https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/da5kh0wa.aspx"
    },

    "aliases": [
        "vs", "vs2015", "ms vs", "microsoft visual studio", "visualstudio"
    ],

    "template_type": "keyboard",

    "section_order": [
        "Build",
        "Debug",
        "Debugger Context Menus",
        "Diagnostics Hub",
        "Edit",
        "Editor Context Menus",
        "File",
        "Help",
        "Load Test",
        "Project",
        "Project and Solution Context Menus",
        "Refactor",
        "Solution Explorer",
        "Team",
        "Team Foundation Context Menus",
        "Test",
        "Test Explorer",
        "Tools",
        "View",
        "Window"
    ], 

    "sections": {
        "Build": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [B]",
            "val": "Build Solution"
          }, {  
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Break]",
            "val": "Cancel"
          }, {   
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F7]",
            "val": "Compile"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [F11]",
            "val": "Run code analysis"
          }
        ],
       "Debug": [
          {
            "key": "[Alt] [F10]",
            "val": "Apply code changes"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [V], [A]",
            "val": "Autos"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [Break]",
            "val": "Break all"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [B]",
            "val": "Break at function"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [B]",
            "val": "Breakpoints"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [C]",
            "val": "Call stack"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F9]",
            "val": "Delete all breakpoints"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [F2]",
            "val": "Launch diagnostics hub"
          }, {   
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [D]",
            "val": "Disassembly"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [V], [D]",
            "val": "DOM explorer"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F9]",
            "val": "Enable breakpoint"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [E]",
            "val": "Debug exceptions"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F11]",
            "val": "Got to previous call or IntelliTrace event"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [F5]",
            "val": "Start graphics diagnostics"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [I]",
            "val": "Intermmediate"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [Y], [T]", 
            "val": "IntelliTrace calls"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [Y], [F]", 
            "val": "IntelliTrace events"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [Y], [C]", 
            "val": "JavaScript console"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [V], [L]", 
            "val": "Default locals"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [5]", 
            "val": "Location toolbar - Process combo"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [6]", 
            "val": "Location toolbar - Thread combo"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [7]",
            "val": "Location toolbar - Stack frame combo"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [8]", 
            "val": "Location toolbar - Toggle current thread flag state"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [9]", 
            "val": "Location toolbar - Toggle flagged threads"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [M], [1-4]",
            "val": "Memory 1-4"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [U]",
            "val": "Modules"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [D], [S]",
            "val": "Parallel stacks"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [D], [1-4]",
            "val": "Parallel watch 1-4"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [Z]",
            "val": "Debug processes"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [Q]",
            "val": "Quick watch"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [R]",
            "val": "Refresh windows app"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [G]",
            "val": "Registers"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F5]",
            "val": "Restart"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F10]",
            "val": "Run to cursor"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F10]",
            "val": "Set next statement"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [`]",
            "val": "Show call stack on code map"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [Num *]",
            "val": "Show next statement"
          }, {   
            "key": "F5",
            "val": "Start debug"
          }, {  
            "key": "[Alt] [F1]",
            "val": "Start Windows phone application analysis"
          }, {   
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F5]",
            "val": "Start without debugging"
          }, {  
            "key": "F11",
            "val": "Step into"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [F11]",
            "val": "Step into specific"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [Alt] [F11]",
            "val": "Step out current process"
          }, {  
            "key": "F10",
            "val": "Step over"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [F10]",
            "val": "Step over current process"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [F5]",
            "val": "Stop debugging"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [Alt] [F2]",
            "val": "Stop performance analysis"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [D], [K]",
            "val": "Tasks"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [H]",
            "val": "Threads"
          }, {  
            "key": "F9",
            "val": "Toggle break point"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F11]",
            "val": "Toggle disassembly"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [W], [1-4]",
            "val": "Watch 1-4"
          }
        ],
        "Debugger Context Menus": [
          {
            "key": "[Alt] [F9], [D]",
            "val": "Delete"
          } , {
            "key": "[Alt] [F9], [A]",
            "val": "Go to disassembly"
          } , {
            "key": "[Alt] [F9], [S]",
            "val": "Go to source code"
          }
        ],
        "Diagnostics Hub": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [F2]",
            "val": "Stop collection"
          }
        ],
        "Edit": [
          { 
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [v]",
            "val": "Cycle clipboard ring"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [Ins]",
            "val": "Cycle clipboard ring"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F]",
            "val": "Find"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [F12]",
            "val": "Find all references"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F]",
            "val": "Find in files"
          }, {
            "key": "F3",
            "val": "Find next"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F3]",
            "val": "Find next selected"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [F3]",
            "val": "Find previous"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F3]",
            "val": "Find previous select"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [M]",
            "val": "Generate method"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F12]",
            "val": "Go to declaration"
          }, {
            "key": "F12",
            "val": "Go to definition"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [D]",
            "val": "Go to find combo"
          }, {
            "key": "F8",
            "val": "Go to next location"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [F8]",
            "val": "Go to previous location"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [X]",
            "val": "Insert snippet"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [↓]",
            "val": "Move control down"
          }, {
            "key": "↓",
            "val": "Move control down grid"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [←]",
            "val": "Move control left"
          }, {
            "key": "←",
            "val": "Move control left grid"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [→]",
            "val": "Move control right"
          }, {
            "key": "→",
            "val": "Move control right grid"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [↑]",
            "val": "Move control up"
          }, {
            "key": "↑",
            "val": "Move control up grid"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [,]",
            "val": "Navigate to"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [N]",
            "val": "Next bookmark"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [K], [Ctrl] [Shift] [N]",
            "val": "Next bookmark in folder"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [Alt] [F12]",
            "val": "Quick find symbol"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [J]",
            "val": "Refresh remote references"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [H]",
            "val": "Replace"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [H]",
            "val": "Replace in files"
          }, {
            "key": "Enter",
            "val": "Show tile grid"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [↓]",
            "val": "Size control down"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [↓]",
            "val": "Size control down grid"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [→]",
            "val": "Size control left"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [→]",
            "val": "Size control left grid"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [→]",
            "val": "Size control right"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [→]",
            "val": "Size control down right"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [↑]",
            "val": "Size control up"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [↑]",
            "val": "Size control up grid"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [F3], [S]",
            "val": "Stop search"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [S]",
            "val": "Surround with"
          }
        ],
        "Editor Context Menus": [
          {
            "key": "[Alt] [F9], [L]",
            "val": "Edit break point labels"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [`]",
            "val": "Show item"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [F5]",
            "val": "Execute"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [M], [Ctrl] [G]",
            "val": "Go to view"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [O]",
            "val": "Toggle header code view"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [T]",
            "val": "View call hierarchy"
          }
        ],
        "File": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [N]",
            "val": "New file"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [N]",
            "val": "New project"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [N]",
            "val": "New website"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [O]",
            "val": "Open file"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [O]",
            "val": "Open project"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [O]",
            "val": "Open web site"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [W]",
            "val": "View in browser"
          }
        ],
        "Help": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [F1]",
            "val": "Add and remove help content"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F1]",
            "val": "View help"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [F1]",
            "val": "Window help"
          }
        ],
        "Load Test": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Q]",
            "val": "Jump to counter pane"
          }
        ],
        "Project": [
          {
            "key": "[Shift] [Alt] [A]",
            "val": "Add Existing Item"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [A]",
           "val": "Add New Item"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [X]",
            "val": "Class Wizard"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [Ins]",
            "val": "Override"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [;], [Alt] [C]",
            "val": "Preview changes"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [;], [Alt] [P]",
            "val": "Publish selected files"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [;], [Alt] [R]",
            "val": "Replace selected files from server"
          }
        ],
        "Project and Solution Context Menus": [
          {
            "key": "[Alt] [↓]",
            "val": "Move down"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [↑]",
            "val": "Move up"
          }
        ],
        "Refactor": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Ctrl] [E]",
            "val": "Encapsulate field"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Ctrl] [I]",
            "val": "Extract interface"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Ctrl] [M]",
            "val": "Extract method"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Ctrl] [V]",
            "val": "Remove parameters"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Ctrl] [R]",
            "val": "Rename"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Ctrl] [O]",
            "val": "Reorder parameters"
          }
        ],
        "Solution Explorer": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\[], [O]",
            "val": "Open files filter"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\[], [P]",
            "val": "Pending changes filter"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\[], [S]",
            "val": "Sync with active document"
          }
        ],
        "Team": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [N]",
            "val": "Go to git branches"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [G]",
            "val": "Go to git changes"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [']",
            "val": "Team explorer search"
          }
        ],
        "Team Foundation Context Menus": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [B]",
            "val": "Go to builds"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [C]",
            "val": "Go to connect"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [D]",
            "val": "Go to documents"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [H]",
            "val": "Go to home"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [M]",
            "val": "Go to my work"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [P]",
            "val": "Go to pending changes"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [R]",
            "val": "Go to reports"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [S]",
            "val": "Go to settings"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [A]",
            "val": "Go to web access"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [0], [W]",
            "val": "Go to work items"
          }
        ],
        "Test": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [Ctrl] [C]",
            "val": "Coded UI test builder"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [Ctrl] [C]",
            "val": "Use existing action recording"
          }
        ],
        "Test Explorer": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Ctrl] [A]",
            "val": "Debug all tests"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [Ctrl] [T]",
            "val": "Debug all tests in context"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [L]",
            "val": "Repeat last run"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [A]",
            "val": "Run all tests"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [R], [T]",
            "val": "Run all tests context"
          }
        ],
        "Tools": [
          {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [P]",
            "val": "Attach to process"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [B]",
            "val": "Code snippets manager"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [Alt] [F12]",
            "val": "Force garbage collection"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\/]",
            "val": "Go to command line"
          }
        ],
        "View": [
          {
            "key": "[Shift] [Alt] [M]",
            "val": "All windows"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [Ctrl] [R]",
            "val": "Architecture explorer"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [←]",
            "val": "Backward"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [W]",
            "val": "Bookmark window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [1]",
            "val": "Browse Next"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [2]",
            "val": "Browse Previous"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [K]",
            "val": "Call heirarchy"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [C]",
            "val": "Class view"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [V]",
            "val": "Class view search combo"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [D]",
            "val": "Code definition window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [A]",
            "val": "Command window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [D]",
            "val": "Data sources"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [T]",
            "val": "Document outline"
          }, {
            "key": "F2",
            "val": "Edit label"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [E]",
            "val": "Error list"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [F]",
            "val": "F# interactive"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [F12]",
            "val": "Find symbol results"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [→]",
            "val": "Forward"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F7]",
            "val": "Forward browse context"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [Alt] [Enter]",
            "val": "Full screen"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [-]",
            "val": "Navigate backward"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [-]",
            "val": "Navigate forward"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F12]",
            "val": "Next Error"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [W], [N]",
            "val": "Notifications"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [J]",
            "val": "Object browser"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [K], [Ctrl] [R]",
            "val": "Object browser search combo"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [O]",
            "val": "Output"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [8]",
            "val": "Pop browse context"
          }, {
            "key": "[F4]",
            "val": "Properties window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [F4]",
            "val": "Properties pages"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [E]",
            "val": "Resource view"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [S]",
            "val": "Server explorer"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [.]",
            "val": "Show smart tag"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [L]",
            "val": "Solution explorer"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [Ctrl] [S]",
            "val": "SQL Server object explorer"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [T]",
            "val": "Task list"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [Ctrl] [M]",
            "val": "TFS team explorer"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [X]",
            "val": "Toolbox"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [\\\\], [Ctrl] [U]",
            "val": "UML model explorer"
          }, {
            "key": "F7",
            "val": "View code"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [F7]",
            "val": "View designer"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [R]",
            "val": "Web browser"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [.]",
            "val": "Zoom in"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [,]",
            "val": "Zoom out"
          }
        ],
        "Window": [
          {
            "key": "[Esc]",
            "val": "Activate document window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [Alt] [Space]",
            "val": "Add tab to selection"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F4]",
            "val": "Close document window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [Esc]",
            "val": "Close tool window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [Home]",
            "val": "Keep tab open"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F2]",
            "val": "Move to navigation bar"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [F6]",
            "val": "Next document window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Tab]",
            "val": "Next document window nav"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [F6]",
            "val": "Next pane"
          }, {
            "key": "[F6]",
            "val": "Next split pane"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [PgDn]",
            "val": "Next tab"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [Alt] [PgDn]",
            "val": "Next tab and add to selection"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [F7]",
            "val": "Next tool window nav"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [F6]",
            "val": "Previous document window"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [Tab]",
            "val": "Previous document window nav"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [Alt] [F6]",
            "val": "Previous pane"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [F6]",
            "val": "Previous split pane"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [PgUp]",
            "val": "Previous tab"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [Alt] [PgUp]",
            "val": "Previous tab and add to selection"
          }, {
            "key": "[Shift] [Alt] [F7]",
            "val": "Previous tool window nav"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Q]",
            "val": "Quick launch"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Shift] [Q]",
            "val": "Quick launch previous category"
          }, {
            "key": "[Alt] [-]",
            "val": "Show dock menu"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [Alt] [↓]",
            "val": "Show ez MDI file list"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [;]",
            "val": "Solution explorer search"
          }, {
            "key": "[Ctrl] [`]",
            "val": "Window search"
          }
        ]
    }
}