Visual Studio 2005 Keyboard Shortcuts

Some of the keyboard shortcuts I use for VS 2005,

1. Ctrl K + Ctrl I [Show info about the class, method etc.]
2. Ctrl + Shift + Space [Display parameter info]
3. Ctrl + Space [Complete the word]
4. Ctrl + Alt + P [Brings up the ‘Attach To Process’ dialog]
5. Shift + F9 [Brings up the ‘QuickWatch’ dialog]
6. Ctrl + K, Ctrl + C [Comment] and Ctrl + K, Ctrl + U [Uncomment]
7. Ctrl + M, Ctrl + M [Toggle outlining expansion]
8. Shift + Alt + Enter [Full screen edit mode]
9. F12 [Goto definition]
10. Ctrl + F12 [Goto declaration]
11. Ctrl + Alt + L [Solution explorer]
12. Ctrl + Shift + V [Cycle clipboard, keep pressing V to cycle]
13. Ctrl + – [Navigate backward]
14. Ctrl + K, Ctrl + X [Insert code snippet]
15. Ctrl + Alt + DownArrow [Active files, then select with arrow keys]
16. Ctrl + TAB [Cycle active files]
17. Ctrl + L [Cut a line]
18. Ctrl + ] [Goto matching brace]
19. Ctrl + F3 [Find the word at cursor position]
20. F3 [Find next going forward]
21. Ctrl + I [Incremental search, like Firefox]
22. Ctrl + Shift + F [Find in all files]
23. F4 [Properties pane]
24. Ctrl + . [Expand the refactoring help (small red/blue rectangle that shows up after an edit)]

Usually if the ‘Shift’ key is pressed during a shortcut it reverses the direction of the action. For example, Ctrl + – navigates backward, whereas Ctrl + Shift + – navigates forward. Also, F3 finds the next match going forward, while Shift + F3 finds the next match going backward.