Text Navigation Shortcut Keys, Visual C# Scheme
The following shortcut key combinations can be used in text editors to move throughout an open document.
Note
When you select Visual C# Development Settings in the Import and Export Settings Wizard, the Visual C# 2005 keyboard mapping scheme is applied. Visual C# 2005 is the current keyboard mapping scheme. This is the keyboard mapping scheme that is applied to the integrated development environment (IDE) at initial startup. For more information, see How to: Change Select Settings.
To switch to the Visual C# keyboard mapping scheme
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Expand Environment, and then click Keyboard.
Select Visual C# 2005 from the Apply the following application keyboard mapping scheme drop-down list.
Command Name |
Shortcut Keys |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Edit.CharLeft |
LEFT ARROW |
Moves the cursor one character to the left. |
Edit.CharRight |
RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the cursor one character to the right. |
Edit.ClearBookmarks |
CTRL + B, CTRL + C |
Removes all unnamed bookmarks in the current document. |
Edit.DocumentEnd |
CTRL + END |
Moves the cursor to the last line of the document. |
Edit.DocumentStart |
CTRL + HOME |
Moves the cursor to the first line of the document. |
Edit.GoTo |
CTRL + G |
Displays the Go To Line dialog box. |
Edit.GoToBrace |
CTRL + ] |
Moves the pointer location to the matching brace in the source file. |
Edit.GoToNextLocation |
F8 |
Moves the cursor to the next item, such as a task in the Task List window or a search match in the Find Results window. Subsequent invocations will move to the next item in the list. |
Edit.LineDown |
DOWN ARROW |
Moves the cursor down one line. |
Edit.LineEnd |
END |
Moves the cursor to the end of the current line. |
Edit.LineStart |
HOME |
Moves the cursor to the start of the line. |
Edit.LineUp |
UP ARROW |
Moves the cursor up one line. |
Edit.NextBookmark |
CTRL + B, CTRL + N |
Moves the cursor to the location of the next bookmark. |
Edit.NextError |
CTRL + SHIFT + F12 |
Moves to the next error entry in the Error List window, which automatically scrolls to the affected section of text in the editor. |
Edit.PageDown |
PAGE DOWN |
Scrolls down one screen in the editor window. |
Edit.PageUp |
PAGE UP |
Scrolls up one screen in the editor window. |
Edit.PreviousBookmark |
CTRL + B, CTRL + P |
Moves the cursor to the location of the previous bookmark. |
Edit.QuickInfo |
CTRL + K, CTRL + I |
Displays the complete declaration for the specified identifier in your code in a Quick Info tool tip. |
Edit.ScrollLineDown |
CTRL + DOWN ARROW |
Scrolls text down one line. Available in text editors only. |
Edit.ScrollLineUp |
CTRL + UP ARROW |
Scrolls text up one line. Available in text editors only. |
Edit.ToggleBookmark |
CTRL + K, CTRL + K - or - CTRL + B, CTRL + T |
Sets or removes a bookmark at the current line. |
Edit.ViewBottom |
CTRL + PAGE DOWN |
Moves to the last visible line of the active window. |
Edit.ViewTop |
CTRL + PAGE UP |
Moves to the first visible line of the active window. |
Edit.WordNext |
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the cursor to the right one word. |
Edit.WordPrevious |
CTRL + LEFT ARROW |
Moves the cursor to the left one word. |
View.BrowseNext |
CTRL + SHIFT + 1 |
Moves to the next definition, declaration, or reference of an item. Available in the Object BrowserandClass View window. |
View.BrowsePrevious |
CTRL + SHIFT + 2 |
Moves to the previous definition, declaration, or reference of an item. Available in the Object Browser and Class View window. |
View.NavigateBackward |
CTRL + MINUS SIGN (-) |
Moves to the previously browsed line of code. |
View.NavigateForward |
CTRL + SHIFT + MINUS SIGN (-) |
Moves to the next browsed line of code. |
View.PopBrowseContext |
CTRL + SHIFT + 8 |
Moves to the previous item called in code in the current file. Uses the Go To Definition navigation stack. |
View.ForwardBrowseContext |
CTRL + SHIFT + 7 |
Moves to the next item called in code in the current file. Uses the Go To Definition navigation stack. |