Text Manipulation Shortcut Keys, Visual Studio 6 Scheme
The following shortcut key combinations can be used in text editors to delete, move, or format text within an open document.
Command Name |
Shortcut Keys |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Edit.BreakLine |
ENTER —or— SHIFT + ENTER |
Inserts a new line. |
Edit.CharTranspose |
CTRL + T |
Transposes the character or space to the left of the insertion point with the character or space on the right. For example, wor|d would become word. |
Edit.ClearBookmarks |
CTRL + K, CTRL + L |
Clears all bookmarks in the current document. |
Edit.CommentSelection |
CTRL + K, CTRL + C |
Marks the current line of code as a comment, using the correct comment syntax for the programming language. |
Edit.CompleteWord |
CTRL + SPACEBAR —or— ALT + RIGHT ARROW |
Completes the rest of the word you are typing after you have typed enough characters for the editor to identify the word. |
Edit.CopyParameterTip |
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + C |
Copies the parameter information displayed by IntelliSense to the Clipboard. |
Edit.DeleteBackwards |
BACKSPACE —or— SHIFT + BACKSPACE |
Deletes one character to the left of the insertion point. |
Edit.DeleteHorizontalWhitespace |
CTRL + K, CTRL + \ |
Collapses white space in the selection, or deletes white space adjacent to the insertion point if there is no selection. |
Edit.FormatDocument |
CTRL + K, CTRL + D |
Applies the indenting and space formatting for the language as specified on the Formatting pane of the language in the Text Editor section of the Options dialog box. |
Edit.FormatSelection |
ALT + F8 —or— CTRL + K, CTRL + F |
Correctly indents the selected lines of code based on the surrounding lines of code. |
Edit.GenerateMethodSub |
CTRL + K, CTRL + M |
Creates a new method declaration for the method call that the insertion point is resting in. Available only when working in C# code. For more information, see Generate Method Stub. |
Edit.InsertTab |
TAB |
Inserts 4 spaces to the left of the insertion point in the document. |
Edit.LineCut |
CTRL + M —or— CTRL + L |
Cuts the line containing the insertion point. Available only in text editors. |
Edit.LineDelete |
CTRL + SHIFT + M —or— CTRL + SHIFT + L |
Deletes the line containing the insertion point. Available only in text editors. |
Edit.LineOpenAbove |
CTRL + ENTER |
Inserts a blank line above the insertion point. Available only in text editors. |
Edit.LineOpenBelow |
CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER |
Inserts a blank line below the insertion point. |
Edit.LineTranspose |
SHIFT + ALT + T |
Moves the line containing the insertion point below the next line. |
Edit.MakeLowercase |
CTRL + U |
Changes the selected text to lowercase characters. |
Edit.MakeUppercase |
CTRL + SHIFT + U |
Changes the selected text to uppercase characters. |
Edit.OvertypeMode |
INSERT |
Types over any characters already in the document instead of inserting the characters. |
Edit.ParameterInfo |
CTRL + SHIFT + I —or— CTRL + SHIFT + SPACEBAR |
Displays a tooltip that contains information for the current parameter. |
Edit.PasteParameterTip |
CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + P |
Pastes the previously copied parameter information from IntelliSense to the location indicated by the insertion point. |
Edit.SwapAnchor |
CTRL + K, CTRL + A |
Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection. |
Edit.TabifySelectedLines |
CTRL + Q |
Replaces spaces with tabs in the selected text. |
Edit.TabLeft |
SHIFT + TAB |
Moves selected lines left one tab stop. |
Edit.ToggleBookmark |
CTRL + K, CTRL + K |
Sets or removes a bookmark at the current line. |
Edit.ToggleTaskListShortcut |
CTRL + K, CTRL + H |
Sets or removes a shortcut at the current line. |
Edit.ToggleWordWrap |
CTRL + E, CTRL + W |
Enables or disables word wrap in an editor. |
Edit.UncommentSelection |
CTRL + K, CTRL + U |
Removes the comment syntax from the current line of code. |
Edit.UntabifySelectedLines |
CTRL + SHIFT + Q |
Replaces tabs with spaces in selected text. |
Edit.WordDeletetoEnd |
CTRL + DELETE |
Deletes the word to the right of the insertion point. |
Edit.WordDeletetoStart |
CTRL + BACKSPACE |
Deletes the word to the left of the insertion point. |
Edit.WordTranspose |
CTRL + SHIFT + T |
Transposes the word or line immediately right of the insertion point with the next word or line. For example, |End Sub would be changed to read Sub End|. |