Are you aware of or rememer the keyboard shortcuts (auto hot keys) used in Microsoft Visual Studio. Here I am share those computer shortcut keys which are required in daily and first development.
Keyboard Shortcuts of Microsoft Visual Studio
🔧 Basic Shortcuts
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Save All |
Ctrl + Shift+ S |
| Start Debugging |
F5 |
| Stop Debugging |
Shift + F5 |
| Build Solution |
Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Open File |
Ctrl + O |
| Close Document |
Ctrl + F4 |
| Comment Line(s) |
Ctrl + K, Ctrl + C |
| Uncomment Line(s) |
Ctrl + K, Ctrl + U |
🔍 Navigation
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Go to Definition |
F12 |
| Peek Definition |
Alt + F12 |
| Go to Line |
Ctrl + G |
| Go to All (symbols/files/etc.) |
Ctrl + T or Ctrl + , |
| Navigate Backward |
Ctrl + - |
| Navigate Forward |
Ctrl + Shift + - |
🧠 Editing
| Action |
Shortcut |
| IntelliSense |
Ctrl + Space |
| Rename |
Ctrl + R, R |
| Quick Actions (light bulb) |
Ctrl + . |
| Format Document |
Ctrl + K, Ctrl + D |
| Format Selection |
Ctrl + K, Ctrl + F |
🪛 Refactoring
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Extract Method |
Ctrl + R, M |
| Extract Interface |
Ctrl + R, I |
| Surround With |
Ctrl + K, Ctrl + S |
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