| Shortcut | Description |
| F3 | Finds the next occurrence of the previous search text. |
| F5 | Start debugging |
| F7 | Jump to code behind file from .aspx files |
| 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. Each time you press F8, you move to the next item in the list. |
| F9 | Toggle breakpoint |
| F12 | Go to definition of identifier under cursor |
| Ctrl+F5 | Start without debugging |
| Ctrl+F2 | Jump to the Navigation Bar (hit TAB to get to the right side) |
| Ctrl+F3 | Find word under cursor |
| Ctrl+TAB | Toggle between windows in Visual Studio |
| Ctrl+I | Incremental search (this is way better than Ctrl+F) |
| Ctrl+J | Force IntelliSense for field members |
| Ctrl+C (with nothing selected) | Copy whole line |
| Ctrl+Enter | Open line above line cursor is on |
| Ctrl-X or Ctrl-L (with nothing selected) | Cut whole line |
| Ctrl+] | Bounce cursor between matching parentheses/brackets/braces |
| Ctrl+PageDown | Toggle between Design and Source views in .aspx files |
| Alt+W, L | Close all windows |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C | Comment out selection |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U | Uncomment selection |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D | Format document |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X | Insert snippet (or just type in the snippet name and hit TAB, TAB) |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S | Surround selected lines with snippet |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K | Toggle bookmark on/off |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P | Jump to previous bookmark |
| Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N | Jump to next bookmark |
| Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M | Open/close current fold |
| Ctrl+M, Ctrl+O | Fold all methods |
| Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R | Enables or disables word wrap in an editor. |
| Ctrl+Shift+B | Build solution |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Displays the Class View window |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Open line below line cursor is on |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Global Search |
| Ctrl+Shift+F9 | Delete all breakpoints |
| Ctrl+Alt+A | Displays the Command window, which allows you to type commands that manipulate the IDE. |
| Ctrl+Alt+I | Displays the Immediate window, where you can evaluate expressions and execute individual commands. |
| Ctrl+Alt+K | Displays the Task List window where you customize, categorize and manage tasks, comments, shortcuts, warnings and error messages. |
| Ctrl+Alt+L | Open the Solution Explorer (to find your file after you just closed them all) |
| Ctrl+Alt+T | View Document Outline |
| Ctrl+Alt+0 | Displays the Output window to view status messages at run time |
| Ctrl+Alt+R | Open browser within VS.NET |
| Ctrl+Alt+U | Displays the Modules window, which allows you to view the .dll or .exe files used by the program. In multiprocess debugging, you can right-click and select Show Modules for all Programs. |
| Ctrl+Alt+X | Open Toolbox |
| Shift+Alt+Enter | View editor in full screen mode |
