Hot key of VC

 

Sort	Function	ShortCut	Description
Build	Build	F7	Builds the project
Build	BuildCompile	Ctrl+F7	Compiles the file
Build	BuildExecute	Ctrl+F5	Executes the program
Build	BuildStop	Ctrl+Break	Stops the build
Build	DebugGo	F5	Starts or continues the program
Build	DebugRunToCursor	Ctrl+F10	Runs the program to the line containing the cursor
Build	DebugStepInto	F11	Steps into the next statement
Debug	ApplyCodeChanges	Alt+F10	Applies code changes made to C/C++ source files while debugging
Debug	DebugEnableBreakpoint	Ctrl+F9	Enables or disables a breakpoint
Debug	DebugGo	F5	Starts or continues the program
Debug	DebugMemoryNextFormat	Alt+F11	Switches the memory window to the next display format
Debug	DebugMemoryPrevFormat	Alt+Shift+F11	Switches the memory window to the previous display format
Debug	DebugQuickWatch	Shift+F9	Performs immediate evaluation of variables and expressions
Debug	DebugRemoveAllBreakpoints	Ctrl+Shift+F9	Removes all breakpoints
Debug	DebugRestart	Ctrl+Shift+F5	Restarts the program
Debug	DebugRunToCursor	Ctrl+F10	Runs the program to the line containing the cursor
Debug	DebugSetNextStatement	Ctrl+Shift+F10	Sets the instruction pointer to the line containing the cursor
Debug	DebugShowNextStatement	Alt+Num *	Displays the source line for the instruction pointer
Debug	DebugStepInto	F11	Steps into the next statement
Debug	DebugStepIntoSpecificFunction		Steps into the selected function
Debug	DebugStepOut	Shift+F11	Steps out of the current function
Debug	DebugStepOver	F10	Steps over the next statement
Debug	DebugStopDebugging	Shift+F5	Stops debugging the program
Debug	DebugToggleBreakpoint	F9	Inserts or removes a breakpoint
Debug	DebugToggleMixedMode	Ctrl+F11	Switches between the source view and the disassembly view for this instruction
Edit	BookmarkClearAll	Ctrl+Shift+F2	Clears all bookmarks in the window
Edit	BookmarkNext	F2	Moves to the line containing the next bookmark
Edit	BookmarkPrev	Shift+F2	Moves to the line containing the previous bookmark
Edit	BookmarkToggle	Ctrl+F2	Toggles a bookmark for the current line on and off
Edit	Bookmarks	Alt+F2	Edits or navigates bookmarks
Edit	BrowseGoToDefinition	F12	Displays a symbol definition
Edit	BrowseGoToReference	Shift+F12	Displays a symbol reference
Edit	BrowseNext	Ctrl+Num +	Displays the next symbol definition or reference
Edit	BrowsePopContext	Ctrl+Num *	Returns to the location preceding the last browse operation
Edit	BrowsePrev	Ctrl+Num -	Displays the previous symbol definition or reference
Edit	CharLeft	Left Arrow	Moves the cursor one character to the left
Edit	CharLeftExtend	Shift+Left Arrow	Extends the selection one character to the left
Edit	CharRight	Right Arrow	Moves the cursor one character to the right
Edit	CharRightExtend	Shift+Right Arrow	Extends the selection one character to the right
Edit	CompleteWord	Ctrl+Space	Completes the current statement
Edit	ConditionalDown	Ctrl+K	Finds the next matching preprocessor condition
Edit	ConditionalDownExtend	Ctrl+Shift+K	Extends the selection to the next matching preprocessor condition
Edit	ConditionalUp	Ctrl+J	Finds the previous matching preprocessor condition
Edit	ConditionalUpExtend	Ctrl+Shift+J	Extends the selection to the previous matching preprocessor condition
Edit	Copy	Ctrl+C	Copies the selection to the Clipboard
Edit	Cut	Ctrl+X	Cuts the selection and moves it to the Clipboard
Edit	DebugBreakpoints	Alt+F9	Edits breakpoints in the program
Edit	Delete	Del	Deletes the selection
Edit	DeleteBack	Backspace	Deletes the selection or, if there is no selection, the character to the left of the cursor
Edit	DocumentEnd	Ctrl+End	Moves to the end of the document
Edit	DocumentEndExtend	Ctrl+Shift+End	Extends the selection to the end of the document
Edit	DocumentStart	Ctrl+Home	Moves to the beginning of the file
Edit	DocumentStartExtend	Ctrl+Shift+Home	Extends the selection to the beginning of the file
Edit	EditToggleOvertype	Ins	Toggles between inserting and replacing text
Edit	Find	Ctrl+F	Finds the specified text
Edit	FindNext	F3	Finds the next occurrence of the specified text
Edit	FindNextWord	Ctrl+F3	Finds the next occurrence of the selected text
Edit	FindPrev	Shift+F3	Finds the previous occurrence of the specified text
Edit	FindPrevWord	Ctrl+Shift+F3	Finds the previous occurrence of the selected text
Edit	FindReplace	Ctrl+H	Replaces the specified text with different text
Edit	FindTool	Ctrl+D	Activates the Find tool
Edit	GoTo	Ctrl+G	Moves to a specified location
Edit	GoToMatchBrace	Ctrl+]	Finds the matching brace
Edit	GoToMatchBraceExtend	Ctrl+Shift+]	Extends the selection to the matching brace
Edit	GoToNextErrorTag	F4	Moves to the line containing the next error or tag
Edit	GoToPrevErrorTag	Shift+F4	Moves to the line containing the previous error or tag
Edit	Home	Home	Moves to either the start of the current line or the start of the text on that line
Edit	HomeExtend	Shift+Home	Extends the selection to either the start of the current line or the start of the text on that line
Edit	LineCut	Ctrl+L	Deletes the selected lines and puts them on the Clipboard
Edit	LineDelete	Ctrl+Shift+L	Deletes the selected line
Edit	LineDown	Down Arrow	Moves the cursor down one line
Edit	LineDownExtend	Shift+Down Arrow	Extends the selection down one line
Edit	LineEnd	End	Moves to the end of the current line
Edit	LineEndExtend	Shift+End	Extends the selection to the end of the current line
Edit	LineTranspose	Alt+Shift+T	Swaps current and previous lines
Edit	LineUp	Up Arrow	Moves the cursor up one line
Edit	LineUpExtend	Shift+Up Arrow	Extends the selection up one line
Edit	ListMembers	Ctrl+Alt+T	Brings up the completion list box
Edit	PageDown	Page Down	Moves the cursor down one page
Edit	PageDownExtend	Shift+Page Down	Extends the selection down one page
Edit	PageUp	Page Up	Moves the cursor up one page
Edit	PageUpExtend	Shift+Page Up	Extends the selection up one page
Edit	ParameterInfo	Ctrl+Shift+Space	Provides help with parameters of functions
Edit	Paste	Ctrl+V	Inserts the Clipboard contents at the insertion point
Edit	Redo	Ctrl+Y	Redoes the previously undone action
Edit	SearchIncremental	Ctrl+I	Starts an incremental search forward
Edit	SearchIncrementalBack	Ctrl+Shift+I	Starts an incremental search backward
Edit	SelectAll	Ctrl+A	Selects the entire document
Edit	SelectChar	F8	Starts character selection mode
Edit	SelectColumn	Ctrl+Shift+F8	Selects a columnar block of text
Edit	SelectLine	Ctrl+F8	Selects lines of text
Edit	SelectionFormat	Alt+F8	Formats the selection using the smart indent settings
Edit	SelectionLowercase	Ctrl+U	Makes the selection all lowercase
Edit	SelectionUppercase	Ctrl+Shift+U	Makes the selection all uppercase
Edit	SentenceCut	Alt+Shift+L	Deletes the remainder of the sentence
Edit	ToggleViewWhitespace	Ctrl+Shift+8	Shows or hides tab characters
Edit	TypeInfo	Ctrl+T	Provides the syntax for a variable, function or method selected in the editor
Edit	Undo	Ctrl+Z	Undoes the last action
Edit	WindowScrollDown	Ctrl+Up Arrow	Scrolls the file contents down one line
Edit	WindowScrollUp	Ctrl+Down Arrow	Scrolls the file contents up one line
Edit	WordDeleteToEnd	Ctrl+Del	Deletes a word to the right
Edit	WordDeleteToStart	Ctrl+Backspace	Deletes a word to the left
Edit	WordLeft	Ctrl+Left Arrow	Moves back one word
Edit	WordLeftExtend	Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow	Extends the selection back one word
Edit	WordRight	Ctrl+Right Arrow	Moves forward one word
Edit	WordRightExtend	Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow	Extends the selection forward one word
Edit	WordTranspose	Ctrl+Shift+T	Swaps the current and previous words
File	FileGoTo	Ctrl+Shift+G	Opens a file based on the selected text
File	FileOpen	Ctrl+O	Opens an existing document
File	FilePrint	Ctrl+P	Prints all or part of the document
File	FileSave	Ctrl+S	Saves the document
File	New	Ctrl+N	Creates a new document, project or workspace
Image	ImageAirbrushTool	A	Draws using an airbrush with the selected size
Image	ImageBrushLarger	+	Increases the brush size by one pixel in each direction
Image	ImageBrushOutlineTool	Shift+O	Outlines the brush or selection with the current drawing color
Image	ImageBrushPixel	.	Sets the brush size to one pixel
Image	ImageBrushSmaller	-	Reduces the brush size by one pixel in each direction
Image	ImageBrushTool	D	Draws using a brush with the selected shape and size
Image	ImageColorNext	]	Changes the drawing color to the next palette color
Image	ImageColorPrev	[	Changes the drawing color to the previous palette color
Image	ImageColorSelectTool	,	Adopts a color from the image for drawing
Image	ImageEllipseTool	E	Draws an ellipse with the selected line width
Image	ImageEraseColorNext	}	Changes the erase color to the next palette color
Image	ImageEraseColorPrev	{	Changes the erase color to the previous palette color
Image	ImageEraseTool	Shift+P	Erases a portion of the image
Image	ImageFillTool	F	Fills an area with the current drawing color
Image	ImageFilledEllipseTool	Shift+E	Draws a filled ellipse
Image	ImageFilledRectangleTool	Shift+R	Draws a filled rectangle
Image	ImageFilledRoundRectTool	Shift+N	Draws a filled round rectangle
Image	ImageFlipHorizontal	X	Flips the image or selection horizontally
Image	ImageFlipVertical	Y	Flips the image or selection vertically
Image	ImageLineTool	L	Draws a straight line with the selected shape and size
Image	ImageMagnify	M	Changes to the highest magnification for the current view
Image	ImageMagnifyTool	Shift+M	Changes the magnification for the current view
Image	ImageNewDevice	Ins	Creates an image for a different display device
Image	ImageOutlinedEllipseTool	Ctrl+Shift+E	Draws a filled ellipse with an outline
Image	ImageOutlinedRectangleTool	Ctrl+Shift+R	Draws a filled rectangle with an outline
Image	ImageOutlinedRoundRectTool	Ctrl+Shift+N	Draws a filled round rectangle with an outline
Image	ImagePencilTool	P	Draws using a single-pixel pencil
Image	ImagePickupBrush	Ctrl+B	Creates a custom brush from the selection
Image	ImageRectSelectTool	S	Selects a rectangular portion of the image to move, copy, or edit
Image	ImageRectangleTool	R	Draws a rectangle with the selected line width
Image	ImageRotate90	Z	Rotates the image or selection 90 degrees
Image	ImageRoundRectTool	N	Draws a round rectangle with the selected line width
Image	ImageTextTool	T	Draws text
Image	ImageToggleGrid	G	Toggles the grid on and off
Image	ImageToggleOpaque	O	Makes the current selection either opaque or transparent
Image	ImageToggleTileGrid	Ctrl+G	Toggles the tile grid on and off
Image	ImageZoomIn	>	Increases the magnification for the current view
Image	ImageZoomOut	<	Reduces the magnification of the current view
Insert	InsertAcceleratorTable	Ctrl+7	Creates a new accelerator table resource
Insert	InsertBitmap	Ctrl+5	Creates a new bitmap resource
Insert	InsertCursor	Ctrl+3	Creates a new cursor resource
Insert	InsertDialog	Ctrl+1	Creates a new dialog box resource
Insert	InsertIcon	Ctrl+4	Creates a new icon resource
Insert	InsertMenu	Ctrl+2	Creates a new menu resource
Insert	InsertResource	Ctrl+R	Creates a new resource of any type
Insert	InsertStringTable	Ctrl+8	Creates or opens the string table resource
Insert	InsertToolbar	Ctrl+6	Creates a toolbar resource
Insert	InsertVersionInfo	Ctrl+9	Creates or opens a version information resource
Layout	CheckMnemonicKeys	Ctrl+M	Detects duplicate mnemonics in the resource
Layout	ControlHeightDecrease	Shift+Up Arrow	Sizes the selected control or dialog up one dialog unit
Layout	ControlHeightIncrease	Shift+Down Arrow	Moves the selected control or dialog down one dialog unit
Layout	ControlMoveDown	Down Arrow	Moves the selected control(s) down one dialog unit
Layout	ControlMoveLeft	Left Arrow	Moves the selected control(s) left one dialog unit
Layout	ControlMoveRight	Right Arrow	Moves the selected control(s) right one dialog unit
Layout	ControlMoveUp	Up Arrow	Moves the selected control(s) up one dialog unit
Layout	ControlWidthDecrease	Shift+Left Arrow	Sizes the selected control or dialog left one dialog unit
Layout	ControlWidthIncrease	Shift+Right Arrow	Sizes the selected control or dialog right one dialog unit
Layout	LayoutAlignBottom	Ctrl+Down Arrow	Aligns the bottom edges of the selected controls with the dominant control
Layout	LayoutAlignHorizontalCenter	Shift+F9	Aligns the horizontal centers of the selected controls with the dominant control
Layout	LayoutAlignLeft	Ctrl+Left Arrow	Aligns the left edges of the selected controls with the dominant control
Layout	LayoutAlignRight	Ctrl+Right Arrow	Aligns the right edges of the selected controls with the dominant control
Layout	LayoutAlignTop	Ctrl+Up Arrow	Aligns the top edges of the selected controls with the dominant control
Layout	LayoutAlignVerticalCenter	F9	Aligns the vertical centers of the selected controls with the dominant control
Layout	LayoutArrangeButtonsBottom	Ctrl+Shift+B	Places the selected buttons along the bottom-center of the dialog box
Layout	LayoutArrangeButtonsRight	Ctrl+B	Places the selected buttons in the top-right corner of the dialog box
Layout	LayoutCenterInDialogHorizontally	Ctrl+Shift+F9	Centers the controls horizontally within the dialog box
Layout	LayoutCenterInDialogVertically	Ctrl+F9	Centers the controls vertically within the dialog box
Layout	LayoutSizeToContent	Shift+F7	Resizes the selected control(s) to fit the caption text
Layout	LayoutSpaceEvenlyAcross	Alt+Right Arrow	Evenly spaces the selected controls horizontally
Layout	LayoutSpaceEvenlyDown	Alt+Up Arrow	Evenly spaces the selected controls vertically
Layout	LayoutTabOrder	Ctrl+D	Sets the order of controls within the dialog
Layout	ResourceTest	Ctrl+T	Runs the dialog box to test appearance and behavior
Layout	SelectDialogGuideType	Ctrl+G	Cycles between no grid, guidelines, and grid for dialog editing
Project	ProjectSelectTool	Ctrl+Alt+P	Activates the Project selection tool
Project	ProjectSettings	Alt+F7	Edits the project build and debug settings
Tools	Browse	Alt+F12	Queries on the selected object or current context
Tools	Cancel	Esc	Hides windows or cancels modes
Tools	MacroPlayQuick	Ctrl+Shift+P	Plays the quick macro
Tools	MacroRecordQuick	Ctrl+Shift+R	Start recording a temporary, throw-away macro
View	ActivateCallStackWindow	Alt+7	Activates the Call Stack window
View	ActivateDisassemblyWindow	Alt+8	Activates the Disassembly window
View	ActivateMemoryWindow	Alt+6	Activates the Memory window
View	ActivateOutputWindow	Alt+2	Activates the Output window
View	ActivateRegistersWindow	Alt+5	Activates the Registers window
View	ActivateVariablesWindow	Alt+4	Activates the Variables window
View	ActivateWatchWindow	Alt+3	Activates the Watch window
View	ActivateWorkspaceWindow	Alt+0	Activates the Workspace window
View	ClassWizard	Ctrl+W	Edits the application classes and ties resources to code
View	Properties	Alt+Enter	Edits the current selection's properties
Window	WindowDockingView	Alt+F6	Toggles the docking feature for the window on and off
Window	WindowHide	Shift+Esc	Hides the window
Window	WindowNextPane	F6	Activates the next pane
Window	WindowPrevPane	Shift+F6	Activates the previous pane