Windows Shortcuts

Windows system key combinations
F1: Help
CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT+F4: Quit program
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

Windows program key combinations
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+V: Paste
CTRL+Z: Undo
CTRL+B: Bold
CTRL+U: Underline
CTRL+I: Italic

Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects
SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT+double click: Displays properties
SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

General keyboard-only commands
F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT+F4: Closes the current window
CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
For a selected object:
F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+V: Paste
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To copy a file
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To create a shortcut
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

General folder/shortcut control
F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window.
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Windows Explorer tree control
Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Properties control
CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs

Accessibility shortcuts
Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys
Windows Logo: Start menu
Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
Windows Logo+F1: Help
Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows
Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off

Dialog box keyboard commands
TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

Microsoft Visual Studio Shortcuts

Below is a list of the default shortcut keys for my VS.NET:

Action	Key
View.ViewCode	Global::F7
View.ViewDesigner	Global::Shift+F7
	Global::Alt+Enter
File.OpenFile	Global::Ctrl+O
File.SaveSelectedItems	Global::Ctrl+S
File.SaveAll	Global::Ctrl+Shift+S
Edit.Cut	Global::Ctrl+X Global::Shift+Del
Edit.Copy	Global::Ctrl+C Global::Ctrl+Ins
Edit.Paste	Global::Ctrl+V Global::Shift+Ins
View.NavigateForward	Global::Ctrl+Shift+-
Debug.Start	Global::F5
Edit.FindinFiles	Global::Ctrl+Shift+F
Edit.GoToFindCombo	Global::Ctrl+D
View.SolutionExplorer	Global::Ctrl+Alt+L
View.PropertiesWindow	Global::F4
View.ObjectBrowser	Global::Ctrl+Alt+J
View.Toolbox	Global::Ctrl+Alt+X
File.NewProject	Global::Ctrl+Shift+N
Edit.Undo	Global::Ctrl+Z Global::Alt+Bkspce
View.NextView	HTML Editor HTML View::Ctrl+PgDn HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+PgDn XML Editor Schema View::Ctrl+PgDn XML Editor Data View::Ctrl+PgDn
View.VisibleBorders	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Q
View.Details	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Shift+Q
Project.Override	Global::Ctrl+Alt+Ins
File.AddNewItem	Global::Ctrl+Shift+A
File.AddExistingItem	Global::Shift+Alt+A
Build.BuildSolution	Global::Ctrl+Shift+B
Build.Cancel	Global::Ctrl+Break
Build.Compile	Global::Ctrl+F7
Debug.Breakpoints	Global::Ctrl+Alt+B
Debug.RunningDocuments	Global::Ctrl+Alt+N
Debug.Watch1	Global::Ctrl+Alt+W, 1
Debug.Watch2	Global::Ctrl+Alt+W, 2
Debug.Watch3	Global::Ctrl+Alt+W, 3
Debug.Watch4	Global::Ctrl+Alt+W, 4
Debug.Autos	Global::Ctrl+Alt+V, A
Debug.Locals	Global::Ctrl+Alt+V, L
Debug.This	Global::Ctrl+Alt+V, T
Debug.Immediate	Global::Ctrl+Alt+I
Debug.CallStack	Global::Ctrl+Alt+C
Debug.Threads	Global::Ctrl+Alt+H
Debug.Modules	Global::Ctrl+Alt+U
Debug.Memory1	Global::Ctrl+Alt+M, 1
Debug.Memory2	Global::Ctrl+Alt+M, 2
Debug.Memory3	Global::Ctrl+Alt+M, 3
Debug.Memory4	Global::Ctrl+Alt+M, 4
Debug.Disassembly	Global::Ctrl+Alt+D
Debug.Registers	Global::Ctrl+Alt+G
Debug.ToggleDisassembly	Global::Ctrl+F11
Debug.StartWithoutDebugging	Global::Ctrl+F5
Debug.BreakAll	Global::Ctrl+Alt+Break
Debug.StopDebugging	Global::Shift+F5
Debug.Restart	Global::Ctrl+Shift+F5
Debug.ApplyCodeChanges	Global::Alt+F10
Debug.Exceptions	Global::Ctrl+Alt+E
Debug.StepInto	Global::F11
Debug.StepOver	Global::F10
Debug.StepOut	Global::Shift+F11
Debug.QuickWatch	Global::Ctrl+Alt+Q Global::Shift+F9
Debug.NewBreakpoint	Global::Ctrl+B
Debug.ClearAllBreakpoints	Global::Ctrl+Shift+F9
Database.Run	Global::Ctrl+E
Database.RunSelection	Global::Ctrl+Q
Database.StepInto	Global::Alt+F5
Schema.Expand	XML Editor Schema View::Ctrl+=
Schema.Collapse	XML Editor Schema View::Ctrl+-
Query.Run	Query Designer::Ctrl+R View Designer::Ctrl+R
Format.Bold	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+B
Format.Italic	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+I
Format.Underline	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+U
Format.ConverttoHyperlink	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+L
Format.InsertBookmark	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Shift+L
Format.DecreaseIndent	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Shift+T
Format.IncreaseIndent	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+T
Format.AlignLefts	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Format.AlignCenters	VC Dialog Editor::Shift+F9
Format.AlignRights	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Format.AlignTops	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow
Format.AlignMiddles	VC Dialog Editor::F9
Format.AlignBottoms	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow
Format.SpaceAcross	VC Dialog Editor::Alt+Left Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Alt+Right Arrow
Format.SpaceDown	VC Dialog Editor::Alt+Down Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Alt+Up Arrow
Format.ButtonRight	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+R
Format.ButtonBottom	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+B
Format.CenterVertical	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+F9
Format.CenterHorizontal	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Shift+F9
Format.SizetoContent	VC Dialog Editor::Shift+F7
Format.TabOrder	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+D
Format.ShowGrid	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+G
Format.SnaptoGrid	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Shift+G
Format.ToggleGuides	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+G
Format.CheckMnemonics	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+M
Format.TestDialog	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+T
Format.LockElement	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Shift+K
Table.InsertColumntotheLeft	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow
Table.InsertColumntotheRight	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow
Table.InsertRowAbove	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow
Table.InsertRowBelow	HTML Editor Design View::Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow
Tools.DebugProcesses	Global::Ctrl+Alt+P
Image.FlipHorizontal	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+H
Image.FlipVertical	VC Image Editor::Shift+Alt+H
Image.Rotate90Degrees	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+H
Image.UseSelectionasBrush	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+U
Image.CopyAndOutlineSelection	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+U
Image.DrawOpaque	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+J
Image.NewImageType	VC Image Editor::Ins
Image.RectangleSelectionTool	VC Image Editor::Shift+Alt+S
Image.EraseTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+I
Image.FillTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+F
Image.MagnificationTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+M
Image.PencilTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+I
Image.BrushTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+B
Image.AirbrushTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+A
Image.LineTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+L
Image.TextTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+T
Image.RectangleTool	VC Image Editor::Alt+R
Image.OutlinedRectangleTool	VC Image Editor::Shift+Alt+R
Image.FilledRectangleTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R
Image.RoundedRectangleTool	VC Image Editor::Alt+W
Image.OutlinedRoundedRectangleTool	VC Image Editor::Shift+Alt+W
Image.FilledRoundedRectangleTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Alt+W
Image.EllipseTool	VC Image Editor::Alt+P
Image.OutlinedEllipseTool	VC Image Editor::Shift+Alt+P
Image.FilledEllipseTool	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P
Image.ShowTileGrid	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S
Image.ShowGrid	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Alt+S
Image.LargerBrush	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+=
Image.SmallerBrush	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+-
Image.SmallBrush	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+.
Image.ZoomIn	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Up Arrow VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+.
Image.ZoomOut	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Down Arrow VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+,
Image.PreviousColor	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Left Arrow VC Image Editor::Ctrl+[
Image.PreviousRightColor	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+[
Image.NextColor	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Right Arrow VC Image Editor::Ctrl+]
Image.NextRightColor	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+]
Image.Magnify	VC Image Editor::Ctrl+Shift+M
Help.DynamicHelp	Global::Ctrl+F1
View.NavigateBackward	Global::Ctrl+-
View.ClassView	Global::Ctrl+Shift+C
View.ServerExplorer	Global::Ctrl+Alt+S
View.ResourceView	Global::Ctrl+Shift+E
View.MacroExplorer	Global::Alt+F8
View.DocumentOutline	Global::Ctrl+Alt+T
View.TaskList	Global::Ctrl+Alt+K
View.CommandWindow	Global::Ctrl+Alt+A
View.Output	Global::Ctrl+Alt+O
View.FindSymbolResults	Global::Ctrl+Alt+F12
View.Favorites	Global::Ctrl+Alt+F
File.Print	Global::Ctrl+P
Edit.Redo	Global::Ctrl+Y Global::Shift+Alt+Bkspce Global::Ctrl+Shift+Z
Edit.SelectAll	Global::Ctrl+A
Edit.Find	Global::Ctrl+F
Edit.OpenFile	Global::Ctrl+Shift+G
Tools.RunTemporaryMacro	Global::Ctrl+Shift+P
Tools.RecordTemporaryMacro	Global::Ctrl+Shift+R
Tools.MacrosIDE	Global::Alt+F11
File.OpenProject	Global::Ctrl+Shift+O
File.NewFile	Global::Ctrl+N
Edit.Replace	Global::Ctrl+H
Edit.GoTo	Global::Ctrl+G
View.PropertyPages	Global::Shift+F4
View.FullScreen	Global::Shift+Alt+Enter
Debug.RunToCursor	Global::Ctrl+F10
Debug.ToggleBreakpoint	Global::F9
Help.Contents	Global::Ctrl+Alt+F1
Help.Index	Global::Ctrl+Alt+F2
Debug.SetNextStatement	Global::Ctrl+Shift+F10
Help.Search	Global::Ctrl+Alt+F3
Debug.ShowNextStatement	Global::Alt+Num *
Help.Searchresults	Global::Shift+Alt+F3
Help.Indexresults	Global::Shift+Alt+F2
Edit.Wildcard	Global::Alt+F3, P
Edit.ReplaceinFiles	Global::Ctrl+Shift+H
	Global::Ctrl+5
Edit.GotoNextLocation	Global::F8
Edit.GotoPreviousLocation	Global::Shift+F8
	Global::Ctrl+6
Window.NextTab	Global::Ctrl+PgDn
Window.PreviousTab	Global::Ctrl+PgUp HTML Editor HTML View::Ctrl+PgUp
Window.CloseToolWindow	Global::Shift+Esc
	Global::Ctrl+7
Window.ActivateDocumentWindow	Global::Esc
Window.MovetoDropdownBar	Global::Ctrl+F2
Window.NextPane	Global::Alt+F6
Window.PreviousPane	Global::Shift+Alt+F6
	Global::Ctrl+Shift+Alt+T
	Global::F2
Edit.HiddenText	Global::Alt+F3, H
Edit.MatchCase	Global::Alt+F3, C
Edit.WholeWord	Global::Alt+F3, W
Edit.RegularExpression	Global::Alt+F3, R
Edit.Up	Global::Alt+F3, B
Edit.StopSearch	Global::Alt+F3, S
View.NextTask	Global::Ctrl+Shift+F12
Edit.FindNext	Global::F3
Edit.FindPrevious	Global::Shift+F3
Edit.FindNextSelected	Global::Ctrl+F3
Edit.FindPreviousSelected	Global::Ctrl+Shift+F3
Debug.EnableBreakpoint	Global::Ctrl+F9
Help.F1Help	Global::F1
Tools.GoToCommandLine	Global::Ctrl+/
Window.NextSplitPane	Global::F6
Window.PreviousSplitPane	Global::Shift+F6
Window.NextDocumentWindow	Global::Ctrl+F6 Global::Ctrl+Tab
Window.PreviousDocumentWindow	Global::Ctrl+Shift+F6 Global::Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Edit.CycleClipboardRing	Global::Ctrl+Shift+V Global::Ctrl+Shift+Ins
Window.CloseDocumentWindow	Global::Ctrl+F4
Tools.CommandWindowMarkMode	Global::Ctrl+Shift+M
Edit.GoToDefinition	Global::F12
Edit.GoToDeclaration	Global::Ctrl+F12
View.ObjectBrowserBack	Global::Alt+-
View.ObjectBrowserForward	Global::Shift+Alt+-
Edit.FindSymbol	Global::Alt+F12
Help.WindowHelp	Global::Shift+F1
View.PopBrowseContext	Global::Ctrl+Shift+8
Edit.GoToReference	Global::Shift+F12
View.BrowseNext	Global::Ctrl+Shift+1
View.BrowsePrevious	Global::Ctrl+Shift+2
Edit.QuickFindSymbol	Global::Shift+Alt+F12
Edit.MoveControlLeft	Global::Ctrl+Left Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Left Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Ctrl+Left Arrow
Edit.MoveControlDown	Global::Ctrl+Down Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Down Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Ctrl+Down Arrow
Edit.MoveControlRight	Global::Ctrl+Right Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Right Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Ctrl+Right Arrow
Edit.MoveControlUp	Global::Ctrl+Up Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Up Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Ctrl+Up Arrow
Edit.SizeControlDown	Global::Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Shift+Down Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow
Edit.SizeControlUp	Global::Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Shift+Up Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow
Edit.SizeControlLeft	Global::Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Shift+Left Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Edit.SizeControlRight	Global::Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Shift+Right Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Edit.ShowTileGrid	Global::Enter
Edit.MoveControlUpGrid	Global::Up Arrow
Edit.MoveControlDownGrid	Global::Down Arrow
Edit.MoveControlLeftGrid	Global::Left Arrow
Edit.MoveControlRightGrid	Global::Right Arrow
Edit.SizeControlRightGrid	Global::Shift+Right Arrow
Edit.SizeControlUpGrid	Global::Shift+Up Arrow
Edit.SizeControlLeftGrid	Global::Shift+Left Arrow
Edit.SizeControlDownGrid	Global::Shift+Down Arrow
Edit.SelectNextControl	Global::Tab
Edit.SelectPreviousControl	Global::Shift+Tab
	Global::Alt+F9, D
	Global::Alt+F9, P
	Global::Alt+F9, S
	Global::Alt+F9, A
View.ShowWebBrowser	Global::Ctrl+Alt+R
View.WebNavigateBack	WebBrowser::Alt+Left Arrow
View.WebNavigateForward	WebBrowser::Alt+Right Arrow
Help.Nexttopic	WebBrowser::Alt+Down Arrow
Help.Previoustopic	WebBrowser::Alt+Up Arrow
Edit.Delete	Global::Del
Edit.DeleteBackwards	Text Editor::Shift+Bkspce Text Editor::Bkspce
Edit.BreakLine	Text Editor::Shift+Enter Text Editor::Enter Windows Forms Designer::Enter
Edit.InsertTab	Text Editor::Tab Windows Forms Designer::Tab
Edit.TabLeft	Text Editor::Shift+Tab Windows Forms Designer::Shift+Tab
Edit.CharLeft	Text Editor::Left Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Left Arrow
Edit.CharLeftExtend	Text Editor::Shift+Left Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Shift+Left Arrow
Edit.CharRight	Text Editor::Right Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Right Arrow
Edit.CharRightExtend	Text Editor::Shift+Right Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Shift+Right Arrow
Edit.LineUp	Text Editor::Up Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Up Arrow
Edit.LineUpExtend	Text Editor::Shift+Up Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Shift+Down Arrow
Edit.LineDown	Text Editor::Down Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Down Arrow
Edit.LineDownExtend	Text Editor::Shift+Down Arrow Windows Forms Designer::Shift+Up Arrow
Edit.DocumentStart	Text Editor::Ctrl+Home
Edit.DocumentStartExtend	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Home
Edit.DocumentEnd	Text Editor::Ctrl+End
Edit.DocumentEndExtend	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+End
Edit.LineStart	Text Editor::Home
Edit.LineStartExtend	Text Editor::Shift+Home
Edit.LineEnd	Text Editor::End
Edit.LineEndExtend	Text Editor::Shift+End
Edit.PageUp	Text Editor::PgUp
Edit.PageUpExtend	Text Editor::Shift+PgUp
Edit.PageDown	Text Editor::PgDn
Edit.PageDownExtend	Text Editor::Shift+PgDn
Edit.ViewTop	Text Editor::Ctrl+PgUp
Edit.ViewTopExtend	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+PgUp
Edit.ViewBottom	Text Editor::Ctrl+PgDn
Edit.ViewBottomExtend	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+PgDn
Edit.ScrollLineUp	Text Editor::Ctrl+Up Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Up Arrow
Edit.ScrollLineDown	Text Editor::Ctrl+Down Arrow VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Down Arrow
Edit.MakeLowercase	Text Editor::Ctrl+U
Edit.MakeUppercase	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+U
Edit.SwapAnchor	Text Editor::Ctrl+R, Ctrl+P
Edit.GotoBrace	Text Editor::Ctrl+]
Edit.GotoBraceExtend	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+]
Edit.OvertypeMode	Text Editor::Ins
Edit.LineCut	Text Editor::Ctrl+L
Edit.LineDelete	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+L
Edit.DeleteHorizontalWhiteSpace	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+\
Edit.LineOpenAbove	Text Editor::Ctrl+Enter
Edit.LineOpenBelow	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Edit.ClearBookmarks	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+L
Edit.ToggleBookmark	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K
Edit.NextBookmark	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N
Edit.PreviousBookmark	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P
Edit.CharTranspose	Text Editor::Ctrl+T
Edit.WordTranspose	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+T
Edit.LineTranspose	Text Editor::Shift+Alt+T
Edit.SelectCurrentWord	Text Editor::Ctrl+W
Edit.WordDeleteToEnd	Text Editor::Ctrl+Del
Edit.WordDeleteToStart	Text Editor::Ctrl+Bkspce
Edit.WordPrevious	Text Editor::Ctrl+Left Arrow
Edit.WordPreviousExtend	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Edit.WordNext	Text Editor::Ctrl+Right Arrow
Edit.WordNextExtend	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Edit.SelectionCancel	Text Editor::Esc Windows Forms Designer::Esc
Edit.ParameterInfo	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Space
Edit.ViewWhiteSpace	Text Editor::Ctrl+R, Ctrl+W
Edit.CompleteWord	Text Editor::Alt+Right Arrow Text Editor::Ctrl+Space
Edit.ListMembers	Text Editor::Ctrl+J
Edit.FormatSelection	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F
Edit.ToggleTaskListShortcut	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+H
Edit.QuickInfo	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+I
Edit.CharLeftExtendColumn	Text Editor::Shift+Alt+Left Arrow
Edit.CharRightExtendColumn	Text Editor::Shift+Alt+Right Arrow
Edit.LineUpExtendColumn	Text Editor::Shift+Alt+Up Arrow
Edit.LineDownExtendColumn	Text Editor::Shift+Alt+Down Arrow
Edit.ToggleWordWrap	Text Editor::Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R
Edit.IncrementalSearch	Text Editor::Ctrl+I
Edit.ReverseIncrementalSearch	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+I
Edit.LineStartExtendColumn	Text Editor::Shift+Alt+Home
Edit.LineEndExtendColumn	Text Editor::Shift+Alt+End
Edit.WordPreviousExtendColumn	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left Arrow
Edit.WordNextExtendColumn	Text Editor::Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right Arrow
Edit.HideSelection	Text Editor::Ctrl+M, Ctrl+H
Edit.ToggleOutliningExpansion	Text Editor::Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M
Edit.ToggleAllOutlining	Text Editor::Ctrl+M, Ctrl+L
Edit.StopOutlining	Text Editor::Ctrl+M, Ctrl+P
Edit.StopHidingCurrent	Text Editor::Ctrl+M, Ctrl+U
Edit.CollapsetoDefinitions	Text Editor::Ctrl+M, Ctrl+O
Edit.CommentSelection	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C
Edit.UncommentSelection	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U
Edit.SelectToLastGoBack	Text Editor::Ctrl+=
Edit.FormatDocument	Text Editor::Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D
	HTML Editor HTML View::Ctrl+Shift+.
Edit.ScrollColumnLeft	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Left Arrow
Edit.ScrollColumnRight	VC Dialog Editor::Ctrl+Right Arrow
Edit.NewString	VC String Editor::Ins
Edit.NewAccelerator	VC Accelerator Editor::Ins
Edit.NextKeyTyped	VC Accelerator Editor::Ctrl+W
View.SQL	Query Designer::Ctrl+3 View Designer::Ctrl+3
View.Diagram	Query Designer::Ctrl+1 View Designer::Ctrl+1
View.Results	Query Designer::Ctrl+4 View Designer::Ctrl+4
View.Grid	Query Designer::Ctrl+2 View Designer::Ctrl+2
	Windows Forms Designer::Shift+Esc

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Best Practices for Handling Exceptions

A well-designed set of error handling code blocks can make a program more robust and less prone to crashing because the application handles such errors. The following list contains suggestions on best practices for handling exceptions:
Know when to set up a try/catch block. For example, you can programmatically check for a condition that is likely to occur without using exception handling. In other situations, using exception handling to catch an error condition is appropriate.
The following example uses an if statement to check whether a connection is closed. You can use this method instead of throwing an exception if the connection is not closed. [Visual Basic]
If conn.State <> ConnectionState.Closed Then
conn.Close()
End If
[C#]
if(conn.State != ConnectionState.Closed)
conn.Close();
In the following example, an exception is thrown if the connection is not closed. [Visual Basic]
Try
conn.Close()
Catch ex As InvalidOperationException
'Do something with the error or ignore it.
End Try
[C#]
try {
conn.Close();
}
catch(InvalidOperationException ex) {
//Do something with the error or ignore it.
}
The method you choose depends on how often you expect the event to occur. If the event is truly exceptional and is an error (such as an unexpected end-of-file), using exception handling is better because less code is executed in the normal case. If the event happens routinely, using the programmatic method to check for errors is better. In this case, if an exception occurs, the exception will take longer to handle.
Use try/finally blocks around code that can potentially generate an exception and centralize your catch statements in one location. In this way, the try statement generates the exception, the finally statement closes or deallocates resources, and the catch statement handles the exception from a central location.
Always order exceptions in catch blocks from the most specific to the least specific. This technique handles the specific exception before it is passed to a more general catch block.
End exception class names with the word "Exception". For example: [Visual Basic]
Public Class EmployeeListNotFoundException
Inherits Exception
[C#]
public class MyFileNotFoundException : ApplicationException {
}
When creating user-defined exceptions, you must ensure that the metadata for the exceptions is available to code executing remotely, including when exceptions occur across application domains. For example, suppose Application Domain A creates Application Domain B, which executes code that throws an exception. For Application Domain A to properly catch and handle the exception, it must be able to find the assembly containing the exception thrown by Application Domain B. If Application Domain B throws an exception that is contained in an assembly under its application base, but not under Application Domain A's application base, Application Domain A will not be able to find the exception and the common language runtime will throw a FileNotFoundException. To avoid this situation, you can deploy the assembly containing the exception information in two ways:
Put the assembly into a common application base shared by both application domains
- or -
If the domains do not share a common application base, sign the assembly containing the exception information with a strong name and deploy the assembly into the global assembly cache.
In C# and the Managed Extensions for C++, use at least the three common constructors when creating your own exception classes. For an example, see Using User-Defined Exceptions.
In most cases, use the predefined exceptions types. Define new exception types only for programmatic scenarios. Introduce a new exception class to enable a programmer to take a different action in code based on the exception class.
Do not derive user-defined exceptions from the Exception base class. For most applications, derive custom exceptions from the ApplicationException class.
Include a localized description string in every exception. When the user sees an error message, it is derived from the description string of the exception that was thrown, rather than from the exception class.
Use grammatically correct error messages, including ending punctuation. Each sentence in a description string of an exception should end in a period.
Provide Exception properties for programmatic access. Include extra information in an exception (in addition to the description string) only when there is a programmatic scenario where the additional information is useful.
Return null for extremely common error cases. For example, File.Open returns null if the file is not found, but throws an exception if the file is locked.
Design classes so that an exception is never thrown in normal use. For example, a FileStream class exposes another way of determining whether the end of the file has been reached. This avoids the exception that is thrown if you read past the end of the file. The following example shows how to read to the end of the file. [Visual Basic]
Class FileRead
Sub Open()
Dim stream As FileStream = File.Open("myfile.txt", FileMode.Open)
Dim b As Byte

' ReadByte returns -1 at EOF.
While b = stream.ReadByte() <> True
' Do something.
End While
End Sub
End Class
[C#]
class FileRead {
void Open() {
FileStream stream = File.Open("myfile.txt", FileMode.Open);
byte b;
// ReadByte returns -1 at EOF.
while ((b == stream.ReadByte()) != true) {
// Do something.
}
}
}
Throw an InvalidOperationException if a property set or method call is not appropriate given the object's current state.
Throw an ArgumentException or a class derived from ArgumentException if invalid parameters are passed.
The stack trace begins at the statement where the exception is thrown and ends at the catch statement that catches the exception. Be aware of this fact when deciding where to place a throw statement.
Use exception builder methods. It is common for a class to throw the same exception from different places in its implementation. To avoid excessive code, use helper methods that create the exception and return it. For example: [Visual Basic]
Class File
Private fileName As String

Public Function Read(bytes As Integer) As Byte()
If Not ReadFile(handle, bytes) Then
Throw NewFileIOException()
End If
End Function 'Read

Function NewFileIOException() As FileException
Dim description As String = __unknown ' Build localized string, including fileName.
Return New FileException(description) '
End Function 'NewFileIOException
End Class 'File
[C#]
class File {
string fileName;
public byte[] Read(int bytes) {
if (!ReadFile(handle, bytes))
throw NewFileIOException();
}
FileException NewFileIOException() {
string description = // Build localized string, including fileName.
return new FileException(description);
}
}
Alternatively, use the exception's constructor to build the exception. This is more appropriate for global exception classes, such as ArgumentException.
Throw exceptions instead of returning an error code or HRESULT.
Clean up intermediate results when throwing an exception. Callers should be able assume that there are no side effects when an exception is thrown from a method.


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