Must Know Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

Project Related Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Ctrl + Shift + B = Build your project.
• Ctrl + Alt + L = Shows Solution Explorer.
• Shift + Alt + C = Add new class.
• Shift + Alt + A = Add new item to project.

Editor Related Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Ctrl + Enter = Insert blank line above the current line.
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter = Insert blank line below the current line.
• Ctrl + Space = Autocomplete using IntelliSense.
• Alt +Shift +arrow keys(←,↑,↓,→) = Select custom part of the code.
• Ctrl + } = Match curly braces, brackets.
• Ctrl + Shift + } = Select text between matched braces, brackets.
• Ctrl + Shift + S = Saves all files and projects.
• Ctrl + K, Ctrl + C = Comments the selected lines.
• Ctrl + K, Ctrl + U = Uncomments the selected lines.
• Ctrl + K, Ctrl + D = Do proper alignment of all the code.
• Shift + End = Select the entire line from start to end.
• Shift + Home = Select the entire line from end to start.
• Ctrl + Delete = Deletes the word to the right of the cursor.

Navigation Related Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Ctrl + Up/Down = Scrolls the window without moving the cursor
• Ctrl + – = Take cursor to its previous location
• Ctrl + + = Take cursor to its next location
• F12 = Go to definition

Debugging Related Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Ctrl + Alt + P = Attach to process
• F10 = Debug step over
• F5 = Start debugging
• Shift + F5 = Stop debugging
• Ctrl + Alt + Q = Add quick watch
• F9 = Set or remove a breakpoint

Search Related Keyboard Shortcuts:

• Ctrl + K Ctrl + K = Bookmark the current line
• Ctrl + K Ctrl + N = Navigates to next bookmark
• Ctrl + . = If you type in a class name likeCollection<string> and do not have the proper namespace import then this shortcut combination will automatically insert the import.
• Ctrl + Shift + F = Find in Files
• Shift + F12 = Find all references
• Ctrl + F = Displays the Find Dialog
• Ctrl + H = Displays the Replace Dialog
• Ctrl + G = Jumps to the line number or go to the line
• Ctrl + Shift + F = Find the references of the selected item in the entire solution

Read the complete list of shortcuts here.