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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