Default Keybindings: Editing Commands

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Editing commands default keybindings

These are the Visual C# IDE default keybindings for the Editing commands defined in the Visual C# 2005 profile.

The Visual Studio Editing commands are used to edit C# source code files.

Command Key(s) Description
Edit.CollapseToDefinitions CTRL + M, O Collapses existing regions to provide a high-level view of the types and members in the source file.
Edit.ToggleAllOutlining CTRL + M, L Toggles all previously collapsed outlining regions between collapsed and expanded states.
Edit.ToggleOutliningExpansion CTRL + M, M Toggles the currently selected collapsed region between the collapsed and expanded state.
Edit.StopOutlining CTRL + M, P Removes all outlining information from the whole document.
Edit.CommentSelection CTRL + K, C or

CTRL + E, C

Inserts // at the beginning of the current line or every line of the current selection.
Edit.UncommentSelection CTRL + K, U or

CTRL + E, U

Removes the // at the beginning of the current line or every line of the

current selection.

Edit.FormatDocument CTRL + K, D or

CTRL + E, D

Formats the current document according to the indentation and code formatting settings specified on the Formatting pane under Tools / Options / Text Editor / C#.
Edit.FormatSelection CTRL + K, F or

CTRL + E, F

Formats the current selection according to the indentation and code formatting settings specified on the Formatting pane under Tools / Options / Text Editor / C#.
Edit.InsertSnippet CTRL + K, X Displays the Code Snippet Picker. The selected code snippet will be inserted at the cursor position.
Edit.SurroundWith CTRL + K, S Displays the Code Snippet Picker. The selected code snippet will be wrapped around the selected text.
Edit. Invoke Snippet

From Shortcut

TAB Inserts the expanded code snippet from the shortcut name.
Edit.CycleClipboardRing CTRL + SHIFT + V Pastes text from the Clipboard ring to the cursor location in the file. Subsequent use of the shortcut key iterates through the items in the Clipboard ring.
Edit.Replace CTRL + H Displays the replace options in the Quick tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
Edit.ReplaceInFiles CTRL + SHIFT + H Displays the replace options on the In Files tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
View.ShowSmartTag CTRL + . or

SHIFT + ALT + F10

Displays the available options on the smart tag menu.

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