Visual Studio can be used in many different ways, and some ways are more efficient than others. This section attempts to detail some more efficient ways of using Visual Studio.
As mentioned earlier, the time it takes to use mouse commands, such as right-clicking, menus, toolbars, Solution Explorer, and so on, is reasonably lengthy.
Visual Studio offers keyboard shortcuts for almost all of the possible commands that it offers. While it's probably not possible to remember them all, you can usually remember the shortcuts for some of the most common actions you want to perform. The following table highlights some common commands:
Command |
Keyboard shortcut |
---|---|
New Project |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
Add New Item |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
Open File |
Ctrl + O |
Save |
Ctrl + S |
Save All |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
Cut |
Ctrl + X |
Copy |
Ctrl + C |
Paste |
Ctrl + V |
Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
Redo |
Ctrl + Y |
Navigate Backward |
... |