From the article below you will learn the shortcut keys for the widow’s version of visual studio. These shortcut keys are very helpful to the developers to work faster and efficiently and to boost their performance. And the shortcuts key work globally in any window and for betterment, you can also download Excel or PDF files from the download button below for further reference.

Visual Studio Code Shortcut Keys

1.Integrated Terminal Shortcuts :

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
Ctrl+`	Show integrated terminal
Ctrl+Shift+`	Create a new terminal
Ctrl+C	Copy selection
Ctrl+V	Paste into an active terminal
Ctrl+↑ / ↓	Scroll up/down
Shift+PgUp / PgDn	Scroll page up/down
Ctrl+Home / End	Scroll to the top/bottom

2.Debug Shortcuts:

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
F9	Toggle breakpoint
F5	Start/Continue
Shift+F5	Stop
F11 / Shift+F11	Step into/out
F10	Step over
Ctrl+K Ctrl+I	Show hover

3.File Management Shortcuts:

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
Ctrl+N	New File
Ctrl+O	Open File
Ctrl+S	Save
Ctrl+Shift+S	Save
Ctrl+K S	Save All
Ctrl+F4	Close
Ctrl+K Ctrl+W	Close All
Ctrl+Shift+T	Reopen closed editor
Ctrl+K Enter	Keep preview mode editor open
Ctrl+Tab	Open next
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Open previous
Ctrl+K P	Copy path of an active file
Ctrl+K R	Reveal active file in Explorer
Ctrl+K O	Show active file in a new window/instance

4.Editor Management Shortcuts:

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W	Close editor
Ctrl+K F	Close folder
Ctrl+\	Split editor
Ctrl+ 1 / 2 / 3	Focus into 1 st, 2nd or 3rd editor group
Ctrl+K Ctrl+ ←/→	Focus into previous/next editor group
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp / PgDn	Move editor left/right
Ctrl+K ← / →	Move active editor group

5.Multi-cursor and selection Shortcuts:

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
Alt+Click	Insert cursor
Ctrl+Alt+ ↑ / ↓	Insert cursor above / below
Ctrl+U	Undo last cursor operation
Shift+Alt+I	Insert cursor at end of each line selected
Ctrl+I	Select current line
Ctrl+Shift+L	Select all occurrences of the current selection
Ctrl+F2	Select all occurrences of the current word
Shift+Alt+→	Expand selection
Shift+Alt+←	Shrink selection

6.Toggle Tab moves focus Shortcuts:

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
Ctrl+F	Find
Ctrl+H	Replace
F3 / Shift+F3	Find next/previous
Alt+Enter	Select all occurences of Find match
Ctrl+D	Add selection to next Find match
Ctrl+K Ctrl+D	Move last selection to next Find match
Alt+C / R / W	Toggle case-sensitive / regex / whole word

7.Basic Editing Shortcuts:

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
Ctrl+X	Cut line
Ctrl+C	Copy line
Alt+ ↑ / ↓	Move line up/down
Shift+Alt + ↓ / ↑	Copy line up/down
Ctrl+Shift+K	Delete line
Ctrl+Enter	Insert line below
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Insert line above
Ctrl+Shift+\	Jump to matching bracket
Ctrl+] / [	Indent/outdent line
Home / End	Go to beginning/end of line
Ctrl+Home	Go to beginning of file
Ctrl+End	Go to end of file
Ctrl+↑ / ↓	Scroll line up/down
Alt+PgUp / PgDn	Scroll page up/down
Ctrl+Shift+[	Fold (collapse) region
Ctrl+Shift+]	Unfold (uncollapse) region
Ctrl+K Ctrl+[	Fold (collapse) all subregions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+]	Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+0	Fold (collapse) all regions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+J	Unfold (uncollapse) all regions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+C	Add line comment
Ctrl+K Ctrl+U	Remove line comment
Ctrl+/	Toggle line comment
Shift+Alt+A	Toggle block comment
Alt+Z	Toggle word wrap

8.Navigation Shortcuts:

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
Ctrl+T	Show all Symbols
Ctrl+G	Go to Line
Ctrl+P	Go to File
Ctrl+Shift+O	Go to Symbol
Ctrl+Shift+M	Show Problems panel
F8	Go to the next error
Shift+F8	Go to previous error
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Navigate editor group history
Alt+ ← / →	Go back / forward
Ctrl+M	Toggle Tab moves the focus

9.General Shortcuts:

Shortcut Key	Descriptions
Ctrl+Shift+P, F1	Show Command Palette
Ctrl+P	Quick Open, Go to File
Ctrl+Shift+N	New window
Ctrl+Shift+W	Close window
Ctrl+,	User Settings
Ctrl+K Ctrl+S	Keyboard Shortcuts

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