Microsoft Visual Studio Function Key Shortcuts

there are 69 keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Visual Studio involving function keys.

1. Build.Compile Ctrl+F7
2. Build.RunCodeAnalysisonSolution Alt+F11
3. Debug.ApplyCodeChanges Alt+F10
4. Debug.DeleteAllBreakpoints Ctrl+Shift+F9
5. Debug.DiagnosticsHub.Launch Alt+F2
6. Debug.EnableBreakpoint Ctrl+F9
7. Debug.GoToPreviousCallorIntelliTraceEvent Ctrl+Shift+F11
8. Debug.Graphics.StartDiagnostics Alt+F5
9. Debug.QuickWatch Shift+F9
10. Debug.Restart Ctrl+Shift+F5
11. Debug.RunToCursor Ctrl+F10
12. Debug.SetNextStatement Ctrl+Shift+F10
13. Debug.StartWindowsPhoneApplicationAnalysis Alt+F1
14. Debug.StartWithoutDebugging Ctrl+F5
15. Debug.StepIntoCurrentProcess Ctrl+Alt+F11
16. Debug.StepIntoSpecific Shift+Alt+F11
17. Debug.StepOut Shift+F11
18. Debug.StepOutCurrentProcess Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F11
19. Debug.StepOverCurrentProcess Ctrl+Alt+F10
20. Debug.StopDebugging Shift+F5
21. Debug.StopPerformanceAnalysis Shift+Alt+F2
22. Debug.ToggleDisassembly Ctrl+F11
23. DebuggerContextMenus.BreakpointsWindow.Delete Alt+F9, D
24. DebuggerContextMenus.BreakpointsWindow.GoToDisassembly Alt+F9, A
25. DebuggerContextMenus.BreakpointsWindow.GoToSourceCode Alt+F9, S
26. DiagnosticsHub.StopCollection Ctrl+Alt+F2
27. Edit.FindAllReferences Shift+F12
28. Edit.FindNextSelected Ctrl+F3
29. Edit.FindPrevious Shift+F3
30. Edit.FindPreviousSelected Ctrl+Shift+F3
31. Edit.GoToDeclaration Ctrl+F12
32. Edit.GoToPrevLocation Shift+F8
33. Edit.QuickFindSymbol Shift+Alt+F12
34. Edit.StopSearch Alt+F3, S
35. EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Breakpoint.BreakpointEditlabels Alt+F9, L
36. EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Execute Ctrl+Alt+F5
37. File.Exit Alt+F4
38. Help.AddandRemoveHelpContent Ctrl+Alt+F1
39. Help.ViewHelp Ctrl+F1
40. Help.WindowHelp Shift+F1
41. Tools.ForceGC Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F12, Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F12
42. View.FindSymbolResults Ctrl+Alt+F12
43. View.NextError Ctrl+Shift+F12
44. View.PropertyPages Shift+F4
45. View.ShowSmartTag Shift+Alt+F10
46. View.ViewDesigner Shift+F7
47. Window.CloseDocumentWindow Ctrl+F4
48. Window.MovetoNavigationBar Ctrl+F2
49. Window.NextDocumentWindow Ctrl+F6
50. Window.NextPane Alt+F6
51. Window.NextToolWindowNav Alt+F7
52. Window.PreviousDocumentWindow Ctrl+Shift+F6
53. Window.PreviousPane Shift+Alt+F6
54. Window.PreviousSplitPane Shift+F6
55. Window.PreviousToolWindowNav Shift+Alt+F7
56. Diff.PreviousDifference Shift+F8
57. View.ShowSmartTag Shift+Alt+F10
58. View.ViewMarkup Shift+F7
59. View.ViewDesigner Shift+F7
60. SQL.ExecuteWithDebugger Alt+F5
61. Edit.PeekDefinition Alt+F12
62. Format.AlignCenters Shift+F9
63. Format.CenterHorizontal Ctrl+Shift+F9
64. Format.CenterVertical Ctrl+F9
65. Format.SizetoContent Shift+F7
66. WorkflowDesigner.NavigateThroughDesigner Ctrl+Alt+F6
67. Run project code Ctrl+F9
68. XML.StartXSLTDebugging Alt+F5
69. XML.StartXSLTWithoutDebugging Ctrl+Alt+F5

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