VS Shortcut Keys

No need to search Google for Visual Studio Shortcuts keys. You can get the Keyboard mappings by going to Tools –> Options –>Environment –> Keyboard.

But there is an easy and well formatted way to get this. Some action has more than one shortcut key. Below is the Macro code for the same. Click here for details

   1:  Imports EnvDTE

   2:  Imports System.Diagnostics

   3:   

   4:  Public Module KeyboardShortcuts

   5:   

   6:      Sub ListKeyboardShortcuts()

   7:          Dim i As Integer

   8:          Dim j As Integer

   9:          Dim pane As OutputWindowPane = Utilities.GetOutputWindowPane("Commands")

  10:          Dim keys As System.Array

  11:   

  12:          pane.Clear()

  13:          pane.OutputString("<font face=arial>")

  14:          pane.OutputString("<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 bgcolor=f0f0ff>" + Chr(10))

  15:          pane.OutputString("<tr><th colspan=2 bgcolor=d0d0e0>Keyboard Mappings</th></tr>" + Chr(10))

  16:          pane.OutputString("<tr><th bgcolor=e0e0f0>Action</th>")

  17:          pane.OutputString("<th bgcolor=e0e0f0>Key</th></tr>" + Chr(10))

  18:   

  19:          For i = 1 To DTE.Commands.Count

  20:              keys = DTE.Commands.Item(i).Bindings

  21:              If keys.Length > 0 Then

  22:                  pane.OutputString("<tr>")

  23:   

  24:                  'DTE.Commands.Item(i).Name() is sometimes blank.

  25:                  'We will print an m-dash in this case, as printing a blank table cell is visually

  26:                  'misleading, as such a cell has no borders, making it appear to be attached to

  27:                  'another cell.

  28:                  If DTE.Commands.Item(i).Name() <> "" Then

  29:                      pane.OutputString("<td valign=top>" + DTE.Commands.Item(i).Name())

  30:                  Else

  31:                      pane.OutputString("<td><center>&mdash;</center>")

  32:                  End If

  33:   

  34:                  pane.OutputString("</td><td>")

  35:                  For j = 0 To keys.Length - 1

  36:                      If j > 0 Then

  37:                          pane.OutputString("<br/>")

  38:                      End If

  39:                      pane.OutputString(keys(j))

  40:                  Next

  41:                  pane.OutputString("</td></tr>" + Chr(10))

  42:              End If

  43:          Next

  44:   

  45:          pane.OutputString("</table></font>")

  46:   

  47:      End Sub

  48:   

  49:  End Module

Run the Macro and copy the output and create a Html file. Below is my keyboard mapping for VS 2008:

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Most used Shortcut keys in Microsoft Outlook

Using keyboard shortcuts allow you to work more efficiently. Remember, using the keyboard is nearly always faster than using the mouse. I always love to work with shortcut keys (everyone likes). I have found some shortcut keys form microsoft.  You cannot remember all the shortcut keys unless you use them. Microsoft always provides the same key combination for copy, paste, delete…..etc. so these are common for every application in windows. So here are some most used shortcut keys we use daily:

Switch to Mail	CTRL+1
Switch to Calendar	CTRL+2
Switch to Contacts	CTRL+3
Switch to Tasks	CTRL+4
Switch to Notes	CTRL+5
Switch to Folder List	CTRL+6
Switch to Shortcuts	CTRL+7
Next item (with item open)	CTRL+COMMA
Previous item (with item open)	CTRL+PERIOD
Collapse/expand a group in the e-mail message list	Left and right arrow keys
Appointment	CTRL+SHIFT+A
Contact	CTRL+SHIFT+C
Distribution list	CTRL+SHIFT+L
Fax	CTRL+SHIFT+X
Folder	CTRL+SHIFT+E
Journal entry	CTRL+SHIFT+J
Meeting request	CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Message	CTRL+SHIFT+M
Note	CTRL+SHIFT+N
new Office document	CTRL+SHIFT+H
Post in this folder	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Search Folder	CTRL+SHIFT+P
Task	CTRL+SHIFT+K
Task request	CTRL+SHIFT+U
With a group selected
Expand the group	ENTER or RIGHT ARROW
Collapse the group	ENTER or LEFT ARROW
Select the previous group	UP ARROW
Select the next group	DOWN ARROW
Select the first group	HOME
Select the last group	END
Collapses the group	NUM -
Expands the group	NUM+
***********
Save	CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12
Save and Close, Send	ALT+S
Save As	F12
Undo	CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE
Delete	CTRL+D
Print	CTRL+P
Copy item	CTRL+SHIFT+Y
Move item	CTRL+SHIFT+V
Check names	CTRL+K (using the Outlook e-mail editor)
Check spelling	F7
Flag for follow-up	CTRL+SHIFT+G
Forward	CTRL+F
Find items	F3 or CTRL+E
Search for text in items	F4
************
Reply to a message	CTRL+R
Reply all to a message	CTRL+SHIFT+R
Mark a message as not junk	CTRL+ ALT+J
Display blocked external content (in a message)	CTRL+SHIFT+I
Post to a folder	CTRL+ SHIFT+S
Check for new mail	CTRL+M or F9
Go to the next message	UP ARROW
Go to the previous message	DOWN ARROW
Go to the row above (message or group heading)	ALT+ UP ARROW
Go to the row below (message or group heading)	ALT+ DOWN ARROW
Compose a new message	CTRL+N
Open a received message	CTRL+O
Display the Address Book	CTRL+SHIFT+B
For Calendar
Accept	ALT+C
Decline	ALT+D
To format text
Display the Format menu	ALT+O
Switch case (with text selected)	SHIFT+F3
Add bold	CTRL+B
Add bullets	CTRL+SHIFT+L
Add italics	CTRL+I
Increase indent	CTRL+T
Decrease indent	CTRL+SHIFT+T
Left align	CTRL+L
Center	CTRL+E
Underline	CRTL+U
Increase font size	CTRL+]
Decrease font size	CTRL+[
Cut	CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE
Copy	CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT
Paste	CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT
Clear formatting	CTRL+SHIFT+Z or CTRL+SPACEBAR

   

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After saving the picture to your system right click on it and open with Windows Photo Viewer.
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