| Key | What it Does? |
| Ctrl + N | Opens the New Project Dialogue Box |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Opens the Open File Dialog Box |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Opens Add New Item window |
| Ctrl + D | Opens Add Existing Item window |
| Ctrl + S | Saves Current Form |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Saves everything from Application |
| Alt + Q | Exits Visual Studio. NET |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cuts your selection |
| Ctrl + C | Copies your selection |
| Ctrl + V | Pastes your selection |
| Ctrl + A | Selects All |
| Del | Deletes your selection |
| Ctrl + F | Opens Find window |
| Ctrl + H | Opens Find and Replace window |
| Ctrl + Shift + H | Opens Replace in Files window |
| Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 | Opens Find Symbol window |
| F7 | Opens Code Designer window |
| Shift + F7 | Gets you back to Design View |
| Ctrl + R | Opens the Solution Explorer window |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Opens the Server Explorer window |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Opens the Class View window |
| F4 | Opens the Properties window |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Opens the Resource view window |
| Ctrl + Alt + X | Opens the Toolbar window |
| Shift + Alt + Enter | Takes you to Full Screen View |
| Alt+F8 | Opens Macro Explorer window |
| F2 | Opens Object Browser window |
| Ctrl + Alt + T | Opens Document Outline window |
| Ctrl + Alt + K | Opens Task List window |
| Ctrl + Alt + A | Opens Command window |
| Ctrl + Alt + O | Opens Output window |
| Ctrl + Alt + Y | Opens Find Symbol Results window |
| Ctrl + Alt + F | Lists Items under the Favorites Menu in your Internet Explorer |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Builds your project |
| F5 | Runs your Application |
| Ctrl + F5 | Runs your Application without Debugging |
| Ctrl + Alt + E | Opens the Exceptions Dialog Box |
| F8 | Used while Debugging Applications |
| Shift + F8 | Used While Debugging Applications |
| Ctrl + B | Inserts a New Breakpoint |
| Ctrl + Shift + F9 | Clears All Breakpoints |
| Ctrl + Alt + P | Opens the Processes Dialog box |
| Ctrl + T | Opens Customize Toolbox window |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Runs Temporary Macro |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Records Temporary Macro |
| Alt + F11 | Opens Macros IDE |
| Ctrl + F1 | Opens Dynamic Help window |
| Ctrl +Alt + F1 | Opens Help window sorted by Contents |
| Ctrl + Alt + F2 | Opens Help window sorted by Index |
| Ctrl + Alt + F3 | Opens Help Search window |
| Shift + Alt + F2 | Opens Index Results window |
| Shift + Alt + F3 | Opens Search Results window |