Text Manipulation in Code Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Action | SQL Server 2012 | SQL Server 2008 R2 |
Insert a new line | ENTER or SHIFT+ENTER | ENTER or SHIFT+ENTER |
Swap the characters on either side of the cursor (Does not apply to the SQL Editor.) | CTRL+T | CTRL+T |
Delete one character to the right of the cursor | DELETE | DELETE |
Delete one character to the left of the cursor | BACKSPACE or SHIFT+BACKSPACE | BACKSPACE or SHIFT+ BACKSPACE |
Delete whitespace in the selection, or deletes whitespace adjacent to the cursor if there is no selection | CTRL+K, C | No equivalent |
Insert the number of spaces configured for the editor | TAB | TAB |
Insert a blank line above the cursor | CTRL+ENTER | CTRL+ENTER |
Insert a blank line below the cursor | CTRL+SHIFT+ ENTER | CTRL+SHIFT+ ENTER |
Change the selected text to lowercase | CTRL+SHIFT+L | CTRL+SHIFT+L |
Change the selected text to uppercase | CTRL+SHIFT+U | CTRL+SHIFT+U |
Toggle between insert mode and overtype mode | INSERT | INSERT |
Move selected lines to the left on tab stop | SHIFT+TAB | SHIFT+TAB |
Delete the word to the right of the cursor | CTRL+DELETE | CTRL+DELETE |
Delete the word to the left of the cursor | CTRL+BACKSPACE | CTRL+BACKSPACE |
Transpose the words on either side of the cursor (Does not apply to the SQL Editor.) | CTRL+SHIFT+T | CTRL+SHIFT+T |
Moves the line containing the cursor below the next line | SHIFT+ALT+T | No equivalent |
Correctly indents the selected lines of code based on the surrounding lines of code | CTRL+K, CTRL+F | No equivalent |
Set or remove a shortcut in the current line | CTRL+K, CTRL+H | No equivalent |
Remove the comment syntax from the current line | CTRL+K, CTRL+U | No equivalent |
Shows or hides spaces and tabs | CTRL+R, CTRL+W | No equivalent |
Enables or disables word wrap in an editor | Alt+F, CTRL+W | No equivalent |
Collapses all outlining regions to show just the outermost groups in the hierarchy | CTRL+M, CTRL+A | No equivalent |
Collapses the currently selected outlining region | CTRL+M, CTRL+S | No equivalent |
Expands all outlining regions on the page | CTRL+M, CTRL+X | No equivalent |
Expands the currently selected outlining region | CTRL+M, CTRL+E | No equivalent |
Collapses existing outlining regions | CTRL+M, CTRL+O |
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Toggles all text sections previously marked as hidden between the hidden and display states. | CTRL+M, CTRL+L | No equivalent |
Toggles the currently selected hidden text section between the hidden and display states | CTRL+M, CTRL+M | No equivalent |
Removes all outlining information in the document | CTRL+M, CTRL+P | No equivalent |
Removes the outlining information for the currently selected region | CTRL+M, CTRL+U | No equivalent |
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