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Text Manipulation in Code Editor Shortcuts keys for SQL Server

Vijay Shukla3505 03-Apr-2013
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

 

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


Updated 29-Nov-2017

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