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title: "Code Editor Shortcuts keys for SQL Server"  
description: "Code Editor Shortcuts keys for SQL Server"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-02  
updated: 2017-11-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1190/code-editor-shortcuts-keys-for-sql-server  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 4 minutes  

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# Code Editor Shortcuts keys for SQL Server

##### Code Editor Keyboard Shortcuts

| ##### Action | ##### SQL Server 2012 | ##### SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Toggle the full-screen display | SHIFT+ALT+ENTER | SHIFT+ALT+ENTER |
| Scroll text up [one line](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23213/initialization-of-an-arraylist-in-one-line) | CTRL+UP ARROW | CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Scroll text down one line | CTRL+DOWN ARROW | CTRL+ DOWN ARROW |
| Reverse the last editing action | CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE | CTRL+Z |
| Restore the previously undone edit | CTRL+SHIFT+Z or CTRL+Y | CTRL+SHIFT+Z |
| Save the selected item | CTRL+S | CTRL+S |
| Save all | CTRL+SHIFT+S | CTRL+SHIFT+S |
| Close | CTRL+F4 | CTRL+F4 |
| Print | CTRL+P | CTRL+P |
| Exit | ALT+F4 | ALT+F4 |
| Open the current file in a browser | CTRL+SHIFT+W | No equivalent |
| Delete all text in the current file | CTRL+SHIFT+DEL | CTRL+SHIFT+DEL |
| Display the Go To Line [dialog box](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/157/dialog-box-in-dot-net) | CTRL+G | CTRL+G |
| Display the Navigate To dialog box. | CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+) | No equivalent |
| Increase line indent | TAB | TAB |
| Decrease line indent | SHIFT+TAB | SHIFT+TAB |
| Make the selected text upper case | CTRL+SHIFT+U | CTRL+SHIFT+U |
| Make the selected text lower case | CTRL+U | CTRL+SHIFT+L |
| Make the selected text a comment | CTRL+K, CTRL+C | CTRL+K, CTRL+C |
| Uncomment the selected text | CTRL+K, CTRL + U | CTRL+K, CTRL + U |
| Open a new query with current [connection](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83497/a-40-year-old-man-has-been-arrested-in-connection-with-the-abe-shooting) | CTRL+N | CTRL+N |
| Open database in Object Explorer | ALT+F8 | ALT+F8 |
| Specify values for template Parameters | CTRL+SHIFT+M | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
| Run the selected portion of the query editor or the entire query editor if nothing is selected Parse the selected portion of the query editor or the entire query | F5 or CTRL+SHIFT+E | F5 or CTRL+E or ALT+X |
| editor if nothing is selected | CTRL+F5 | CTRL+F5 |
| Display the estimated [execution plan](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160276/what-is-an-execution-plan-in-sql-server) | CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+L | CTRL+L |
| Cancel the executing query | ALT+BREAK | ALT+BREAK |
| Include actual execution plan in the query output | CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+M | CTRL+M |
| Output results in a grid | CTRL+SHIFT+D | CTRL+D |
| Output results in text format | CTRL+T | CTRL+T |
| Output results to a file | CTRL+SHIFT+T | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
| Show or hide the [query results](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158905/how-do-you-use-the-order-by-clause-to-sort-query-results-in-ascending-and-descending-order) pane | CTRL+R | CTRL+R |
| Show the query results pane | CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+R |  |
| Toggle between query and results pane | F6 | F6 |
| Copy the result grid and headers to the clipboard | CTRL+SHIFT+C | No equivalent |
| Move to the next [active window](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/33483/using-python-find-active-window-name-in-mac-os-x) in [Management Studio](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159668/what-is-the-difference-between-sql-server-and-sql-management-studio) | ALT+F6 | ALT+F6 |
| Open [SQL Server](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/34/create-table-in-microsoft-sql-server) Profiler | CTRL+ALT+P | CTRL+ALT+P |
| Display the Query Designer dialog from the query editor window | CTRL+SHIFT+Q | No equivalent |
| Run the sp_help system stored Procedure | ALT+F1 | ALT+F1 |
| Run the sp_who system stored Procedure | CTRL+1 | CTRL+1 |
| Run the sp_lock system stored Procedure | CTRL+2 | CTRL+2 |
| Run the [stored procedure](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/36/stored-procedure-in-microsoft-sql-server) configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts dialog | CTRL+3 | CTRL+3 |
| Run the stored procedure configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts dialog | CTRL+4 | CTRL+4 |
| Run the stored procedure configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts Dialog | CTRL+5 | CTRL+5 |
| Run the stored procedure configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts dialog | CTRL+6 | CTRL+6 |
| Run the stored procedure configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts Dialog | CTRL+7 | CTRL+7 |
| Run the stored procedure configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts Dialog | CTRL+7 | CTRL+7 |
| Run the stored procedure configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts Dialog | CTRL+8 | CTRL+8 |
| Run the stored procedure configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts dialog | CTRL+9 | CTRL+9 |
| Run the stored procedure configured for this shortcut in the Tools, Options, Keyboard, Query Shortcuts Dialog | CTRL+0 | CTRL+0 |

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