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title: "Query Designer Shortcuts keys for SQL Server"  
description: "Query Designer Shortcuts keys for SQL Server"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-03  
updated: 2017-11-29  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1199/query-designer-shortcuts-keys-for-sql-server  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Query Designer Shortcuts keys for SQL Server

##### Query Designer Keyboard Shortcuts

| ##### Action | ##### SQL Server 2012 | ##### SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cancels or stops the currently running [query](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/172/executing-select-query-in-sqlserver-using-ado-dot-net) | CTRL+T | CTRL+T |
| Displays the diagram pane of the Query Designer | CTRL+1 | CTRL+1 |
| Displays the criteria pane of the Query Designer | CTRL+2 | CTRL+2 |
| Displays the [SQL](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/91/sqldatareader) pane of the Query Designer | CTRL+3 | CTRL+3 |
| Displays the [results](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88282/boost-your-career-mindstick-technical-training-that-delivers-results) pane of the Query Designer | CTRL+4 | CTRL+4 |
| Run the query specified in the Query Designer | CTRL+R | CTRL+R |
| When in the results pane, moves [focus](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12314/how-to-improve-your-focus-at-work) to the [tool](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88285/top-10-free-seo-audit-tool) strip docked at the bottom of the designer | CTRL+G | CTRL+G |
| Enables [JOIN](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/35/join-in-sql-server) [mode](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161329/how-does-sys-stdin-isatty-help-in-detecting-interactive-mode) in the Query Designer | CTRL+SHIFT+J | CTRL+SHIFT+J |

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