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title: "Search, Cut and Paste Shortcuts keys for SQL Server"  
description: "Search, Cut and Paste Shortcuts keys for SQL Server"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-03  
updated: 2017-11-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1201/search-cut-and-paste-shortcuts-keys-for-sql-server  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Search, Cut and Paste Shortcuts keys for SQL Server

##### Search Keyboard Shortcuts

| ##### Action | ##### SQL Server 2012 | ##### SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Display the Find [dialog box](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/157/dialog-box-in-dot-net) | CTRL+F | CTRL+F |
| Displays the list of references for the selected symbol. | SHIFT+F12 | No equivalent |
| Display the Replace dialog box | CTRL+H | CTRL+H |
| Start [incremental](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23335/what-is-incremental-testing) search. Type the [characters](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42112/who-is-the-originator-of-avengers-characters) to search for or press CTRL+I to search for characters from the [previous](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81421/unlock-2-0-is-just-like-previous-corona-lockdowns) search | CTRL+I | CTRL+I |
| Find the next occurrence of the previous [search text](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95130/why-i-can-t-search-or-copy-the-text-in-a-pdf-file-and-how-can-i-enable-it-to-copy-or-search-text-from-pdf-for-free) | F3 | F3 |
| Find the previous occurrence of the search text | SHIFT+F3 | SHIFT+F3 |
| Find the next occurrence of the currently selected text | CTRL+F3 | CTRL+F3 |
| Find the previous occurrence of the currently selected text | CTRL+SHIFT+F3 | CTRL+SHIFT+F3 |
| Display the Replace in Files dialog box | CTRL+SHIFT+H | CTRL+SHIFT+H |
| Reverse incremental search so it starts at the bottom of the file and searches to the top | CTRL+SHIFT+I | CTRL+SHIFT+I |
| Select or clear the Search up option in Find and Replace | ALT+F3, B | ALT+F3, B |
| Stop the Find in Files search | ALT+F3, S | ALT+F3, S |
| Select or clear the Find whole word option in Find and Replace | ALT+F3, W | ALT+F3, W |
| Selects or clears the [Wildcard](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/223/how-to-use-wildcard-characters-in-like-operations) option in Find and Replace | ALT+F3, P | ALT+F3, P |
| Place the caret in the Find/[Command](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/178/synchronous-and-asynchronous-command-execution-in-c-sharp-dot-net) box of the [Standard](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23223/naming-convention-or-coding-standard) toolbar | CTRL+/ | No equivalent |

Cut and Paste [Keyboard Shortcuts](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/109557/how-to-change-keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows-10)

| ##### Action | ##### SQL Server 2012 | ##### SQL Server 2008 R2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cut | CTRL+X or SHIFTRLT+DELETE | CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE |
| Cut all of the selected lines, or the current line if nothing is selected. | CTRL+L or CTRL+SHIFT+L | No equivalent |
| Copy to the Clipboard | CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT CTRL+INSERT | CTRL+C or |
| Paste from the Clipboard at the insertion point | CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT | CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT |
| Pastes an item from the Clipboard Ring at the insertion point and automatically selects the pasted item | CTRL+SHIFT+V | No equivalent |

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