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title: "Menu Shortcut Keys for Commands in Visual SourceSafe Explorer"  
description: "Menu Shortcut Keys for Commands in Visual SourceSafe Explorer"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-05-03  
updated: 2017-11-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1277/menu-shortcut-keys-for-commands-in-visual-sourcesafe-explorer  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# Menu Shortcut Keys for Commands in Visual SourceSafe Explorer

Each command has a key combination associated with it that enables you to execute a command with keystrokes. Typically, you press the CTRL or ALT key and simultaneously press the underlined letter from the appropriate menu command.

| ALT+ENTER | Shows [properties](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81845/now-it-s-possible-to-predict-properties-of-any-molecule) of a file or project. |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ALT+X | Closes Visual SourceSafe Explorer. |  |
| CTRL+* | Globally expands all projects. |  |
| CTRL+A | Adds files to the [current project](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94412/what-are-the-biggest-problems-you-have-faced-while-working-in-a-current-project). |  |
| CTRL+C | Copies text. |  |
| CTRL+D | Sets the working folder for the current project. |  |
| CTRL+ENTER | Views a file. |  |
| CTRL+F | Shows [differences](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83516/ideological-differences-between-gandhi-and-bose) for the selected file or project. |  |
| CTRL+G | Gets the selected file or project. |  |
| CTRL+H | Shows the [history](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1168/5-deadliest-weapons-in-history) of the selected file or project. |  |
| CTRL+I | Checks in the selected file(s). |  |
| CTRL+INS | Copies selected text to the Clipboard. |  |
| CTRL+K | Checks out the selected file(s). |  |
| CTRL+L | Selects files.. |  |
| CTRL+N | Undoes a checkout. |  |
| CTRL+O | Checks out a file. |  |
| CTRL+Q | Cancels a search display or status. Returns to a [normal file](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93905/how-to-fetch-information-from-a-normal-file-with-ajax) display. |  |
| CTRL+R | Creates a report. |  |
| CTRL+S | Searches for a file checked out to a specific user. Use CTRL+Q to return to normal file display. |  |
| CTRL+U | Checks in the selected file(s). |  |
| CTRL+V | Pastes text from the Clipboard. |  |
| CTRL+W | Performs a [wildcard](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/223/how-to-use-wildcard-characters-in-like-operations) search. |  |
| CTRL+X | Cuts text and places it on the Clipboard |  |
| CTRL+Z | Undoes [editing](https://www.mindstick.com/startup/27/photoroom-the-ai-powered-app-transforming-photo-and-video-editing) in the [dialog box](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/157/dialog-box-in-dot-net). |  |
| DELETE | Deletes the selected file or project. |  |
| ENTER | Views a file. |  |
| F1 | Gets online Help for a [specific item](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158052/how-can-i-remove-a-specific-item-from-an-array-in-javascript). |  |
| F5 | Refreshes the file list. |  |
| INSERT | Creates a project in the project pane, or adds files in the file pane. |  |
| SHIFT+CTRL+L | Selects all files. |  |
| SHIFT+CTRL+S | Searches for all files currently checked out. Use CTRL+Q to return to normal file display. |  |
| SHIFT+DELETE | Cuts selected text and copies it to the Clipboard. |  |
| SHIFT+INSERT | Pastes text on Clipboard into a text box. |  |

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