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title: "Shortcut keys for Visual SourceSafe"  
description: "In this article I am trying to explain the shortcut keys for Visual SourceSafe."  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-05-04  
updated: 2017-11-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1279/shortcut-keys-for-visual-sourcesafe  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# Shortcut keys for Visual SourceSafe

In this article I am trying to explain the shortcut [keys for Visual](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34732/shortcut-keys-for-visual-studio) SourceSafe.

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.

| ##### Key | ##### Description |
| --- | --- |
| ALT+ENTER | Show [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. |
| 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 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 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 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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