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These features can be accessed by even the most inexperienced Word user, and doing so is incredibly efficient using the shortcuts within this section. Insert a comment. Toggle change tracker. Shortcut (Windows/Linux) Shortcut (Mac) Function. Move to the beginning of the line. Move to the end of the line. Ctrl + Alt + Left. Cmd + Option + Left. Move left one word. Ctrl + Alt + Right. Cmd + Option + Right. Move right one word. Ctrl + / Cmd + / Comment selected code (Inline) Ctrl.

For information about keyboard accessibility, see How to: Use Keyboard Navigation.

You can access a variety of commands in Visual Studio for Mac by using the appropriate keyboard shortcut. This document lists the default shortcuts for the Visual Studio for Mac key binding scheme. For more information about how to change the key binding scheme, see Customizing the IDE. You can also customize shortcuts for a command using the Visual Studio for Mac > Preferences menu item and choosing Environment > Key Bindings in the Preferences window.

Tip

The keyboard shortcuts displayed in this document, and the key binding preferences in Visual Studio for Mac, are presented using the symbols commonly used in macOS. If you are unsure of a symbol, review the macOS key symbols loopkup table.

Downloadable quick ref pdfs

We have compiled the most used, and most useful, keyboard shortcuts into a downloadable pdf file. We have two versions,one that shows shortcuts for Visual Studio for Mac, and a version that shows Visual Studio shorts side-by-side for usersthat have prior experience with Visual Studio when using Windows.

Code Navigation

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Find References	⇧⌘R, F12
Go to Declaration	⌘D, F12
Next Error	⌥⇧⇟, ⇧⌘F12
Next Issue in File	⌥⇟
Previous Error	⌥⇧⇞
Previous Issue in File	⌥⇞

Debug

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Enable or Disable Breakpoint	⌥⌘/, ⌘F9
Pause	⌥⌘P, ⌥⌘L5
Remove All Breakpoints	⇧⌘F9
Run To Cursor	⌘F10
Set Next Statement	⇧⌘F10
Show Next Statement	⌥*
Step Into	⇧⌘I, ⌘F11
Step Out	⇧⌘U, ⇧⌘F11
Step Over	⇧⌘O, F10
Toggle Breakpoint	⌘, F9
View Breakpoints	⌥⌘B

Designer

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Switch between related files	⌃⌘↑

Edit

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Constraint Editing Mode	⌘E
Copy	⌘C
Cut	⌘X
Delete	⌘⌫
Format Document	⌃I
Indent Selection	⌘]
Paste	⌘V
Preferences	⌘,
Redo	⇧⌘Z
Rename	⌘R, F2
Select All	⌘A
Show Code Generation	⌘I
Toggle All Folds	⌥⇧⌘↑
Toggle Definitions	⌥⇧⌘↓
Toggle Fold	⌥⇧⌘←
Toggle Line Comment(s)	⌘/
Undo	⌘Z
Unindent Selection	⌘[
Update Frame from Constraints	⇧⌘R

F# Integration

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Clear F# Interactive	⌃⌥C
F# Interactive	⌃⌥F
Restart F# Interactive	⌃⌥R
Send line to F# Interactive	⌃⌥L
Send references to F# Interactive	⌃⌥P
Send selection to F# Interactive	⌃⏎

File

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Close All	⇧⌘W
Close File	⌘W
Close Workspace	⌥⌘W
New File	⌘N
New Solution	⇧⌘N
Open	⌘O
Print	⌘P
Quit	⌘Q
Revert	⌘U
Save	⌘S
Save All	⇧⌘S

Help

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
API Documentation	⌥⌘?
Unity API Reference	⌘'

Other

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Implement Unity Messages	⇧⌘M
Inspect	⌥⌘I

Project

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Add Files	⌥⌘A
Build	⌘K, ⇧F6
Build All	⌘B, F6
Clean	⇧⌘K
Rebuild	⌃⌘K
Rebuild All	⌃⌘B
Start Debugging	⌘⏎, F5
Start Without Debugging	⌥⌘⏎, ⌃F5
Stop	⇧⌘⏎, ⇧F5

Refactoring

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Import Symbol	⌃⌥␣
Quick Fix	⌥⏎

Search

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Command	⇧⌘P
Find in Files	⇧⌘F
Find Next	⌘G, F3
Find Next Like Selection	⌘E, ⌘F3
Find Previous	⇧⌘G, ⇧F3
Find Previous Like Selection	⇧⌘F3
Find	⌘F
Go to File	⇧⌘D
Go to Line	⌘L
Go to Type	⇧⌘T
Navigate To	⌘.
Replace in Files	⌥⇧⌘F
Replace	⌥⌘F

Text Editor

Commands	Keyboard shortcuts
Complete Word	⌃␣
Delete left character	⌃H
Delete next subword	⌃⌦
Delete next word	⌥⌦