Menu shortcuts
File menu
To do this action |
Press |
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Create new item (user control, window, page, resource dictionary) |
CTRL+N |
Create new project | CTRL+SHIFT+N |
Open project | CTRL+SHIFT+O |
Close open document | CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 |
Close all open items | CRTL+SHIFT+W |
Close project | CTRL+SHIFT+C |
Save | CTRL+S |
Save all open items | CRTL+SHIFT+S |
Exit | CTRL+Q or ALT+F4 |
Edit menu
To do this action |
Press |
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Undo last action | CTRL+Z |
Redo last action that was undone | CTRL+Y |
Cut | CTRL+X |
Copy | CTRL+C |
Paste | CTRL+V |
Delete | DELETE |
Find (XAML view only) | CRTL+F |
Find next (XAML view only) | F3 |
Replace (XAML view only) | CRTL+H |
Go to a specific line in XAML (XAML view only) | CTRL+G |
Select all objects | CTRL+A |
Select no objects | CRTL+D |
View menu
To do this action |
Press |
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Change to Design view | F11 |
Change to XAML view | F12 |
Zoom in on the artboard | CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+) |
Zoom out of the artboard | CTRL+MINUS SIGN (-) |
Fit artboard to screen | CRTL+0 |
View artboard at actual size | CRTL+1 |
Show or hide object handles | F9 |
Show or hide object boundaries | CRTL+SHIFT+H |
Object menu
To do this action |
Press |
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Edit text | F2 |
Edit control | CTRL+E |
Make same width | CTRL+SHIFT+3 |
Make same height | CTRL+SHIFT+4 |
Make same size | CTRL+SHIFT+5 |
Flip horizontal | CTRL+SHIFT+6 |
Flip vertical | CTRL+SHIFT+7 |
Auto size width | CTRL+SHIFT+8 |
Auto size height | CTRL+SHIFT+9 |
Group objects into a layout panel | CTRL+G |
Ungroup objects | CTRL+SHIFT+G |
Bring to front | CTRL+SHIFT+] |
Bring forward | CTRL+] |
Send to back | CTRL+SHIFT+[ |
Send backward | CTRL+[ |
Lock selection | CTRL+L |
Unlock all | CTRL+SHIFT+L |
Show selection | CTRL+T |
Hide selection | CTRL+H |
Project menu
To do this action |
Press |
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Add existing item to project | CTRL+I |
Add reference to project | ALT+SHIFT+R |
Build project | CTRL+SHIFT+B |
Test project | F5 |
Explore project | CTRL+SHIFT+E |
Window menu
To do this action |
Press |
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Change to Design Workspace | F6 |
Change to Animation Workspace | F7 |
Show or hide Results panel | F8 |
Reset the active workspace | CTRL+SHIFT+R |
Show or hide panels | TAB or F4 |
Switch between open items (dependent on what is in focus) |
CTRL+TAB |
Help menu
To do this action |
Press |
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View the User Guide | F1 |
Miscellaneous
To do this action |
Press |
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Nudge objects | UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW, LEFT ARROW, and RIGHT ARROW |
Constrain proportions of objects | Hold SHIFT |
Pan the workspace | Hold SPACEBAR |
Show access keys | ALT or F10 |
Turn on or off record mode | CTRL+R |
Show Asset Library (from Toolbox) | CTRL+PERIOD (.) |