Menu shortcuts
File menu
To do this action |
Press |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| View the User Guide | F1 |
Miscellaneous
To do this action |
Press |
|---|---|
| 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 (.) |