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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 | ⌥⌦ |
| Delete previous subword | ⌃⌫ |
| Delete previous word | ⌥⌫ |
| Delete right character | ⌃D |
| Delete to end of line | ⌃K |
| Dynamic abbrev | ⌃/ |
| Expand selection | ⌥⇧↓ |
| Expand selection | ⌥⇧↑ |
| Expand selection to document end | ⇧⌘↓, ⇧⌘↘ |
| Expand selection to document start | ⇧⌘↑, ⇧⌘↖ |
| Expand selection to line end | ⇧↘, ⇧⌘→ |
| Expand selection to line start | ⇧↖, ⇧⌘← |
| Expand selection to next line | ⇧↓ |
| Expand selection to next word | ⌥⇧→ |
| Expand selection to page down | ⇧⇟ |
| Expand selection to page up | ⇧⇞ |
| Expand selection to previous line | ⇧↑ |
| Expand selection to previous word | ⌥⇧← |
| Expand selection to the left | ⇧← |
| Expand selection to the right | ⇧→ |
| Find caret | ⌘| |
| Go left one character | ⌃B |
| Go right one character | ⌃F |
| Go to beginning of document | ⌘↑ |
| Go to beginning of line | ⌘←, ⌃A |
| Go to end of document | ⌘↓ |
| Go to end of line | ⌘→, ⌃E |
| Go to Matching Brace | ⇧⌘ |
| Go to next line | ⌃N |
| Go to next word | ⌥→ |
| Go to previous line | ⌃P |
| Go to previous word | ⌥← |
| Insert line break after the caret | ⌃O |
| Move caret to EOL and insert new line | ⇧⏎ |
| Move the line or highlighted selection down | ⌥↓ |
| Move the line or highlighted selection up | ⌥↑ |
| Move to next usage | ⌃⌥⌘↓ |
| Move to prev usage | ⌃⌥⌘↑ |
| Show Parameter List | ⌃⇧␣ |
| Show quick info | ⌘F1 |
| Show Scopes | ⌥⇧⌘P |
| Transpose characters | ⌃T |
| Wrap with | ⌥⇧W |
View
| Commands | Keyboard shortcuts |
|---|
| Center and Focus Document | ⌃L |
| Focus Document | F7 |
| Full Screen | ⌃⌘F |
| Move to Next Notebook | ⌥⌘→ |
| Move to Previous Notebook | ⌥⌘← |
| Navigate Back | ⌃⌘← |
| Navigate Forward | ⌃⌘→ |
| Normal Size | ⌘0 |
| One Editor Column | ⌥⌘1 |
| Show Next | ⌥⌘↓, F8 |
| Show Previous | ⌥⌘↑, ⇧F8 |
| Two Editor Columns | ⌥⌘2 |
| Zoom In | ⌘+, ⌘= |
| Zoom Out | ⌘-, ⌘_ |
Window
| Commands | Keyboard shortcuts |
|---|
| Activate 1 | ⌘1 |
| Activate 2 | ⌘2 |
| Activate 3 | ⌘3 |
| Activate 4 | ⌘4 |
| Activate 5 | ⌘5 |
| Activate 6 | ⌘6 |
| Activate 7 | ⌘7 |
| Activate 8 | ⌘8 |
| Activate 9 | ⌘9 |
| Hide Others | ⌥⌘H |
| Hide Visual Studio | ⌘H |
| Minimize | ⌘M |
| Next Document | ⌘}, ⌘F6 |
| Previous Document | ⌘{, ⇧⌘F6 |
| Switch to next document | ⌃⇥ |
| Switch to next tool window | ⌃⌥⇥ |
| Switch to previous document | ⌃⇧⇥ |
| Switch to previous tool window | ⌃⌥⇧⇥ |
macOS key symbols lookup
| Symbol | Key |
|---|
| ⌘ | Command (cmd) |
| ⌥ | Option (alt) |
| ⇧ | Shift |
| ⌃ | Control (ctrl) |
| ⇞ | Page Up (Pg Up) |
| ⇟ | Page Down (Pg Dn) |
| ⌫ | Delete (Backspace) |
| ⌦ | Forward Delete |
| ⏎ | Return |
| ←→↑↓ | Arrow Keys |
| ↖ | Home |
| ↘ | End |
| ␣ | Space Bar |
| ⇥ | Tab |
See also
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Office for Mac is cloud-connected, so you can quickly get to the documents you've recently used on other devices and pick up where you left off. New, built-in document sharing tools make it easy to invite teammates to work on a document together. When sharing documents, you won't have to worry about losing content or formatting, as Office for Mac offers unparalleled compatibility with Office on PCs, tablets, phones and online.
Office 2016 is a version of the Office productivity suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc), typically accessed via the desktop. Office 365 is a cloud-based subscription to a suite of programs including Office 2016. This means you have a few options for purchasing Office 2016: a stand-alone product or as part of an Office 365 subscription.
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