16.2. IntelliSense Options
Visual Studio 2008 sets up a number of default options for your experience with IntelliSense, but you can change many of these in the Options dialog if they don't suit your own way of doing things. Some of these items are specific to individual languages.
16.2.1. General Options
The first options to look at are found in the Environment section under the Keyboard group. Every command available in Visual Studio has a specific entry in the keyboard mapping list (see the Options dialog shown in Figure 16-11, accessible via Tools 
Options).
Figure 16.11. Figure 16-11
You can overwrite the predefined keyboard shortcuts, or add additional ones. The commands for the IntelliSense commands are as follows:
| Command Name | Default Shortcut | Command Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edit.QuickInfo | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+I | Displays the Quick Info information about the currently selected item |
| Edit.CompleteWord | Ctrl+Space | Attempts to complete a word if there is a single match, or displays a list to choose from if multiple terms match |
| Edit.ParameterInfo | Ctrl+Shift+Space | Displays the information about the parameter list in a function call |
| Edit.InsertSnippet | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X | Invokes the Code Snippet dialog, from which you can select a code snippet to insert code automatically |
| Edit.GenerateMethodStub ... |
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