Programming ASP.NET 3.5, 4th Edition

Main Window Shortcut Keys

Shortcut	Menu equivalent	Action
F7		Opens the corresponding code-behind file (if applicable).
Shift-F7		Switches between markup and Design view for the page.
Esc key		Switches focus to the main code edit/designer window.
Ctrl-F2		Switches focus to the class selection combo in the main editor window.
Ctrl-F6		Switches the active file in the main editor window to the next tab.
Ctrl-Shift-F6		Switches the active file in the main editor window to the previous tab.
F6		If viewing a file in a split window, moves focus to the next split.
Shift-F6		If viewing a file in a split window, moves focus to the previous split.
Ctrl-Tab or Ctrl-Shift-Tab		Opens the Select Active Window dialog with focus on files.
Ctrl-Shift-Y	View → Synchronize Views	Synchronizes the contents of Source and Design views for the web page as seen in Split view.
Ctrl-PgDn, Ctrl-PgUp		Toggles between Design, Split, and Source views for web pages.

Design View Shortcut Keys

The following shortcut keys apply only when a page or form is shown in Design view in the main edit window (there are no menu equivalents).

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl-B	Turns HTML text bold (uses <b> tags).
Ctrl-L	Turns HTML text into a hyperlink (uses <a> tags).
Ctrl-Shift-L	Turns HTML text into a bookmark (uses <a> tags).
Ctrl-I	Makes HTML text italic (uses <i> tags).
Ctrl-U	Underlines selected HTML text.
Tab	Moves focus to the next control on the page (based on TabIndex values).
Shift-Tab	Moves focus to the previous control on the page (based on TabIndex values).
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