Tip of the Day : SQL Server 2012 Management Studio Keyboard Shortcuts - Document Window and Browser

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SQL Server 2012 Management Studio Keyboard Shortcuts - Document Window and Browser

SQL Server 2012 Management Studio offers users two keyboard schemes.  By default, it uses the SQL Server 2012 scheme, with keyboard shortcuts based on Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.  Management Studio also offers a keyboard scheme similar to the standard scheme from SQL Server 2008 R2.  To change the keyboard scheme or add additional keyboard shortcuts, on the Tools menu, click Options.  Select the desired keyboard scheme on the Environment, Keyboard page.


Action SQL Server 2012 SQL Server 2008 R2
Toggle full-screen mode SHIFT+ALT+ENTER SHIFT+ALT+ENTER
Move to the next pane of a split pane view of a document F6 F6
Move to the previous document in the editor or designer
CTRL+SHIFT+F6
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
CTRL+SHIFT+F6
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move to the previous pane of a document in split pane view SHIFT+F6 SHIFT+F6
Back, display the previous page in the viewing history ALT+LEFTARROW ALT+LEFTARROW
Forward, display the next page in the viewing history ALT+RIGHTARROW ALT+RIGHTARROW
Closes a menu or dialog box, cancels an operation in progress, or places focus in the current window ESC No Equivalent

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