Shortcut Keys Cheat sheet - SSMS
In this article, I would like to share a few shortcut keys which are really useful for day to day usage in SQL Server Management Studio, which will improve your productivity.
Introduction
In this article, I would like to share a few shortcut keys which are really useful for day to day usage in SQL Server Management Studio, which will improve your productivity.
Main Menu Bar
Main Menus in SSMS
To access the Main menu bar controls, the following are the shortcut keys,
| Sl. No | Shortcut Keys | Actions |
| 1 | Alt+D+Enter | Opens Debug |
| 2 | Alt+E | Opens Edit |
| 3 | Alt+F | Opens File |
| 4 | Alt+H | Opens Help |
| 5 | Alt+P | Opens Project |
| 6 | Alt+Q | Opens Query |
| 7 | Alt+T | Opens Tools |
| 8 | Alt+V | Opens View |
| 9 | Alt+W | Opens Window |
Query Window
Query Window in SSMS
The following shortcuts can be used within the Query Window
| Sl. No | Shortcut Keys | Actions |
| 1 | Alt+N | Opens new Query Window |
| 2 | Alt+X | To Execute Query Statement |
| 3 | Alt+F1 | Executes sp_help System Stored procedure |
| 4 | Alt+F4 | To Exit from SSMS |
| 5 | Alt+F5 | To Debug Statement |
| 6 | Alt+F8 | To Open Server in Object Explorer |
| 7 | Ctrl+A | To Select All in the Query Window |
| 8 | Ctrl+C | To Copy the selected part in the window |
| 9 | Ctrl+E | To Execute the statements in the window |
| 10 | Ctrl+F | To access Quick Find |
| 11 | Ctrl+G | To access Go To Line |
| 12 | Ctrl+H | To access Quick Replace |
| 13 | Ctrl+I | To access Incremental Search |
| 14 | Ctrl+J | To Show List Members |
| 15 | Ctrl+L | To display the Estimated Execution Plan |
| 16 | Ctrl+N | To open new Query Window |
| 17 | Ctrl+O | To Open File from PC |
| 18 | Ctrl+P | To Print |
| 19 | Ctrl+S | To Save current Query Window |
| 20 | Ctrl+U | To change Database |
| 21 | Ctrl+V | To Paste the copied content |
| 22 | Ctrl+W | To select a word |
| 23 | Ctrl+X | To Cut |
| 24 | Ctrl+Y | To Redo |
| 25 | Ctrl+Z | To Undo |
| 26 | Ctrl+1 | Executes sp_who System Stored Procedure |
| 27 | Ctrl+2 | Executes sp_lock System Stored procedure |
| 28 | Ctrl+Alt+A | To access Activity Monitor Window |
| 29 | Ctrl+Alt+B | To access Breakpoints Window |
| 30 | Ctrl+Alt+G | To access Registered Server Window |
| 31 | Ctrl+Alt+I | To access Intermediate Window |
| 32 | Ctrl+Alt+K | To access Task List Window |
| 33 | Ctrl+Alt+L | To access Solution Explorer |
| 34 | Ctrl+Alt+O | To access Output Window |
| 35 | Ctrl+Alt+R | To access Web Browser |
| 36 | Ctrl+Alt+T | To access Template Explorer |
| 37 | Ctrl+Alt+X | To access ToolBox window |
| 38 | Ctrl+Alt+Space | To Complete Intelligence Suggestion |
| 39 | Ctrl+Alt+F1 | To access Help Library Window |
| 40 | Ctrl+Delete | To Delete End of Line |
| 41 | Ctrl+End | To Reach End of the Statement |
| 42 | Ctrl+F4 | To Close Current Query Window |
| 43 | Ctrl+F5 | To Parse the Query |
| 44 | Ctrl+Shift+F9 | To remove Bookmarks |
| 45 | Tab | To Increase Indent |
| 46 | Shift+Tab | To Decrease Indent |
| 47 | F7 | To Open Object Explorer Details |
| 48 | Shift+Alt+Enter | Full Screen of Current Query Window |
| 49 | F4 | To access Properties Window |
| 50 | F5 | To Execute Query |
Conclusion
In this article, we had a look at the important shortcut keys in SSMS. I hope you all found Informative and please try to use shortcut keys, so you can save your time. Please leave comments and thoughts.
Thanks for reading !!!! Happy Learning !!!!!!
