SQL Server Management Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

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Although some of these keyboard shortcuts may seem a little odd at first… once you start using them I think that you’ll love them and use them all the time.

Ctrl + R – Show/Hide the results pane

Ctrl + N – New query window

Ctrl + Shift + U – Switch current selection to uppercase

Ctrl + Shift + L – Switch current selection to lowercase

F5 – Execute the currently selected query (or entire query if nothing is selected)

Ctrl + Tab – Switch to the next open tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Switch to the previous open tab

Ctrl + Space – Pops up IntelliSense complete if it is not already open

Ctrl + Shift + R – Refresh local IntelliSense cache

F8 – Open the Object Explorer if not already open

 

 What other SSMS keyboard shortcuts do you use?