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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?