Basic Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
General – Basic
Knoledge
Ctrl+Shift+P, F1Show Command Palette Ctrl+P Quick Open, Go to
File… Ctrl+Shift+N New window/instance
Ctrl+Shift+W Close window/instance
Ctrl+, User
Settings Ctrl+K Ctrl+S Keyboard Shortcuts
Editing - Basic
Ctrl+X Cut line (empty selection)
Ctrl+C Copy
line (empty selection)
Alt+ ↑ / ↓ Move
line up/down Shift+Alt + ↓ / ↑ Copy
line up/down Ctrl+Shift+K Delete line
Ctrl+Enter Insert line below
Ctrl+Shift+Enter Insert
line above Ctrl+Shift+\ Jump
to matching bracket Ctrl+] / [ Indent/outdent
line
Home / End Go
to beginning/end of line
Ctrl+Home Go
to beginning of file
Ctrl+End Go
to end of file
Ctrl+↑ / ↓ Scroll
line up/down Alt+PgUp / PgDn Scroll
page up/down
Ctrl+Shift+[ Fold
(collapse) region Ctrl+Shift+] Unfold
(uncollapse) region Ctrl+K Ctrl+[ Fold (collapse)
all subregions Ctrl+K Ctrl+] Unfold (uncollapse) all subregions Ctrl+K Ctrl+0 Fold
(collapse) all regions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+J Unfold (uncollapse) all regions
Ctrl+K Ctrl+C Add line comment Ctrl+K Ctrl+U Remove
line comment Ctrl+/ Toggle
line comment Shift+Alt+A Toggle
block comment
Alt+Z Toggle Word Wrap
Navigation
Ctrl+T Show
all Symbols
Ctrl+G Go
to Line...
Ctrl+P Go
to File... Ctrl+Shift+O Go to Symbol... Ctrl+Shift+M Show Problems panel
F8 Go
to next error or warning
Shift+F8 Go
to previous error or warning
Ctrl+Shift+TabNavigate editor group history Alt+ ← / → Go
back / forward
Ctrl+M Toggle
Tab moves focus
Replace
and Search
Ctrl+F Find
Ctrl+H Replace
F3
/ Shift+F3 Find next/previous
Alt+Enter Select
all occurences of Find match
Ctrl+D Add
selection to next Find match Ctrl+K Ctrl+DMove last selection to next Find match
Alt+C
/ R / W Toggle case-sensitive / regex / whole word
Multi-Cursor And Selection
Alt+Click Insert cursor
Ctrl+Alt+
↑ / ↓Insert cursor above / below
Ctrl+U Undo
last cursor operation
Shift+Alt+I Insert
cursor at end of each line selected
Ctrl+L Select
current line
Ctrl+Shift+L
Select all occurrences of current selection
Ctrl+F2 Select
all occurrences of current word
Shift+Alt+→ Expand selection
Shift+Alt+←
Shrink selection
Shift+Alt + Column (box) selection (drag mouse)
Ctrl+Shift+AltColumn
(box) selection
+
(arrow key)
Ctrl+Shift+AltColumn
(box) selection page up/down
+PgUp/PgDn
Rich
Languages Editing Ctrl+Space Trigger suggestion
Ctrl+Shift+SpaceTrigger parameter hints
Shift+Alt+F Format
document Ctrl+K Ctrl+F Format
selection F12 Go
to Definition
Alt+F12 Peek Definition
Ctrl+K F12 Open Definition to the side Ctrl+. Quick Fix
Shift+F12 Show References
F2 Rename Symbol
Ctrl+K Ctrl+X Trim
trailing whitespace Ctrl+K M Change
file language
Management- Editor
Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W Close editor
Ctrl+K F Close folder
Ctrl+\ Split editor
Ctrl+ 1 / 2 /
3 Focus into 1st, 2nd or
3rd editor group Ctrl+K Ctrl+ ←/→ Focus
into previous/next editor group Ctrl+Shift+PgUp / PgDnMove editor left/right
Ctrl+K ← / → Move active editor group
Management - File
Ctrl+N New File
Ctrl+O Open File...
Ctrl+S Save
Ctrl+Shift+S Save As...
Ctrl+K S Save All
Ctrl+F4 Close
Ctrl+K Ctrl+W Close All
Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen
closed editor
Ctrl+K Enter Keep preview mode editor open Ctrl+Tab Open next
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Open previous
Ctrl+K P Copy path of active file
Ctrl+K R Reveal active file in Explorer
Ctrl+K O Show active file in new window/instance Display
F11 Toggle
full screen
Shift+Alt+0 Toggle
editor layout (horizontal/vertical) Ctrl+ =
/ - Zoom
in/out
Ctrl+B Toggle
Sidebar visibility Ctrl+Shift+E Show
Explorer / Toggle focus Ctrl+Shift+F Show
Search
Ctrl+Shift+G Show
Source Control Ctrl+Shift+D Show Debug Ctrl+Shift+X Show Extensions
Ctrl+Shift+H Replace in files
Ctrl+Shift+J Toggle Search details Ctrl+Shift+U Show Output panel Ctrl+Shift+V Open Markdown preview
Ctrl+K V Open Markdown preview to the side
Ctrl+K Z Zen Mode (Esc Esc to exit) Debug
F9 Toggle breakpoint
F5 Start/Continue
Shift+F5 Stop
F11 / Shift+F11 Step
into/out
F10 Step over
Ctrl+K Ctrl+I Show hover
Integrated terminal
Ctrl+` Show
integrated terminal Ctrl+Shift+` Create new terminal Ctrl+C Copy selection
Ctrl+V Paste
into active terminal
Ctrl+↑ / ↓ Scroll
up/down Shift+PgUp / PgDnScroll page up/down
Ctrl+Home / End Scroll
to top/bottom
