Window Management Shortcut Keys, Visual Basic 6.0 Default Shortcut Option

The following shortcut key combinations can be used to move, close, or navigate within tool and document windows.

Command

Shortcut Keys

Description

View.FullScreen

SHIFT + ALT + ENTER

Toggles Full Screen mode on and off.

Window.ActivateDocumentWindow

ESC

Closes a menu or dialog box, cancels an operation in progress, or places focus in the current document window.

Window.CloseDocumentWindow

CTRL + F4

Closes the current MDI child window.

Window.CloseToolWindow

SHIFT + ESC

Closes the current tool window.

Window.MoveToDropDownBar

CTRL + F2

Moves the cursor to the drop-down bar while the Editor is in Code view.

Window.NextDocumentWindow

CTRL + F6

CTRL + TAB

Cycles through the MDI child windows one window at a time.

Window.NextPane

CTRL + F12

Moves to the next tool window.

Window.NextSplitPane

F6

Moves to the next pane of a split pane view of a single document.

Window.NextTab

CTRL + PAGE DOWN

Moves to the next tab in the document or window.

Window.PreviousDocumentWindow

CTRL + SHIFT + F6

CTRL + SHIFT + TAB

Moves to the previous document in the Editor or Designer.

Window.PreviousPane

CTRL + SHIFT + F12

Moves to the previously selected window.

Window.PreviousSplitPane

SHIFT + F6

Moves to the previous pane of a document in split pane view.

Window.PreviousTab

CTRL + PAGE UP

Moves to the previous tab in the document or window.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Work with Shortcut Key Combinations

Reference

Tool Window Shortcut Keys, Visual Basic 6.0 Default Shortcut Option

Global Shortcut Keys, Visual Basic 6.0 Default Shortcut Option

Other Resources

Visual Basic 6.0 Default Shortcut Keys