Control Manipulation Shortcut Keys, Visual C# Scheme
The following shortcut key combinations can be used to move, select, and change the size of controls on design surfaces.
Note
When you select Visual C# Development Settings in the Import and Export Settings Wizard, the Visual C# 2005 keyboard mapping scheme is applied. Visual C# 2005 is the current keyboard mapping scheme. This is the keyboard mapping scheme that is applied to the integrated development environment (IDE) at initial startup. For more information, see How to: Change Select Settings.
To switch to the Visual C# keyboard mapping scheme
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Expand Environment, and then click Keyboard.
Select Visual C# 2005 from the Apply the following application keyboard mapping scheme drop-down list.
Command Name |
Shortcut Keys |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Edit.MoveControlDown |
DOWN ARROW |
Moves the selected control down in increments of 1 pixel on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlDownGrid |
CTRL + DOWN ARROW |
Moves the selected control down in increments of 8 pixels on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlLeft |
LEFT ARROW |
Moves the control to the left in increments of 1 pixel on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlLeftGrid |
CTRL + LEFT ARROW |
Moves the control to the left in increments of 8 pixels on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlRight |
RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the control to the right in increments of 1 pixel on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlRightGrid |
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW |
Moves the control to the right in increments of 8 pixels on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlUp |
UP ARROW |
Moves the control up in increments of 1 pixel on the design surface. |
Edit.MoveControlUpGrid |
CTRL + UP ARROW |
Moves the control up in increments of 8 pixels on the design surface. |
Edit.SelectNextControl |
TAB |
Moves to the next control on the page based on the Tabindex property of the control. |
Edit.SelectPreviousControl |
SHIFT + TAB |
Moves back to the previously selected control on the page. |
Edit.ShowTileGrid |
ENTER |
Displays the grid on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlDown |
SHIFT + DOWN ARROW |
Increases the height of the control in increments of 1 pixel on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlDownGrid |
CTRL + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW |
Increases the height of the control in increments of 8 pixels on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlLeft |
SHIFT + LEFT ARROW |
Reduces the width of the control in increments of 1 pixel on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlLeftGrid |
CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW |
Reduces the width of the control in increments of 8 pixels on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlRight |
SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW |
Increases the width of the control in increments of 1 pixel on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlRightGrid |
CTRL + SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW |
Increases the width of the control in increments of 8 pixels on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlUp |
SHIFT + UP ARROW |
Decreases the height of the control in increments of 1 pixel on the design surface. |
Edit.SizeControlUpGrid |
CTRL + SHIFT + UP ARROW |
Decreases the height of the control in increments of 8 pixels on the design surface. |