SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) – Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Action	SSMS-Shortcut Key
Move to the SQL Server Management Studio menu bar	ALT
Activate the menu for a tool component	ALT+HYPHEN
Display the context menu	SHIFT+F10
Display the New File dialog box to create a file	CTRL+N
Display the New Project dialog box to create a new project	CTRL+SHIFT+N
Display the Open File dialog box to open an existing file	CTRL+O
Display the Open Project dialog box to open an existing project	CTRL+SHIFT+O
Display the Add New Item dialog box to add a new file to the current project	CTRL+SHIFT+A
Display the Add Existing Item dialog box to add an existing file to the current project	ALT+SHIFT+A
Display the Query Designer	CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Close a menu or dialog box, canceling the action	ESC
Clear all bookmarks	CTRL-SHIFT-F2
Insert or remove a bookmark (toggle)	CTRL+F2
Move to next bookmark	F2
Move to previous bookmark	SHIFT+F2
Cancel a query	ALT+BREAK
Connect	CTRL+O
Disconnect	CTRL+F4
Disconnect and close child window	ALT+F4
Database object information	ALT+F1
Clear the active Editor pane	CTRL+SHIFT+DEL
Comment out code	CTRL+SHIFT+C
Copy	CTRL+C or Ctrl+Insert
Cut	CTRL+X or Shift+Del
Decrease indent	SHIFT+TAB
Delete through the end of a line in the Editor pane	CTRL+DEL
Find	CTRL+F
Go to a line number	CTRL+G
Increase indent	TAB
Make selection lowercase	CTRL+SHIFT+L
Make selection uppercase	CTRL+SHIFT+U
Paste	CTRL+V or Shift+Insert
Remove comments	CTRL+SHIFT+R
Repeat last search or find next	F3
Replace	CTRL+H
Select all	CTRL+A
Undo	CTRL+Z
Execute a query	F5 or Ctrl + E
Help for Query Analyzer	F1
Help for the selected Transact-SQL statement	SHIFT+F1
Switch between query and result panes	F6
Switch panes	Shift+F6
Window Selector	CTRL+W
New Query window	CTRL+N
Object Browser (show/hide)	F8
Object Search	F4
Parse the query and check syntax	CTRL+F5
Print	CTRL+P
Display results in grid format	CTRL+D
Display results in text format	CTRL+T
Move the splitter	CTRL+B
Save results to file	CTRL+SHIFT+F
Show Results pane (toggle)	CTRL+R
Save	CTRL+S
Insert a template	CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT
Replace template parameters	CTRL+SHIFT+M
Display estimated execution plan	CTRL+L
Display execution plan (toggle ON/OFF)	CTRL+K
Index Tuning Wizard	CTRL+I
Show client statistics	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Show server trace	CTRL+SHIFT+T
Use database	CTRL+U