How to set hotkeys for a Windows Forms form

Question

I would like to set hotkeys in my Windows Forms form. For example, Ctrl + N for a new form and Ctrl + S for save. How would I do this?

Answer 1

Set

myForm.KeyPreview = true; 

Create a handler for the KeyDown event:

myForm.KeyDown += new KeyEventHandler(Form_KeyDown); 

Example of handler:

    // Hot keys handler     void Form_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)     {         if (e.Control && e.KeyCode == Keys.S)       // Ctrl-S Save         {             // Do what you want here             e.SuppressKeyPress = true;  // Stops other controls on the form receiving event.         }     }