There is a general shortcut to close the "current tool window", which is SHIFT+ESC.
Update: In the name of productivity, I procrastinated just long enough to make this list...
Default key bindings for C# in Visual Studio 2010
Editing
Edit.CollapseToDefinitions CTRL+M,O
- Collapses declaration bodies to provide a high-level view of the types and members in the source file.
Edit.HideSelection CTRL+M,CTRL+H
- Collapses current selection to an outlining region.
Edit.ToggleAllOutlining CTRL+M,L
- Toggles all previously collapsed outlining regions between collapsed and expanded states.
Edit.ToggleOutliningExpansion CTRL+M,M
- Toggles the currently selected collapsed region between the collapsed and expanded state.
Edit.StopOutlining CTRL+M,P
- Removes all outlining information from the whole document.
Edit.CommentSelection CTRL+K,C or CTRL+E,C
- Inserts
// at the beginning of the current line or every line of the current selection.
Edit.UncommentSelection CTRL+K,U or CTRL+E,U
- Removes the
// at the beginning of the current line or every line of the current selection.
Edit.FormatDocument CTRL+K,D or CTRL+E,D
- Formats the current document according to the indentation and code formatting settings specified on the Formatting pane under Tools | Options | Text Editor | C#.
Edit.FormatSelection CTRL+K,F or CTRL+E,F
- Formats the current selection according to the indentation and code formatting settings specified on the Formatting pane under Tools | Options | Text Editor | C#.
Edit.InsertSnippet CTRL+K,X
- Displays the Code Snippet Picker. The selected code snippet will be inserted at the caret position.
Edit.SurroundWith CTRL+K,S
- Displays the Code Snippet Picker. The selected code snippet will be wrapped around the selected text.
Edit.InvokeSnippetFromShortcut TAB
- Inserts the expanded code snippet from the shortcut name.
Edit.CycleClipboardRing CTRL+SHIFT+V
- Pastes text from the Clipboard ring to the caret location in the file. Subsequent use of the shortcut key iterates through the items in the Clipboard ring.
Edit.Replace CTRL+H
- Displays the replace options in the Quick Replace tab of the Find and Replace dialog.
Edit.ReplaceInFiles CTRL+SHIFT+H
- Displays the replace options on the Replace in Files tab of the Find and Replace dialog.
View.ShowSmartTag CTRL+PERIOD (.) or SHIFT+ALT+F10
- Displays the available options on the Smart Tag menu.
EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.ViewCallHierarchy CTRL+K,T
- Brings focus to the Call Hierarchy window using the member at the caret as a top-level node.
Edit.NextHighlightedReference CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
- Moves the caret to the next highlighted identifier matching the current one.
Edit.PreviousHightlightedReference CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
- Moves the caret to the previous highlighted identifier matching the current one.
Edit.ToggleCompletionMode CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR
- Toggles between suggestion mode (all commit characters except for tab leave entered text as-is, tab chooses a completion item in the list) and completion mode.
Edit.<Direction>ExtendColumn SHIFT+ALT+
- Creates a box selection instead of a stream selection.
Window
View.ClassView CTRL+W,C
- Displays the Class View window.
View.CodeDefinitionWindow CTRL+W,D
- Displays the Code Definition window.
View.ErrorList CTRL+W,E
- Displays the Error List window.
View.ObjectBrowser CTRL+W,J
- Displays the Object Browser.
View.Output CTRL+W,O
- Displays the Output window, where status messages can be viewed at run time.
View.PropertiesWindow CTRL+W,P
- Displays the Properties window, which lists the design-time properties and events for the currently selected item.
View.SolutionExplorer CTRL+W,S
- Displays Solution Explorer, which lists the projects and files in the current solution.
View.TaskList CTRL+W,T
- Displays the Task List window, which displays custom tasks, comments, shortcuts, warnings, and error messages.
View.Toolbox CTRL+W,X
- Displays the Toolbox, which contains controls that can be included or used with your code.
View.ServerExplorer CTRL+W,L
- Displays Server Explorer, which lets you view and manipulate database servers, event logs, message queues, Web services, and other operating system services.
Window.CloseToolWindow SHIFT+ESC
- Closes the current tool window.
Data.ShowDataSources SHIFT+ALT+D
- Displays the Data Sources window.
Window.CloseDocumentWindow CTRL+F4
Window.NextDocumentWindowNav CTRL+TAB
- Displays the IDE Navigator, with the first document window selected.
View.CallHierarchy CTRL+W,K
- Displays the Call Hierarchy window, which lists callers and callees for a given member.
View.ZoomIn CTRL+SHIFT+PERIOD (.)
- Increases the size of contents in the editor.
View.ZoomOut CTRL+SHIFT+COMMA (,)
- Decreases the size of contents in the editor.
File
File.NewProject CTRL+SHIFT+N
- Displays the New Project dialog.
File.OpenProject CTRL+SHIFT+O
- Displays the Open Project dialog, allowing existing projects to be added to the solution.
Project.AddClass SHIFT+ALT+C
- Displays the Add New Item dialog, selecting the class template by default.
Project.AddExistingItem SHIFT+ALT+A
- Displays the Add Existing Item dialog, allowing existing files to be added to the current project.
Project.AddNewItem CTRL+SHIFT+A
- Displays the Add New Item dialog, allowing a new file to be added to the current project.
Window.ShowEzMDIFileList CTRL+ALT+DOWN ARROW
- Displays a pop-up listing of all open documents
IntelliSense
Edit.CompleteWord CTRL+SPACEBAR or CTRL+K,W
- Complete current word in completion list.
Edit.ListMembers CTRL+J or CTRL+K,L
- Invokes IntelliSense completion list.
Edit.QuickInfo CTRL+K,I
- Displays complete declaration for specified identifier in a Quick Info tooltip.
Edit.ParameterInfo CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR or CTRL+K,P
- Displays name, number and type of parameters required for the specified method.
Make Transparent CTRL
- Causes visible completion list to become transparent.
Navigation
Edit.NavigateTo CTRL+COMMA (,)
- Displays the NavigateTo window, which allows quick navigation to files, types, and members. The word at the caret seeds the search.
Edit.FindAllReferences SHIFT+F12 or CTRL+K,R
- Displays a list of all references for the symbol selected.
Edit.GoToBrace CTRL+]
- Moves the caret location to the matching brace in the source file.
Edit.GoToDefinition F12
- Navigates to the declaration for the selected symbol in code.
Edit.GoToNextLocation F8
- Moves the caret to the next item, such as a task in the *Task List window or a search match in the Find Results window. Subsequent invocations will move to the next item in the list.
Edit.IncrementalSearch CTRL+I
- Activates incremental search. If incremental search is on, but no input is passed, the previous search query is used. If search input has been found, next invocation searches for the next occurrence of the input text.
Edit.FindNext, Edit.FindPrevious F3 and SHIFT+F3
- Searches again for the last search pattern in the direction specified.
Edit.FindNextSelected CTRL+F3
- Sets the search pattern to the selected text, then search for next occurrence.
Edit.FindPreviousSelected CTRL+SHIFT+F3
- Sets the search pattern to the selected text, then search for previous occurrence.
View.ForwardBrowseContext CTRL+SHIFT+7
- Moves to the next item called in code in the current file. Uses the Go To Definition navigation stack.
View.PopBrowseContext CTRL+SHIFT+8
- Moves to the previous item called in code in the current file. Uses the Go To Definition navigation stack.
View.NavigateBackward CTRL+HYPHEN (-)
- Moves to the previously browsed line of code.
View.NavigateForward CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN (-)
- Moves to the next browsed line of code.
Edit.FindInFiles CTRL+SHIFT+F
- Displays the Find in Files tab of the Find and Replace dialog.
Edit.FindSymbol ALT+F12
- Displays the Find Symbol pane of the Find and Replace dialog.
View.ViewCode F7
- Displays the selected item in Code view of the editor.
View.ViewDesigner, View.ViewMarkup SHIFT+F7
- Switches between Design and Source views for the current document.
Window.MoveToNavigationBar CTRL+F2
- Moves focus to the drop-down bar located at the top of the editor when the editor is in Code view or Server Code view.
Edit.Find CTRL+F
- Displays the Find Quick tab of the Find and Replace dialog.
Edit.GoTo CTRL+G
- Displays the Go to Line dialog.
Edit.GoToFindCombo CTRL+/
- Moves focus to the Find/Command box on the Standard toolbar.
Debugging
Debug.Autos CTRL + D, A
- Displays the Autos window, which displays variables used in the current line of code and the preceding line of code.
Debug.CallStack CTRL + D, C
- Displays the Call Stack window, which displays a list of all active methods or stack frames for the current thread of execution.
Debug.Immediate CTRL + D, I
- Displays the Immediate window, where expressions can be evaluated.
Debug.Locals` CTRL + D, L
- Displays the Locals window, which displays the local variables and their values for each method in the current stack frame.
Debug.QuickWatch CTRL + D, Q
- Displays the QuickWatch dialog box that has the current value of the selected expression.
Debug.Start F5
- Launches the application under the debugger based on the settings from the startup project. When in Break mode, invoking this command will run the application until the next breakpoint.
Debug.Start-WithoutDebugging CTRL + F5
- Launches the application without invoking the debugger.
Debug.StepInto F11
- Executes code one statement at a time, following execution into method calls.
Debug.Step-IntoSpecific SHIFT + ALT + F11
- Prompts to select which sub expression to step into, regardless of the tools options setting for skipping properties and operators.
Debug.StepOut SHIFT + F11
- Executes the remaining lines of a method in which the current execution point is located.
Debug.StepOver F10
- Executes the next line of code, but does not follow execution through any method calls.
Debug.Stop-Debugging SHIFT + F5
- Stops running the current application under the debugger.
Debug.Toggle-Breakpoint F9
- Sets or removes a breakpoint at the current line.
Debug.Watch CTRL + D, W
- Displays the Watch window, which displays the values of selected variables or watch expressions.
Debug.Enable-Breakpoint CTRL + F9
- Toggles the breakpoint between disabled and enabled.
Make DatatipTransparent [CTRL]
- Causes a visible datatip to become transparent.
Test.RunTestsIn-CurrentContext CTRL + R, T
- Runs the unit test containing the caret.
Test.RunAllTests-InSolution CTRL + R, A
- Runs all of the unit tests in the solution.
Edit.GoToNext-Location F8
- Moves the caret to the next item, such as a task in the Task List window or a search match in the Find Results window. Subsequent invocations will move to the next item in the list.
Edit.Incremental-Search CTRL + I
- Activates incremental search. If incremental search is on, but no input is passed, the previous search query is used. If search input has been found, next invocation searches for the next occurrence of the input text.
Edit.FindNext, Edit.FindPrevious F3 and SHIFT + F3
- Searches again for the last search pattern in the direction specified.
Edit.FindNext-Selected, Edit.FindPrevious-Selected CTRL + F3 and CTRL + SHIFT + F3
- Sets the search pattern to the selected text, then search in the direction specified.
View.Forward-BrowseContext CTRL + SHIFT + 7
- Moves to the next item called in code in the current fi le. Uses the Go To Defi nition navigation stack.
View.PopBrowse-Context CTRL + SHIFT + 8
- Moves to the previous item called in code in the current file. Uses the Go To Defi nition navigation stack.
View.Navigate-Backward CTRL + HYPHEN (-)
- Moves to the previously browsed line of code.
View.Navigate-Forward CTRL + SHIFT + HYPHEN (-)
- Moves to the next browsed line of code.
Edit.FindInFiles CTRL + SHIFT + F
- Displays the Find in Files tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
`Edit.FindSymbol ALT + F12
- Displays the Find Symbol pane of the Find and Replace dialog box.
`View.ViewCode F7
- Displays the selected item in Code view of the editor.
View.ViewDesigner, View.ViewMarkup SHIFT + F7
- Switches between Design and Source views for the current document. -
Window.MoveTo-NavigationBar CTRL + F2
- Moves focus to the drop-down bar located at the top of the editor when the editor is in Code view or Server Code view.
Edit.Find CTRL + F
- Displays the Find Quick tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
Edit.GoTo CTRL + G
- Displays the Go to Line dialog box.
Edit.GoToFind-Combo CTRL + /
- Moves focus to the Find/Command box on the Standard toolbar.
EditorContext-Menus.Code-Window.ViewCall-Hierarchy CTRL + K, T
- Brings focus to the Call Hierarchy window using the member at the caret as a top-level node.
Edit.NextHighlightedReference, Edit.PreviousHighlightedReference CTRL + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW and CTRL + SHIFT + UP ARROW
- Moves the caret to the next or previous highlighted identifier matching the current one.
Refactoring
Refactor.EncapsulateField CTRL+R,E
- Displays the Encapsulate Field dialog, allowing creation of a property from an existing field, updating all references to use the new property.
Refactor.ExtractInterface CTRL+R,I
- Displays the Extract Interface dialog, allowing creation of an interface with members derived from an existing class, struct, or interface.
Refactor.ExtractMethod CTRL+R,M
- Displays the Extract Method dialog, allowing creation of a new method from the selected code.
Refactor.RemoveParameters CTRL+R,V
- Displays the Remove Parameters dialog, allowing removal of parameters from methods, indexers, or delegates by changing the declaration wherever called.
Refactor.Rename CTRL+R,R or F2
- Displays the Rename dialog, allowing renaming of all references of an identifier.
Refactor.ReorderParameters CTRL+R,O
- Displays the Reorder Parameters dialog, allowing the order of parameters to be changed for methods, indexers, and delegates.
Build
Build.BuildSolution F6 or CTRL+SHIFT+B
- Builds all projects in the solution
Build.BuildSelection SHIFT+F6
- Builds selected project and dependencies
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