SQL document keyboard shortcuts

Last modified: March 12, 2024

Use the following keyboard shortcuts when working with SQL documents or stored procedures.

Cursor Movement keyboard shortcuts
Command Name	Keyboard Shortcuts	Action
Open File	Ctrl+O	Open File
Close	Ctrl+F4	Close the current window
Save SQL.sql	Ctrl+S	Save a .sql file
Save All	Ctrl+Shift+S	Save all the open documents
Print	Ctrl+P	Print a document
Go To	Ctrl+G	Locate certain elements in your document
Previous SQL	Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow	Previous SQL statement from history
Next SQL	Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow	Next SQL statement from history

Text Selection keyboard shortcuts
Command Name	Keyboard Shortcuts	Action
Toggle Outlining Expansion	Ctrl+M, M	Toggle outlining expansion
Toggle All Outlining	Ctrl+M, L	Toggle all outlining
Stop Outlining	Ctrl+M, P	Stop outlining
Comment Selection	Ctrl+K, C	Comment out the selected lines
Uncomment Selection	Ctrl+K, U	Uncomment the selected lines

Bookmark keyboard shortcuts
Command Name	Keyboard Shortcuts	Action
Toggle a Bookmark	Ctrl+K,K	Toggle a bookmark on the current line
Previous Bookmark	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P	Move the caret to the previous bookmark
Next Bookmark	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N	Move the caret to the next bookmark
Clear All	Ctrl+K,L	Clear all bookmarks in the current document

Code Editor keyboard shortcuts
Command Name	Keyboard Shortcuts	Action
Edit Parameters	Ctrl+Shift+M	Edit parameters
Execute	F5	Execute the entire script
Execute Current Statement	F8	Execute query associated with the current document
Execute To Cursor	Ctrl+Shift+F10	Execute query before the cursor
Stop Execution	Alt+Pause	Stop the execution
Execution History	Ctrl+Alt+H	Open SQL History dialog

Text Manipulation in Code Editor keyboard shortcuts
Command Name	Keyboard Shortcuts	Action
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Take one step back
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Take one step forward
Delete	Delete	Remove the selected part of the code
Select All	Ctrl+A	Select the entire SQL document
Format Document	Ctrl+K, D	Format document
Format Current Statement	Ctrl+K, S	Format current statement

Code Completion keyboard shortcuts
Command Name	Keyboard Shortcuts	Action
List Members	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+L	Display an object member list
Parameter Info	Ctrl+Shift+Space	Display parameter info
Quick Info	Ctrl+K, I	Display brief information about the object
Word Completion	Ctrl+K, W	Show the list of suggestions
Refresh Suggestions	Ctrl+Shift+R	Refresh the suggestions

Document Window keyboard shortcuts
Command Name	Keyboard Shortcuts	Action
Start Page	Ctrl+W, S	Open the Start Page
Database Explorer	Ctrl+W, L	Switch to Database Explorer
Data Window	Ctrl+W, D	Switch to Data Window
Data Viewer	Ctrl+W, R	Switch to Data Viewer
Output	Ctrl+Alt+O	Display the Output window
Error List	Ctrl+\, E	Display the list of the errors, warnings, and messages.
Properties	F4	Show the properties of an object
Previous Tab	Ctrl+Alt+PgUp	Switch from the current document tab to the previous tab
Next Tab	Ctrl+Alt+PgDown	Switch from the current document tab to the next tab
Results as Text	Ctrl+T	Display the query execution results as text
Results as Grid	Ctrl+D	Display the query execution results as grid
Estimated Execution Plan	Ctrl+L	Show the estimated plan of the execution
Query Profiling Mode	Ctrl+M	Open the Query Profiling Mode
Navigation Bar	Ctrl+F2	Switch to Navigation Bar
Redirect Data To Output Window	Ctrl+Shift+T	Show data as text in the Output window

Cut and Paste keyboard shortcuts
Command Name	Keyboard Shortcuts	Action
Cut	Ctrl+X	Cut the selected text and copy it to the clipboard
Copy	Ctrl+C	Copy the selected text to the clipboard
Paste	Ctrl+V	Paste the text from the clipboard to the selected part of the document

All default shortcuts can be customized by clicking Tools on the main menu and selecting Customize.