Keyboard shortcuts in Blend for Visual Studio

Project shortcuts

To do this	Do this
Create a new project	Ctrl+Shift+N
Open a project or solution (not a site)	Ctrl+Shift+O
Close a solution	Ctrl+Shift+C
Save a copy of the solution or site	Ctrl+Shift+P
Add an existing item to the project	Ctrl+I
Add a reference to a DLL (WPF)	Alt+Shift+R
Build the project	Ctrl+Shift+B
Test the project or site	F5

Document shortcuts

To do this	Do this
Switch between open documents	Ctrl+Tab
Save the active document	Ctrl+S
Save all documents	Ctrl+Shift+S
Close the active document	Ctrl+W
Close all open documents	Ctrl+Shift+W
Undo the last action	Ctrl+Z
Redo the last action that was undone	Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z
Create a design-time annotation	Ctrl+Shift+T
Cut	Ctrl+X
Copy	Ctrl+C
Paste	Ctrl+V
Delete	Delete
Find text (XAML view or JavaScript editor only)	Ctrl+F
Find the next occurrence of text (XAML view or JavaScript editor only)	F3 or Ctrl+H

Object shortcuts

To do this	Do this
Create a new item	Ctrl+N
Duplicate an object	Hold down Alt and drag the object
Reparent an object	Drag the object over a layout panel and press Alt
Edit the text in a control	F2 (Esc to exit)
Edit a control (WPF)	Ctrl+E
Make the selected objects the same width	Ctrl+Shift+1
Make the selected objects the same height	Ctrl+Shift+2
Make the selected objects the same size	Ctrl+Shift+9
Flip the selected object horizontally	Ctrl+Shift+3
Flip the selected object vertically	Ctrl+Shift+4
Select multiple objects	Hold down Ctrl
Select multiple adjacent objects	Hold down Shift
Fit the selection to the screen size	Ctrl+9
Pin active container	Ctrl+Shift+D
Nudge selected objects	Arrow keys
Auto size width	Ctrl+Shift+5
Auto size height	Ctrl+Shift+6
Group objects into a layout panel	Ctrl+G
Ungroup objects	Ctrl+Shift+G
Bring the selected object to the front	Ctrl+Shift+]
Bring forward	Ctrl+]
Send the selected object to the back	Ctrl+Shift+[
Send backward	Ctrl+[
Make a user control from the selected objects (WPF)	F8
Constrain proportions of objects	Hold down Shift while dragging the object
Rotate an object in 15-degree increments	Hold down Shift while rotating the object
Make a clipping path	Ctrl+7
Release a clipping path	Ctrl+Shift+7
Make a compound path	Ctrl+8
Release a compound path	Ctrl+Shift+8
Lock selection	Ctrl+L
Unlock all objects	Ctrl+Shift+L
Show selection	Ctrl+T
Hide selection	Ctrl+3
Select all objects	Ctrl+A
Clear selection of all objects	Ctrl+Shift+A

View shortcuts

To do this	Do this
Switch between Design, Code, and Split views	F11
Zoom in on the artboard	Ctrl+Equal Sign (=)
Zoom out on the artboard	Ctrl+Minus Sign (-)
Zoom in or out on the artboard	Rotate the mouse wheel
Move the artboard left or right	Shift and rotate the mouse wheel
Move the artboard up or down	Ctrl and rotate the mouse wheel
Fit the selection to the screen size	Ctrl+0
View the artboard at actual size	Ctrl+1
Show or hide handles	F9
Show or hide object boundaries	Ctrl+Shift+H
Switch between Design, XAML, and Split views	F11

Workspace shortcuts

To do this	Do this
Switch between Animation and Design workspaces	Ctrl+F11
Show or hide the Assets panel	Ctrl+Period
Show or hide the Results panel	F12
Show or hide all panels	F4
Reset the active workspace layout	Ctrl+Shift+R
Pan the workspace	Hold down Spacebar
Temporarily use the Selection tool (while a different tool remains selected)	Hold down Ctrl