The following table provides an overview of some of the shortcut key combinations that you can use when you're working in Visual Studio Code. For a complete overview, see Key bindings for Visual Studio Code.
General in Visual Studio Code
Keyboard Shortcut
Action
Ctrl+Shift+P
Show all commands
Alt+F6
Download source code.
Alt+A+L
AL Go! Generates a HelloWorld project.
Ctrl+Shift+B
Compile and package.
F5
Compile, Package, and Publish (with debugging).
Ctrl+F5
Build and publish without debugging. Note: The keyboard shortcut has a different meaning when debugging.
F6
Publish and open Designer.
Ctrl+F2
Update the compiler used by the service tier(s).
Editing in Visual Studio Code
Keyboard Shortcut
Action
Ctrl+Space
Look up suggestions for the current object.
Ctrl+X
Cut.
Ctrl+C
Copy.
Ctrl+V
Paste.
Ctrl+F2
Select all occurrences.
F12
Go to definition
Alt+F12
Peek definition.
Shift+F12
Show references.
Ctrl+Shift+Space
Look up parameter hints.
Ctrl+K Ctrl+C
Add line comment.
Ctrl+K Ctrl+U
Remove line comment.
Ctrl+Shift+P
Show all commands.
F2
Rename (use Enter to rename, use Shift+Enter to preview).
Shift+Alt+E
Look up events and insert event subscriber in code for a selected event.
Errors in Visual Studio Code
Keyboard Shortcut
Action
F8
Move to the next error or warning.
Shift+F8
Move to the previous error or warning.
Compile and publish in Visual Studio Code
Keyboard Shortcut
Action
Ctrl+Shift+B
Compile and build the solution.
Ctrl+F5
Build and deploy.
Shift+Alt+W
Publish full dependency tree for the active project.