Quick Tip: Show Shortcut Keys in Visual Studio

Right click in the tool bar area --> choose customize, you get the 'Customize' dialog.

On the 'Options' tab there's a little check box that says "Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips".

Like so:

This is off by default. But you're like me. At least I think you are. And when you spend much of your life inside an application, you want to learn a few good short cut keys. So check that box!

Of course, to really take it to the next level, use KeyTraino ;-).

Updated:

Here's the equivalent screenshot for Visual Studio 2005.

'Haacked' on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:49:13 GMT, sez:

Nice find! That'll come in handy.

'Owen' on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:31:43 GMT, sez:

Unfortunately there is no options tab in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for software developers :( hobbled.

'Arjan' on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:53:44 GMT, sez:

@Owen: I guess that's a refactoring of Visual Studio :-)
It's right on the Toolbar tab, at the bottom (at least in my Prof. Ed'n)

'Owen' on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:47:59 GMT, sez:

Oh thanks for the update i found it now :)

so i take it back... although they still hide way too much of the UI in the Team Edition

'Doug' on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:55:50 GMT, sez:

Amen to that. I just posted a few days ago about how keyboard tricks like these can save you time and frustration and probably the most helpful thing I've ever learned.

http://www.webdev101.com/save-time/most-helpful-thing-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-learned/

'sri' on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:53:48 GMT, sez:

Some of the useful shortcuts
http://sumtechstuff.blogspot.com/

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