Keyboard shortcuts for Visual Assist

Browse through all shortcuts—installed by default and recommended—for features that fit your workflow. A list of assigned shortcuts and descriptions is also available inside Visual Assist, via VAssistX | Help | Keyboard Shortcuts.

Feature Shortcut Description
Create From Usage Shift+Alt+C Create a target from usage of an unknown symbol.
Find References Shift+Alt+F Open a list of references to the current symbol.
Find Selected Alt+K Highlight instances of the word under the caret as if you ran Find (Ctrl+F).
Find Symbol In Solution Shift+Alt+S Open a list of all symbols in your solution.
GoTo Implementation Alt+G Jump to the declaration or implementation of the current symbol. If more than one destination exists, a menu opens.
GoTo Related Shift+Alt+G Jump to locations related to the current symbol.
List Methods Alt+M See a list of all classes and methods in the current file.
Navigate Back Alt+Left-Arrow Navigate in code to the previous visited place.
Navigate Forward Alt+Right-Arrow Navigate in code to the next visited place.
Open Corresponding File Alt+O Switch quickly between pairs or n-tuples of related files. If more than one related file exists, a menu opens.
Open File in Solution Shift+Alt+O Use a dialog to quickly find and open any file in your solution.
Open Quick Action and Refactoring menu Shift+Alt+Q Open a menu of quick fixes, code generation commands, find references commands, and refactorings for the current location or symbol.
Paste Ctrl+Shift+V View multiple clipboards in a traditional paste menu.
Rename Shift+Alt+R Rename the definition and declaration of a symbol, all references to it, and optionally, occurrences in comments and strings.
Reset Editor Zoom Ctrl+0 Reset the zoom level of the text editor to 100%.
Move to Next Scope Alt+Down-Arrow Move to the next outermost scope. When at global scope, move to the adjacent scope.
Move to Previous Scope Alt+Up-Arrow Move to the previous outermost scope. When at global scope, move to the adjacent scope.
Smart Select Extend Shift+Alt+] Make an initial selection of a small block or grow the selection by a small increment.
Smart Select Extend Block Alt+] Make an initial selection of a large block or grow the selection by a large increment.
Smart Select Shrink Shift+Alt+[ Make an initial selection of a small block or reduce the selection by a small increment.
Smart Select Shrink Block Alt+[ Make an initial selection of a large block or reduce the selection by a large increment.
VA Hashtags Shift+Alt+H Open a tool window with all VA Hashtags in the solution.

Visit documentation for a complete list of commands available for binding.