Window Management Shortcut Keys, Visual Basic 6.0 Default Shortcut Option

The following shortcut key combinations can be used to move, close, or navigate within tool and document windows.

Command	Shortcut Keys	Description
View.FullScreen	SHIFT + ALT + ENTER	Toggles Full Screen mode on and off.
Window.ActivateDocumentWindow	ESC	Closes a menu or dialog box, cancels an operation in progress, or places focus in the current document window.
Window.CloseDocumentWindow	CTRL + F4	Closes the current MDI child window.
Window.CloseToolWindow	SHIFT + ESC	Closes the current tool window.
Window.MoveToDropDownBar	CTRL + F2	Moves the cursor to the drop-down bar while the Editor is in Code view.
Window.NextDocumentWindow	CTRL + F6 CTRL + TAB	Cycles through the MDI child windows one window at a time.
Window.NextPane	CTRL + F12	Moves to the next tool window.
Window.NextSplitPane	F6	Moves to the next pane of a split pane view of a single document.
Window.NextTab	CTRL + PAGE DOWN	Moves to the next tab in the document or window.
Window.PreviousDocumentWindow	CTRL + SHIFT + F6 CTRL + SHIFT + TAB	Moves to the previous document in the Editor or Designer.
Window.PreviousPane	CTRL + SHIFT + F12	Moves to the previously selected window.
Window.PreviousSplitPane	SHIFT + F6	Moves to the previous pane of a document in split pane view.
Window.PreviousTab	CTRL + PAGE UP	Moves to the previous tab in the document or window.

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