How to: List Current Keyboard Shortcuts

Use this procedure to create a macro that generates a list of all the commands in the integrated development environment (IDE) and any shortcut keys mapped to those commands according to the current keyboard mapping scheme.

Several keyboard mapping schemes are available in the IDE. You can change keyboard mapping schemes on the Keyboard page, under the Environment folder of the Options dialog box. For more information, see How to: Work with Keyboard Shortcuts.

To list current keyboard shortcut mappings

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macros, and then click Macros IDE.

2. In Project Explorer, double-click MyMacros.

3. Right-click Module1 and then click Rename.

4. Type KeyboardShortcuts as the new name for the module.

5. Double-click KeyboardShortcuts to open the file in the editor.

6. Paste the following code in the file after Public Module KeyboardShortcuts:

   Sub GetAllCommands()
   
       Dim cmd As Command
       Dim ow As OutputWindow = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindOutput).Object
       Dim owp As OutputWindowPane
       Dim exists As Boolean
       Dim i As Integer
       Dim sArray() As String
   
       sArray = New String() {}
       i = 1
       exists = False
   
       For Each owp In ow.OutputWindowPanes
           If owp.Name = "Macro Output" Then
               exists = True
               Exit For
           End If
           i = i + 1
       Next
   
       If exists Then
           owp = ow.OutputWindowPanes.Item(i)
       Else
           owp = ow.OutputWindowPanes.Add("Macro Output")
       End If
   
       owp.Clear()
   
       ' Output 1 line per command
       For Each cmd In DTE.Commands
           Dim binding As Object
           Dim shortcuts As String
           shortcuts = ""
   
           For Each binding In cmd.Bindings
               Dim b As String
               b = binding
               If Not shortcuts = "" Then
                   shortcuts += "--OR-- "
               End If
               shortcuts = shortcuts + b + " "
           Next
   
           shortcuts = shortcuts.Trim()
   
           If Not cmd.Name.Trim().Equals("") And Not shortcuts.Equals("") Then
               sArray.Resize(sArray, sArray.Length + 1)
               sArray(sArray.Length - 1) = cmd.Name + vbTab + shortcuts
           End If
       Next
   
       Array.Sort(sArray)
       owp.OutputString(String.Join(vbCrLf, sArray))
   
   End Sub
   

7. On the File menu, click Save MyMacros.

8. Switch back to Visual Studio.

9. On the Tools menu, point to Macros and then click Macro Explorer.

10. Expand MyMacros and then expand KeyboardShortcuts.

11. Right-click GetAllCommands and then click Run.

    The macro generates a list of all possible commands in the IDE and any keyboard shortcut mappings these commands have in the current keyboard mapping scheme.

12. On the View menu, click Output.

    Commands and their shortcut key combinations appear in the Output window. You can copy this information and paste it into another application, such as Microsoft Office Excel, for additional formatting and printing options.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Work with Keyboard Shortcuts

Concepts

Pre-defined Keyboard Shortcuts

Other Resources

Visual Studio Settings