Visual Studio: Hot Keys: Windows

Most of the Hot Key chords for windows start with Ctrl W.
The ones that do not close windows or are data related.

Ctrl W A
Command Window

Ctrl W C
Class View

Ctrl W D
Code Definition Window

Ctrl W E
Error List

Ctrl W L
Server Explorer

Ctrl W O
Output

Ctrl W P
Properties

Ctrl W S
Solution Explorer

Ctrl W T
Task List

Ctrl W X
Toolbox


Ctrl Esc
Close Window

Ctrl Alt D
Data Sources

Ctrl F4
Close current tab

Ctrl Tab
IDE Navigator, first document (next document)

Visual Studio: Hot Keys: Solutions Projects Files

Ctrl Shift N
New project

Ctrl Shift O
Displays the Open Project dialog

Shift Alt C
Add New Item, with class as default

Shift Alt A
Add Existing Item

Ctrl Shift A
Add New Item, with file as default

Ctrl Alt Down Arrow
Displays list of all open documents

Ctrl O
Open File Dialog

Visual Studio: Hot Keys: Refactoring

Note all of the Refactoring Hot Key Chords start with Ctrl R.

Ctrl + R E
Encapsulate a Field, creates a property from a field

Ctrl + R I
Extract an Interface, create a new interface from an existing class, interface or struct

Ctrl + R M
Extract Method, create method from code selection

Ctrl + R P
Promote to Parameter, promote a local variable to a parameter

Ctrl + R V
Remove Parameters

Ctrl + R R
Rename, allows renaming of identifier

Ctrl + R O
Change Order of Parameters

Visual Studio: Hot Keys: IntelliSense

IntelliSense Hot Keys

Ctrl + space or
Ctrl + K W
Complete word using the current selection in the list

Ctrl + J or
Ctrl + K L
Pull up the intellisense selection list

Ctrl + K I
Show the declaration of selected identifier in a Quick Info tool tip

Ctrl + Shift Space or
Ctrl + K P
Display for the specified method the name and parameters required

When Intellisense Selection List is displayed:
Ctrl causes the list to be rendered transparent