SQL Server Management Studio keyboard shortcuts
Queries, results, explorers, bookmarks, and editing in SSMS.
56 shortcuts Windows checked September 14, 2026
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9 actions and 9 key variants match.
- SQL Server Management Studio Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Open a new query window Anywhere | Windows CtrlN | Source |
| Open the new project dialog Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftN | Source |
| Open a file Anywhere | Windows CtrlO | Source |
| Open the query designer Query editor | Windows CtrlShiftQ | Source |
| Close the current document Document open | Windows CtrlF4 | Source |
| Open SQL Server Profiler Anywhere | Windows CtrlAltP | Source |
| Save the file Query editor | Windows CtrlS | Source |
| Save every file Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftS | Source |
| Open Activity Monitor Anywhere | Windows CtrlAltA | Source |
About SQL Server Management Studio and its shortcuts
SQL Server Management Studio is where a lot of database work still happens, and its keyboard matters because the loop is so repetitive: execute, read the result, edit, execute again. Beyond that it offers commands for the object explorer, query windows, and switching how results are displayed.
SSMS is Windows only. It inherits its editor from Visual Studio, including the option to switch keyboard schemes, so an installation set up by someone else can differ.
Where the SQL Server Management Studio keys came from
Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of SQL Server Management Studio. Report a key that is wrong
To see how one action is done in other apps as well as SQL Server Management Studio, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task