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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- SQL Server Management Studio Documented
| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Uncomment the selection Query editor | Windows CtrlKCtrlU | Source |
| Make the selection uppercase Query editor | Windows CtrlShiftU | Source |
| Make the selection lowercase Query editor | Windows CtrlShiftL | Source |
| Go to a line Query editor | Windows CtrlG | Source |
| Undo the last edit Query editor | Windows CtrlZ | Source |
| Redo the undone edit Query editor | Windows CtrlY | Source |
| Save the file Query editor | Windows CtrlS | Source |
| Save every file Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftS | Source |
| Find text Query editor | Windows CtrlF | Source |
| Replace text Query editor | Windows CtrlH | Source |
| Replace text in files Anywhere | Windows CtrlShiftH | Source |
| Find the next match Query editor | Windows F3 | Source |
| Find the previous match Query editor | Windows ShiftF3 | Source |
| Insert a code snippet Query editor | Windows CtrlKCtrlX | Source |
| Surround the selection with a snippet Query editor | Windows CtrlKCtrlS | Source |
| List members Query editor | Windows CtrlJ | Source |
| Refresh the IntelliSense cache Query editor | Windows CtrlShiftR | Source |
| Set or clear a bookmark Query editor | Windows CtrlKCtrlK | Source |
| Go to the next bookmark Query editor | Windows CtrlKCtrlN | Source |
| Go to the previous bookmark Query editor | Windows CtrlKCtrlP | Source |
| Clear every bookmark Query editor | Windows CtrlKCtrlL | Source |
| Open Activity Monitor Anywhere | Windows CtrlAltA | Source |
| Delete the word to the left Query editor | Windows CtrlBackspace | Source |
| Delete the word to the right Query editor | Windows CtrlDelete | Source |
| Navigate back in history Anywhere | Windows Ctrl- | Source |
| Navigate forward in history Anywhere | Windows CtrlShift- | 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
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