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SQL Server Management Studio

Open a file

CtrlO

Windows Desktop app SQL Server Management Studio, default scheme

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In SQL Server Management Studio, Ctrl + O will open a file. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Anywhere

Where this comes from

SQL Server Management Studio keyboard shortcuts - Microsoft Learn

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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