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SQL Server Management Studio

Run the query

F5

Windows Desktop app SQL Server Management Studio, default scheme

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In SQL Server Management Studio, F5 will run the query. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Query editor

Runs the selection, or the whole query when nothing is selected.

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.

The same task in other apps

Execute the SQL statement DBeaver Cmd + Enter

More SQL Server Management Studio shortcuts

Parse the query Ctrl + F5
Show the estimated execution plan Ctrl + L
Cancel the running query Alt + Break
Include the actual execution plan Ctrl + M
Show results in a grid Ctrl + D
Show results as text Ctrl + T
Send results to a file Ctrl + Shift + F
Show or hide the results pane Ctrl + R

See every SQL Server Management Studio shortcut

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