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SQL Server Management Studio

Show the toolbox

CtrlAltX

Windows Desktop app SQL Server Management Studio, default scheme

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To show the toolbox in SQL Server Management Studio, press Ctrl + Alt + X. 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.

More SQL Server Management Studio shortcuts

Open the query designer Ctrl + Shift + Q
Switch full screen mode Shift + Alt + Enter
Close the current document Ctrl + F4
Close the current tool window Shift + Esc
Run the query F5
Parse the query Ctrl + F5
Show the estimated execution plan Ctrl + L
Cancel the running query Alt + Break

See every SQL Server Management Studio shortcut

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