http://blogs.msdn.com/natbr/archive/tags/tips+and+tricks/default.aspxTags: tips and tricksen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/natbr/archive/2009/04/02/ctrl-tab-works-in-visual-studio-too.aspxThu, 02 Apr 2009 20:42:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9529468Nathan Brixius0http://blogs.msdn.com/natbr/comments/9529468.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/natbr/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9529468http://blogs.msdn.com/natbr/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9529468<P>I have been brushing up on keyboard shortcuts ever since I installed the Windows 7 beta on my laptop.&nbsp; Tim Sneath has a great summary of keyboard shortcuts <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2009/01/12/the-bumper-list-of-windows-7-secrets.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/tims/archive/2009/01/12/the-bumper-list-of-windows-7-secrets.aspx">here</A>, in particular I LOVE the window management shortcuts.&nbsp; If you have IE8 you also probably know that Ctrl+Tab switches between browser tabs.&nbsp; What I did not know, and just discovered by accident, is that Ctrl+Tab works in Visual Studio too.&nbsp; You can use it to switch between active files and tool windows (e.g. the Solution Explorer or Class View).&nbsp; The arrow keys&nbsp;work too. &nbsp;I tend to have lots of active files at once, so this is a nice timesaver.</P> <P>Feel free to share other cool shortcuts in the comments.</P> <P>A side note: I am a Unix guy by background, and during my first two years at Microsoft I did all my development using the command shell + emacs.&nbsp; But given the improvements that Visual Studio has made over the last 5 years, there is no way I would ever go back now!&nbsp; I am anxiously awaiting their next release.</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9529468" width="1" height="1">Software Developmenttips and tricks