Using Keyboard Shortcuts in Business Intelligence Development Studio

When you work in Business Intelligence Development Studio, you have access to all the shortcut keys for navigation that are provided by the Visual Studio and Windows environments. You can select from several standard keyboard mapping schemes, or customize the mapping scheme by adding or changing keyboard shortcuts. For more information on how to determine the current mapping scheme, or to change keyboard options in the Visual Studio environment, see Visual Studio Help, or press F1 in the Keyboard, Options Dialog box.

You can navigate through the windows in Business Intelligence Development Studio, or select and change options in dialog boxes, without using the mouse. For example, to view a list of the Active Tools Windows in Business Intelligence Development Studio and the Active Files in the current solution, press Ctrl+TAB. You can then use the arrow keys to move between the Active Tools and Active Files, or to select a tool or file. For more information about how to navigate without using the mouse, see the topic "How to: Use the Keyboard Exclusively", in Visual Studio Help.

In addition, Business Intelligence Development Studio provides many shortcut menus for quick access to frequently used wizards and commands. Shortcut menus are dynamic and may contain different options, depending on the user configuration and the current objects. As you explore Business Intelligence Development Studio, make sure that you right-click objects to explore the menu options and learn about these shortcuts.

For more information about common shortcut keys for the Visual Studio environment, see the topic, "Accessibility Tips and Tricks", in Visual Studio Help.

Customizing Shortcut Keys in Business Intelligence Development Studio

You can also customize some menus and toolbars to add or change keyboard accelerators. For information about how to assign a keyboard accelerator to a command, see Customizing Menus and Shortcut Keys.

To customize keyboard mappings in Business Intelligence Development Studio

1. On the Tools menu, select Options.

2. Expand the Environment folder and select Keyboard.

3. To apply the Visual C++ or Visual Studio 6 mapping schemes, select the mapping scheme from the list.

To determine the shortcut key assigned to a command

1. On the Tools menu, select Options.

2. Expand the Environment folder and select Keyboard.

3. In the Show commands containing box, enter the name of the command or object without spaces.

4. Scroll through the list until you find the desired command.

5. The current shortcut keys appear in the Shortcuts for selected command box.

To change the shortcut key associated with a command

1. On the Tools menu, select Options.

2. Expand the Environment folder and select Keyboard.

3. In the Show commands containing box, enter the name of the command without spaces, or scroll through the list until you find the desired command.

4. In the list, select the command you want to assign to a shortcut key combination.

5. On the Use new shortcut in drop-down list, select the feature area in which you want to use the shortcut. For example, you can choose Global if you want the shortcut to work in all contexts, or you can limit the shortcut to a specific context, such as the Data Warehouse Designer.

6. Select the Press shortcut keys box, and then use the keyboard to enter the key combination to use for the command.

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See Also

Reference

SQL Server Management Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

Other Resources

Accessibility for People with Disabilities

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