Keyboard Shortcuts for the New NAV Development Environment
The following table provides an overview of some of the shortcut key
combinations that you can use when you’re working with Dynamics NAV in Visual
Studio Code. For a complete overview, see </font>[Key Bindings for Visual Studio
Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/customization/keybindings)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in
7.5pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;">Editing</p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: currentcolor;
border-image: none; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse;
mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;
mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0"
cellpadding="0"> <tr
style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; border: 1pt solid
windowtext; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">**Keyboard
Shortcut</p> <td valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt
1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext
windowtext windowtext currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none;
mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext
.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Action**</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+Space</p> <td
valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none
solid solid none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Look up suggestions for the current
object</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
2;"> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid;
border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;
border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:
solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+X</p> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid
none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; padding:
0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Cut</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium
1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+C</p> <td
valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none
solid solid none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Copy</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+V</p> <td
valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none
solid solid none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Paste</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+F2</p> <td
valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none
solid solid none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Select all occurrences</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium
1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">F12</p> <td
valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none
solid solid none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Go to definition</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Alt+F12</p> <td
valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none
solid solid none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Peek definition</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Shift+F12</p> <td
valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none
solid solid none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Show References</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+Shift+Space</p> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid
none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; padding:
0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Look up parameter
hints</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:
10;"> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid;
border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;
border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:
solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+K Ctrl+C</p> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid
none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; padding:
0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Add line
comment</p> <tr
style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td
valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid
solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt;
border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:
solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+K Ctrl+U</p> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid
none; border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; padding:
0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Remove line
comment</p> <tr
style="mso-yfti-irow: 12; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor windowtext
windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid
windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Ctrl+Shift+P</p> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium
1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color:
currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt;
mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext
.5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height:
normal;">Show All
Commands</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in
7.5pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;">Errors</p> <table class="MsoTable15Grid1LightAccent1" style="border:
currentcolor; border-image: none; line-height: normal; border-collapse:
collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;
mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;
mso-border-themetint: 102;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1;
mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastfirstrow: yes;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1.5pt;
border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(189, 214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238)
rgb(156, 194, 229); padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt:
solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153;
mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #9cc2e5 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height:
normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;">**Keyboard
Shortcut</p> <td valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt
1.5pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(189,
214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238) rgb(156, 194, 229) currentcolor; padding: 0in
5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #bdd6ee
.5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153;
mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #9cc2e5 1.5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor:
accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;
mso-border-right-themetint: 102; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;
mso-border-left-themetint: 102;"> <p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;
mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;">Action</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium
1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor rgb(189,
214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238); padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none;
mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt;
mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">F8**</p> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid
none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(189, 214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238)
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #bdd6ee
.5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 102;
mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102;
mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 102;
mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 102;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Move to the next error or
warning</p> <tr
style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor rgb(189, 214, 238)
rgb(189, 214, 238); padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt:
solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt;
mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">**Shift+F8**</p> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid
none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(189, 214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238)
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #bdd6ee
.5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 102;
mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102;
mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 102;
mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 102;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Move to the previous error
or warning</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 15pt 0in
7.5pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;">Compile</p> <table class="MsoTable15Grid1LightAccent1" style="border:
currentcolor; border-image: none; line-height: normal; border-collapse:
collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;
mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;
mso-border-themetint: 102;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1;
mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastfirstrow: yes;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1.5pt;
border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(189, 214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238)
rgb(156, 194, 229); padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt:
solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153;
mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #9cc2e5 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height:
normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;">**Keyboard
Shortcut</p> <td valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt
1.5pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(189,
214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238) rgb(156, 194, 229) currentcolor; padding: 0in
5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #bdd6ee
.5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153;
mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #9cc2e5 1.5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor:
accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;
mso-border-right-themetint: 102; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;
mso-border-left-themetint: 102;"> <p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;
mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;">Action</p> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium
1pt 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor rgb(189,
214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238); padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none;
mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt;
mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">Ctrl+Shift+B**</p> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid
none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(189, 214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238)
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #bdd6ee
.5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 102;
mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102;
mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 102;
mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 102;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Compile and build the
solution</p> <tr
style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;
border-style: none solid solid; border-color: currentcolor rgb(189, 214, 238)
rgb(189, 214, 238); padding: 0in 5.4pt; border-image: none; mso-border-alt:
solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt;
mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">**F5**</p> <td valign="top"
style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid
none; border-color: currentcolor rgb(189, 214, 238) rgb(189, 214, 238)
currentcolor; padding: 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt;
mso-border-left-alt: solid #bdd6ee .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #bdd6ee
.5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 102;
mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 102;
mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 102;
mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 102;
mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 102;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
0pt; line-height: normal;">Build and
deploy</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height:
12pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height:
12pt;">(Source:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-nav/newdev-keyboard-shortcuts)</p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 12pt;">
</p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 12pt;">Do you have
any other shortcuts or suggestions? Please let me know in the comments
below.</p>
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