There are three main features we\u2019d like to highlight. First, you can add multiple insertion points or carets. With Ctrl + Alt + Click<\/b>, you can add additional carets to your document, which allows you to add or delete text in multiple places at once.<\/p>\n
Second, with Shift + Alt + .<\/b> you can add additional selections that match your current selection. We think of this as an alternative to find and replace, as it allows you to add your matching selections one by one while also verifying the context of each additional selection. If you\u2019d like to skip over a match, use (Ctrl + Shift + Alt + .) <\/b>to move the last matching selection to the next instance.<\/p>\n Lastly, you can also grab all matching selections in a document at once (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + ,) <\/b>providing a scoped find and replace all.<\/p>\n Just like papercuts, smaller missing commands hurt when you add them up! We heard your pain, so in the past few releases, we\u2019ve tried to address some of the top features you\u2019ve asked for.<\/p>\n The reduction of even a single keystroke adds up when multiplied across our userbase and one place we saw an opportunity to optimize your workflow was in duplicating code. The classic Copy + Paste worked in many cases, but we also heard in feedback that you wanted a way to duplicate a selection without affecting your clipboard. One scenario where this often popped up was when you wanted to clone a method and rename it by pasting a name you had previously copied.<\/p>\n To solve this issue, we introduced Duplicate Code (Ctrl + D<\/b>) in Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 which streamlines the process of duplicating your code while leaving your clipboard untouched. If nothing is selected, Ctrl + D will duplicate the line the cursor is in and insert it right below the line in focus. If you\u2019d like to duplicate a specific set of code, simply select the portion of code you want to duplicate before invoking the duplicate code command.<\/p>\n How do you quickly select a code block? In the past, you could incrementally add to your selection word by word or perhaps you used a series of Shift plus arrow keystrokes. Maybe you took that extra second to lift you hand off the keyboard so you could use a mouse instead. Whatever the way, you wanted something better. In Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5, we introduced expand \/contract selection which allows you to grow your selection to the next logical code block (Shift<\/b> + Alt<\/b> + +<\/b>) and decrease it by the same block if you happen to select too much ((Shift<\/b> + Alt<\/b> + –<\/b>).<\/p>\n You\u2019ve been able to navigate to Next Error via Ctrl + Shift + F12<\/b> but we heard this experience was sometimes jarring as Next Error might jump you all around a solution as it progressed through issues in the order they appeared in the Error List. With Next\/Previous Issue (Alt <\/b>+ PgUp\/PgDn) <\/b>you can navigate to the next issue (error, warning, suggestion) in the current document. This allows you to move between issues in sequential versus severity order and gives you more progressive context as you\u2019re moving through your issues.<\/p>\n You can now view and prioritize search results from recent files. When you turn on the recent files filter, the Go To All results will show you a list of files opened during that session and then prioritizes results from recent files for your search term.<\/p>\n Additionally, Go To Member is now scoped to the current file by default. You can toggle this default scope back to solution level by turning off Scope to Current Document (Ctrl + Alt + C). <\/b><\/p>\n We all know the feeling of starting to write a feature and then realizing we need some more information from elsewhere in the solution. So, we open another file from Solution Explorer or Go to Definition in a few places and suddenly, we\u2019re far off from where we started with no easy way back unless you remember the name of file you were working in originally. In Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8, you can now go back to your last edited location via Edit <\/b>> Go To <\/b>> Go To Last Edit Location (Ctrl + Shift + Backspace).<\/b><\/p>\n Learning keyboard shortcuts takes time and builds up specific muscle memory so that once you learn one set, it can be difficult to retrain yourself when the shortcuts change or create mappings that match your previous shortcuts. This problem came to light as we heard from users who frequently switch between Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, and those who used ReSharper in the past. To help, we\u2019ve added two new keyboard profiles, Visual Studio Code<\/b> and ReSharper (Visual Studio)<\/b>, which we hope will increase your productivity in Visual Studio.<\/p>\n![\"GIF](\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/AddCarets.gif\" "\\"GIF"){kind=icon}
<\/a><\/p>\nQuick Commands<\/h2>\n
Duplicate line<\/h3>\n
Expand\/Contract Selection<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nMoving between issues in your document<\/h3>\n
Go To All \u2013 Recent Files and File Member search<\/h3>\n
Go To Last Edited Location<\/h3>\n
![\"Expanded](\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/NavigateMenu.png\" "\\"Expanded")
<\/a><\/p>\nKeyboard profiles for Visual Studio Code and ReSharper<\/h2>\n
![\"Keyboard](\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/Keyboard-profiles-for-Visual-Studio-Code-and-ReSharper.png\" "\\"Keyboard")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Options](\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/08\/Options-dialog-showing-format-document-options-for-C-Code-Clean-up.png\" "\\"Options")
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