visual-studio-2013edmx-designer

Keyboard shortcuts in EDMX designer?

I was wondering if there is a set of keyboard shortcuts to create/reorder/rename properties or entities in the EDMX designer of VS 2013?

Do you know of any? Is there a way to make them? I hate using the mouse when I can do the same with keyboard.

Solution

  • Yes. Although the context menu does not show it, you can use

    1. F2 = Rename property
    2. Select a property and then hit Enter to add new properties.

    PS: My keyboard was mapped to Visual C# 2005 mapping scheme.

    In addition you can add keyboard shortcuts to a lot of the actions you can take. To do this

    1. Select `Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard'.
    2. Enter Entity in the Show commands containing:
    3. Select the command you want from the list.
    4. Select ADO.NET Entity Data Model Design in the Use New shortcut in:
    5. Select your shortcut key.

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