Saturday, 6 September 2025

Shortcuts for WinForms Custom Controls

To swiftly create custom controls in WinForms (which is needed for applications beyond a certain size), command of some keyboard shortcuts is preferable.

Control-Alt-X      Make the Toolbox appear
F4     When selecting a control, to make the Properties window appear (on some laptops you need to do FN-F4)
F12   Go to definition (or FN-F12)
Alt-F12    Peek definition (or FN-ALT-F12)

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