Quick Reference Guide Format SQL Uppercase keywords Expand wildcards Qualify object names Insert semicolons Encapsulate as new stored procedure Rename variables/aliases Add/remove square brackets Formatting & refactoring shortcuts F2 Ctrl+K, Ctrl+Y Ctrl+B, Ctrl+U Ctrl+B, Ctrl+W Ctrl+B, Ctrl+Q Ctrl+B, Ctrl+B Ctrl+B, Ctrl+C Ctrl+B, Ctrl+E Execute current statment Select in Object Explorer Tab history Summarize script Script object as ALTER Find unused variables and parameters Navigation shortcuts F12 Shift+F5 Ctrl+F12 Ctrl+Q Ctrl+B, Ctrl+S Ctrl+B, Ctrl+F INNER JOIN INSERT INTO ALTER PROCEDURE ORDER BY BEGIN/END SELECT TOP 100 * FROMe SELECT * FROM LEFT OUTER JOIN Top snippets ssf ij ii ap ob loj be st100 CREATE PROCEDURE GROUP BY CREATE TABLE DELETE FROM cp df gb ct Inserts the current time You can specify a custom time format, for example $TIME(HH:mm:ss)$ Inserts the name of the connected user Inserts the contents of the clipboard Inserts the name of the machine running SQL Prompt Inserts the name of the connected SQL server Inserts the name of the connected database Inserts the current date You can specify a custom date format, for example $DATE(MM/dd/yyyy)$ Specifies the cursor position when the snippet is inserted Snippet placeholders $DATE$ $TIME$ $USER$ $PASTE$ $MACHINE$ $CURSOR$ $SERVER$ $DBNAME$ Selects a block of the snippet text when the snippet is inserted $SELECTIONSTART$ $SELECTIONEND$ Refresh suggestions Code suggestions on/off Switch to/from column picker Move up/down suggestions box filters Show suggestions Code-completion shortcuts Ctrl+Space Ctrl+Shift+D Ctrl+Shift+P Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right Ctrl+Up / Ctrl+Down