Keyboard shortcuts for AL in Visual Studio Code

2025-05-26

The following table provides an overview of some of the shortcut key combinations that you can use when you're working in Visual Studio Code. For a complete overview, see Key bindings for Visual Studio Code.

General in Visual Studio Code

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	Show all commands
`Alt`+`F6`	Download source code.
`Alt`+`A`+`L`	AL Go! Generates a HelloWorld project.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`	Compile and package.
`F5`	Compile, Package, and Publish (with debugging).
`Ctrl`+`F5`	Build and publish without debugging. Note: The keyboard shortcut has a different meaning when debugging.
`F6`	Publish and open Designer.
`Ctrl`+`F2`	Update the compiler used by the service tier(s).

Editing in Visual Studio Code

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`Space`	Look up suggestions for the current object.
`Ctrl`+`X`	Cut.
`Ctrl`+`C`	Copy.
`Ctrl`+`V`	Paste.
`Ctrl`+`F2`	Select all occurrences.
`F12`	Go to definition
`Alt`+`F12`	Peek definition.
`Shift`+`F12`	Show references.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Space`	Look up parameter hints.
`Ctrl`+`K Ctrl`+`C`	Add line comment.
`Ctrl`+`K Ctrl`+`U`	Remove line comment.
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P`	Show all commands.
`F2`	Rename (use Enter to rename, use `Shift`+`Enter` to preview).
`Shift`+`Alt`+`E`	Look up events and insert event subscriber in code for a selected event.

Errors in Visual Studio Code

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
`F8`	Move to the next error or warning.
`Shift`+`F8`	Move to the previous error or warning.

Compile and publish in Visual Studio Code

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`B`	Compile and build the solution.
`Ctrl`+`F5`	Build and deploy.
`Shift`+`Alt`+`W`	Publish full dependency tree for the active project.

Debugging in Visual Studio Code

For articles on debugging in AL, see Debugging and Snapshot Debugging.

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
`F5`	Start debugging session
`Ctrl`+`F5`	Publish without building. Note: The keyboard shortcut has a different meaning when not debugging.
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`F5`	Start RAD publishing without debugging.
`Alt`+`F5`	Start RAD with debugging.
`F7`	Start a snapshot debugging session.
`Shift`+`F7`	List all available snapshots.
`Alt`+`F7`	Finish a snapshot debugging session.

Profiling in Visual Studio Code

For more information about profiling, see AL Profiler Overview.

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
`Enter`	Expand and collapse a node.
`Left arrow`	Collapse a node.
`Right arrow`	Expand a node.
`-` (minus)	Collapse all nodes.
`*` (star)	Expand one level for all nodes. Consecutive keystrokes expand to the next level.

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