---
title: Create and customize keyboard shortcuts
titleSuffix: Azure Data Studio
description: Learn how to create and customize keyboard shortcuts in Azure Data Studio
ms.prod: sql
ms.technology: azure-data-studio
ms.topic: conceptual
author: "markingmyname"
ms.author: "maghan"
ms.reviewer: "alayu; sstein"
ms.custom: "seodec18"
ms.date: "09/24/2018"
---

# Keyboard shortcuts in [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos.md)]

This article provides the steps to quickly view, edit, and create keyboard shortcuts in [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)].

Because [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] inherits its key binding functionality from Visual Studio Code, detailed information about advanced customizations, using different keyboard layouts, etc., is in the [Key Bindings for Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings) article. Some key binding features may not be available (for example, Keymap extensions are not supported in [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)]).


## Open the Keyboard Shortcuts editor

To view all currently defined keyboard shortcuts:

Open the **Keyboard Shortcuts** editor from the **File** menu: **File** > **Preferences** > **Keyboard Shortcuts** (**[!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)]** > **Preferences** > **Keyboard Shortcuts** on Mac).

In addition to displaying current key bindings, the **Keyboard Shortcuts** editor lists the available commands that do not have keyboard shortcuts defined. The **Keyboard Shortcuts** editor enables you to easily change, remove, reset, and define new key bindings.  


## Edit existing keyboard shortcuts

To change the key binding for an existing keyboard shortcut:

1. Locate the keyboard shortcut you want to change by using the search box or scrolling through the list.
   > [!TIP]
   > Search by key, by command, by source, etc. to return all relevant keyboard shortcuts.

1. Right-click the desired entry and select **Change Key binding**

   ![edit keyboard shortcut](media/keyboard-shortcuts/change-keybinding.png)

1. Press the desired combination of keys, then press **Enter** to save it. 

   ![save keyboard shortcut](media/keyboard-shortcuts/save-keybinding.png)

## Create new keyboard shortcuts

To create new keyboard shortcuts:

1. Right-click a command that doesn't have any key binding and select **Add Key binding**.

   ![create keyboard shortcut](media/keyboard-shortcuts/add-keybinding.png)

1. Press the desired combination of keys, then press **Enter** to save it.