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There's a shortcut for that!
SSMS Tips and Tricks
Cathrine Wilhelmsen
Denver SQL Server User Group · Oct 19th 2017

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Cathrine Wilhelmsen
@cathrinew
cathrinew.net
Data Warehouse Architect
Business Intelligence Developer

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once upon a time...

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how I felt…

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how I want to be...

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SSMS 17.3

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Tip #1: Visual Information

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Connection Colors

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Status Bar and Tab Text

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Results in Separate Tab

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Tab Groups - Vertical

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Tab Groups - Horizontal

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Split one query in two windows

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Pin Tabs

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Tip #2: Shortcuts

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Query Shortcuts

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Keyboard Shortcuts
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/sql-server-management-studio-keyboard-shortcuts
Assign shortcuts
you frequently use
Remove shortcuts
you accidentally click
(no more "ooops")

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HOME END
PG UP PG DNCTRL ALT
SHIFT TAB
Magic keys!

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CTRL R
Show / Hide Query Results

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ALTSHIFT ENTER
Toggle Full Screen

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TABCTRL
Cycle through windows

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CTRL U
Change database

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SHIFTALT
Column / Multi-Line Editing

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CTRL K CTRL C
Comment Line
CTRL K CTRL U
Uncomment Line
Comment / Uncomment

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CTRL SHIFT V
Last 20 text items copied are
saved in memory
Cycle through them to paste
the text you need
Clipboard Ring

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Too many shortcuts? Use Quick Launch!
…or just ALT + Keyboard!
ALT Q

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Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
am2.co/shortcuts
by Andy Mallon (@AMtwo)

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SSMS Shortcuts and Secrets
SQLWorkbooks.com
by Kendra Little (@Kendra_Little)

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Tip #3: Templates and Snippets

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Template Browser
Create Templates
CTRL ALT T
Templates

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Replace Template Parameters with actual values
CTRL SHIFT M
Template Parameters

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CTRL K CTRL X
Insert Snippet
CTRL K CTRL S
Surround With Snippet
Snippets

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Redgate SQL Prompt (Licensed)
ApexSQL Complete / Refactor
SSMS Tools Pack (Licensed)
SSMS Boost
Poor Man's T-SQL Formatter
dbForge SQL Complete (Licensed)
SQL Formatter
SqlSmash
red-gate.com
apexsql.com
ssmstoolspack.com
ssmsboost.com
poorsql.com
devart.com/dbforge
sql-format.com
sqlsmash.com
Advanced Snippets and Formatting

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Your best
tips and tricks?

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