In visual studio how to select word in text editor using keyboard

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Solution 1

In Tools | Options | Environment | Keyboard enter "Word" into "Show commands containing" and see all commands associated with words.

Here the command Edit.SelectCurrentWord is assigned to Ctrl + W, but your setup might be different. Ctrl + Shift + W is another common setting.

Solution 2

When using Resharper 'Shift + Ctrl + W' shortcut may be overriden and not working. Create new shortcut for Edit.SelectCurrentWord as 'Ctrl + W, Ctrl + W'. It works fine so you may use this and resharper shortcuts.

Solution 3

In Visual Studio 2019 the default keypress to select a word is:

Ctrl + Shift + W

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adopilot

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Updated on July 09, 2022

Comments

adopilot almost 2 years

In earlier version of Microsoft Visual Studio products if user in text editor hit CTRL+W editor will do select the word where is pointer. Does that keyboard shortcut exists still in Visual Studio 2010?
- pepr over 5 years
  
  I Visual Studio 2017 Community ed. it is (again?) Ctrl+W. I strongly believe it is by default. (At least, I did not set it.)