Standard visual basic editor shortcut keys
| What to Press on Your Keyboard | What It Does |
| Alt + F11 | Toggles between the VBE and Excel windows |
| Shift + F10 | Displays the active window’s shortcut menu |
| Ctrl + R | Opens the Project Explorer |
| F4 | Opens the Properties window |
| F2 | Opens the Object Browser |
| F1 | Opens VBA Help |
| F7 | Activates the open module window |
Shortcut keys for working in the VBE code window
| What to Press on Your Keyboard | What It Does |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow | Selects the next procedure |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Selects the previous procedure |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Shifts one screen down |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Shifts one screen up |
| Shift + F2 | Goes to the selected function or variable |
| Ctrl + Shift + F2 | Goes to the last position |
| Ctrl + Home | Goes to the beginning of module |
| Ctrl + End | Goes to the end of module |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Moves one word to the right |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Moves one word to the left |
| End | Moves to the end of the line |
| Home | Moves to the beginning of the line |
| Tab | Indents the current line |
| Shift + Tab | Removes the indent for the current line |
| Ctrl + J | Lists the properties and methods for the selected object |
Shortcut keys for debugging code
| What to Press on Your Keyboard | What It Does |
| F5 | Runs the current procedure or continues after pausing |
| Ctrl + Break | Halts the currently running procedure |
| F8 | Goes into debug mode and executes one line at a time |
| Ctrl + F8 | Executes code up until the cursor |
| Shift + F8 | Steps over the current line while in debug mode |
| F9 | Toggles a breakpoint for the currently selected line |
| Ctrl + Shift + F9 | Clears all breakpoints |
| Alt + D + L | Compiles the current Visual Basic project |
Shortcut keys for navigating the VBE project window
| What to Press on Your Keyboard | What It Does |
| Up arrow | Moves up the project list one item at a time |
| Down arrow | Moves down the project list one item at a time |
| Home | Moves to the first file in the project list |
| End | Moves to the last file in the project list |
| Right arrow | Expands the selected folder |
| Left arrow | Collapses the selected folder |
| F7 + Shift + Enter | Opens the code window for the selected file |