There's a shortcut for that! SSMS Tips and Tricks (Presented for the Denver SQL Server User Group on October 19th 2017)

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

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

3. once upon a time...

4. how I felt…

6. how I want to be...

8. SSMS 17.3

9. Tip #1: Visual Information

10. Connection Colors

11. Status Bar and Tab Text

12. Results in Separate Tab

13. Tab Groups - Vertical

14. Tab Groups - Horizontal

15. Split one query in two windows

16. Pin Tabs

17. Tip #2: Shortcuts

18. Query Shortcuts

19. 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")

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

21. CTRL R
Show / Hide Query Results

22. ALTSHIFT ENTER
Toggle Full Screen

23. TABCTRL
Cycle through windows

24. CTRL U
Change database

25. SHIFTALT
Column / Multi-Line Editing

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

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

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

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

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

31. Tip #3: Templates and Snippets

32. Template Browser
Create Templates
CTRL ALT T
Templates

33. Replace Template Parameters with actual values
CTRL SHIFT M
Template Parameters

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

35. 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

36. Your best
tips and tricks?

37. @cathrinew
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