In SQL Server Management Studio, how do I set up the keyboard shortcuts so that ctrl+w closes an XML window?

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I know how to do this for a regular query window. Here's how. But some of my tables have XML columns, and when I click on an XML value, it opens a window that doesn't respond to my custom ctrl+w command. Is this possible to set up?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 01 '17 at 16:14

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Yes, you could set up CTRL+W shortcut to close text tabs (like XML preview).

First you have to remove existing shortcut CTRL+W which highlights current word (click Remove):

Then add new shortcut (click Assign):

To be sure you could restart SSMS.

answered Aug 01 '17 at 16:14

Lukasz Szozda

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Thanks for trying to help, but this shortcut doesn't work with XML documents. I linked to this shortcut in my question. – user2023861 Aug 01 '17 at 18:03
@user2023861 Strange. In my instance it works perfectly. Maybe because I have ssms v17 – Lukasz Szozda Aug 01 '17 at 18:41
@user2023861 Please check if something else is set in "shortcut currently used by" like in second printscreen. Maybe something else intercepts shortcut. – Lukasz Szozda Aug 01 '17 at 18:46
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that did it. Thanks! – user2023861 Aug 25 '17 at 18:42

In SQL Server Management Studio, how do I set up the keyboard shortcuts so that ctrl+w closes an XML window?

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