Keyboard shortcuts in EDMX designer?

Question

I was wondering if there is a set of keyboard shortcuts to create/reorder/rename properties or entities in the EDMX designer of VS 2013?

Do you know of any? Is there a way to make them? I hate using the mouse when I can do the same with keyboard.

Answer 1

Yes. Although the context menu does not show it, you can use

1. F2 = Rename property
2. Select a property and then hit Enter to add new properties.

PS: My keyboard was mapped to Visual C# 2005 mapping scheme.

In addition you can add keyboard shortcuts to a lot of the actions you can take. To do this

1. Select `Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard'.
2. Enter Entity in the Show commands containing:
3. Select the command you want from the list.
4. Select ADO.NET Entity Data Model Design in the Use New shortcut in:
5. Select your shortcut key.