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Pascal Arnould By Pascal Arnould Software Engineer III
Assign a keyboard shortcut to collapse all projects in Solution Explorer

Just so that I never ever forget this again. Here's how to assign a keyboard shortcut to collapse all projects in Visual Studio Solution Explorer.

Image of keyboard settings in solution explorer

In Visual Studio, go to Tools > Options > Keyboard. In the Show commands containing text box, type in CollapseProjects. Select the ProjectandSolutionContextMenus.Projects.CollapseProjects and assign it your shortcut as show below.

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Pascal Arnould

Software Engineer III

Pascal Arnould

He has over 20 years experience of of implementing complex technology solutions across a number of sectors, and is a passionate advocate of Agile practices, continuous learning and engineering excellence.

Pascal worked at endjin from 2013 - 2015.