# GitHub Copilot Shortcuts [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Lv3-Mature_Best_Practice-brightgreen)](https://github.com/orgs/AI-Native-Development/projects/1/) ## Description GitHub Copilot provides developers with a set of keyboard shortcuts to accelerate the coding process. These shortcuts make the navigation and interaction with GitHub Copilot's AI-driven suggestions more intuitive and efficient. In this pattern, we will explore the keyboard shortcuts that are essential for rapid code development with Copilot. ### Example For example, to accept a suggestion from Copilot, you can simply press the `TAB` key. Here's a list of some key shortcuts: * Accept suggestion: `TAB` key * Reject suggestion: `Esc` key * Show combined suggestions: `Ctrl` + `Enter` key * Accept at word level: `Ctrl` + `Right Arrow` key * See next suggestion: `Alt` + `]` key * See previous suggestion: `Alt` + `[` key * Trigger inline suggestion: `Alt` + `/` key * Show Labs feature list: `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Alt` + `e` key * Toggle sidebar: `Ctrl` + `Shift+a` key ## Exercise * **Exercise 1**: Try using the `TAB` key to accept a Copilot suggestion in your current project. How does it feel? * **Exercise 2**: Press `Esc` key to reject a suggestion. What happens? * **Exercise 3**: Use `Ctrl` + `Enter` key to see combined suggestions. Explore them and identify a useful one. * **Exercise 4**: Navigate through the suggestions using `Alt` + `]` and `Alt` + `[` keys. How does it affect your code selection process? * **Exercise 5**: Experiment with the other shortcuts listed above and describe your experience with each of them. ## Checklist for Further Learning * Have I internalized the shortcuts for accepting and rejecting Copilot suggestions? * Am I comfortable using shortcuts to navigate through multiple suggestions? * What other shortcuts within VSCode can enhance my coding experience with Copilot? * How can I customize the shortcuts to suit my personal coding workflow? * Could the use of these shortcuts help me in other coding environments or only in Visual Studio Code with Copilot? --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ai-native-development.gitbook.io/docs/client-side-tips/github-copilot-shortcuts.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.