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Asked: 2026-05-12T11:31:52+00:00

I find it useful and productive to use the built in Ctrl + Shift

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I find it useful and productive to use the built in Ctrl+Shift+M when creating a new stored proc in SQL Server Management Studio (2008). On one of my machines that keyboard shortcut combo has stopped working and I’ve been unable to work out how to restore it.

There could also be some new utility on my machine that’s overriding that but I have been unable to find culprit if that’s the case.

Ideas?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This keyboard combination has been removed from SQL 2008. You can still get to the functionality by selecting Query >> Specify Values for Template Parameters…

    This is quite confusing because most templates still reference the keyboard combo. (The menu item above even references it!!)

    Unfortunately, we can’t “restore” the Ctrl–Shift–M command. SQL Mgmt Studio doesn’t allow adding new shortcuts. Only “query” shortcuts (Options >> Environment >> Keyboard).

    The easiest way to resolve this is to just learn the new keyboard sequence: Alt >> Q >> S

    Here’s a confirmation by Mark Han on the MS Online Community Support team:

    In order to resolve the issue, I
    would like to explain the following

    A) I have re-produce the issue and compare it with SQL Server 2005
    Management Studio. It is confirmed that the “Ctrl-Shift-M ”
    shortcut key
    does not exist in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio. If you have
    concerns
    on that, please send us a feedback via the
    address(https://connect.microsoft.com/sql).
    Besides I’m consulting with our
    dev team with the issue; if anything updates, we will public[ize] it.

    B) Ctrl-Shift-M is used to replace template parameters, we also
    can open
    Specify Values for Template Parameters manually

    1) On the Query menu, click Specify Values for Template
    Parameters.
    2) In the Specify Values for Template Parameters dialog box, the
    Values column contains suggested value for the
    parameter (Database Name in the example above). Accept the
    value
    or replace it with a new value, and then click OK
    to close the Replace Template Parameters dialog box and
    modify
    the script in the query editor.

    Hope this helped!

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