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The Visual Studio Go To commands perform a focused search of your code to help you quickly find specific items. You can go to a specific line, type, symbol, file, or member by using a simple, unified interface.
In Visual Studio 2022, a new search experience replaces much of the functionality described here. For example, Go to type (Ctrl+T) goes, by default, to the new search experience in Visual Studio 2022 rather than opening the Go to type window. For information about the new search experience, see Visual Studio search.
How to use Go To
| Input method | Steps |
|---|---|
| Keyboard | Select Ctrl+T or Ctrl+, |
| Mouse | Select Edit > Go To > Go To All |
A small window is displayed in the top right corner of the code editor:
As you type in the text box, the results appear in a drop-down list below the text box. To go to an element, select it.
You can also enter a question mark (?) to get additional help:
Filtered searches
By default, the specified item is searched for among all solution items. However, you can limit your code search to specific element types by prefacing the search terms with certain characters. You can also quickly change the search filter by selecting buttons on the toolbar of the Go To dialog. Buttons that change the type filters are on the left side, and buttons that change the scope of the search are on the right side:
Filter by a specific type of code element
To narrow your search to return only a specific type of code element, you can either specify a prefix in the search box or select one of the five filter icons:
| Prefix | Icon | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| : | 
|
Ctrl+G | Go to the specified line number |
| f | 
|
Ctrl+1, Ctrl+F | Go to the specified file |
| r | 
|
Ctrl+1, Ctrl+R | Go to the specified recently visited file |
| t | 
|
Ctrl+1, Ctrl+T | Go to the specified type |
| m | 
|
Ctrl+1, Ctrl+M | Go to the specified member |
| # | 
|
Ctrl+1, Ctrl+S | Go to the specified symbol |
Filter by a specific location
To narrow your search to return only items from a specific location, select one of the two document icons:
| Icon | Description |
|---|---|
|
Search current document only |
|
Search external documents in addition to those located in the project/solution |
Camel casing
If you use camel casing in your code, you can find code elements faster by entering only the capital letters of the code element name. For example, if your code has a type called CredentialViewModel, you can narrow the search by selecting the Type filter (t) and then entering just the capital letters of the name (CVM) in the Go To dialog. This feature can be helpful if your code has long names.
Settings
You can select the gear icon 
to change how this feature works:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Use preview tab | Display the selected item immediately in the IDE's preview tab |
| Show details | Display project, file, line, and summary information from documentation comments in the window |
| Center window | Move the window to the center of the top of the code editor, instead of the top-right corner |