Displaying shortcuts in Visual Studio tooltips Posted onSeptember 20, 2006September 21, 2006AuthorEmilLeave a comment To display keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio tooltips do the following: Visual Studio.Net 2003 Go to Tools/Customize and make sure that Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips is selected in the Options tab. Visual Studio 2005 Go to Tools/Customize and make sure that Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips is selected in the Toolbars tab.