How to set hotkeys for a Windows Forms form

Question

I would like to set hotkeys in my Windows Forms form. For example, Ctrl + N for a new form and Ctrl + S for save. How would I do

Answer 1

You can also override ProcessCmdKey in your Form derived type like this:

protected override bool ProcessCmdKey(ref Message message, Keys keys)
{
    switch (keys)
    {
        case Keys.B | Keys.Control | Keys.Alt | Keys.Shift:
            // ... Process Shift+Ctrl+Alt+B ...

            return true; // signal that we've processed this key
    }

    // run base implementation
    return base.ProcessCmdKey(ref message, keys);
}

I believe it's more suitable for hotkeys. No KeyPreview needed.