- In VS, go to Tools->Options screen.
- In the tree view on the left, select Environment->Keyboard.
- In "Show commands containing:" text box, enter
Edit.SelectCurrentWord
. This entry should be selected in the list box below the text box. - Put cursor (focus) in text box labeled "Press shortcut keys:" and press desired shortcut.
Just a bear in mind that VS has a lot of shortcuts and most probably the shortcut that you desire is already assigned to another command. The dialog will alert you if you do and you'd have a choice whether to re-assign the shortcut or not.