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Did you know… You can use F12 in the Object Browser to go to the definition of whatever’s selected? - #222
On the context menu of both the Member Pane (right panel) and the Object Pane (left panel), you’ll...
Author: saraford Date: 05/23/2008
Did you know… You can sort objects and members in the Object Browser? - #221
On the context menu for either the Object Pane (left) or Member Pane (top-right), you can sort by...
Author: saraford Date: 05/22/2008
Did you know… There are two primary means of searching for objects in the Object Browser? - #220
Now we’ll move to the second toolbar in the Object Browser, which is all about searching. But...
Author: saraford Date: 05/21/2008
Did you know… You can show Extension Methods in the Object Browser - #219
This tip is new for Visual Studio 2008. You can learn more about extension methods in the...
Author: saraford Date: 05/20/2008
Did you know… How to stop displaying all inherited members in the Object Browser member pane - #218
The next option in the Object Browser Settings is the Show Inherited Members. When enabled, you’ll...
Author: saraford Date: 05/19/2008
Did you know… What consists of “other” in Show Other Members in Object Browser Settings? - #217
A few tips ago, I gave the documentation a hard time about now having an example. But in...
Author: saraford Date: 05/16/2008
Did you know… You can mark methods and types as Hidden, so they don’t appear in Intellisense or in the Object Browser? - #216
Today’s tip is a continuation from yesterday’s tip which talked about how to hide or show hidden...
Author: saraford Date: 05/15/2008
Saviez-vous que Visual Studio Tip of the Day is now in French!
Update: after some email debates between the verbs “Savoir” and “Connaitre” (the French verb “to...
Author: saraford Date: 05/14/2008
Did you know… You can hide or show hidden members and types in the Object Browser? - #215
I never officially tested the object browser, but rather played back-up tester, in case someone went...
Author: saraford Date: 05/14/2008
Did you know… You can choose whether to show base types in the Object Browser? - #214
In the Object Browser Settings, there’s the Show Base Types option. For the example below, Class1...
Author: saraford Date: 05/13/2008
Did you know… You can customize both your object pane and members pane in the Object Browser? - #213
For the next several tips, we’re going to take apart the Object Browser Settings for what appears in...
Author: saraford Date: 05/12/2008
Did you know… You can create a keyboard shortcut for adding references to a solution from the Object Browser? - #212
This is really a continuation from yesterday’s tip, but wanted to call it out as a separate...
Author: saraford Date: 05/10/2008
First .NET User Group created back home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
It feels weird not to append a # at the end of a blog title. Oh Tip of the Day, what have you...
Author: saraford Date: 05/08/2008
Did you know… The Object Browser has a navigate forward and navigate back? - #211
Another set of buttons on the Object Browser toolbar belongs to Navigate Forward and Navigate Back....
Author: saraford Date: 05/08/2008
Did you know… You can add references to your solution directly from the Object Browser - #210
Let’s say that you find the component that you want to add to your solution. Typically, you’ll...
Author: saraford Date: 05/07/2008
Did you know… You can create a custom list of components for the Object Browser - #209
Expanding a little more on yesterday’s tip, you can create a custom components list for the Object...
Author: saraford Date: 05/06/2008
I’m looking for questions for a Visual Studio Factoid
Once again Rob Caron has sent me on a quest. This time it is to put together a Visual Studio...
Author: saraford Date: 05/05/2008
Did you know… You can specify to only show components in your Solution in the Object Browser? - #208
By default, the Object Browser shows you all the components in the latest .NET Framework...
Author: saraford Date: 05/05/2008
Did you know… Ctrl+Alt+J opens the Object Browser - #207
It’s time to move on to the Object Browser… You can use Ctrl+Alt+J to open the Object Browser. ...
Author: saraford Date: 05/02/2008
Did you know… you can prompt for arguments when you run an external tool - #206
And to finish the customization of the external tools series, you can prompt for arguments, in case...
Author: saraford Date: 05/01/2008
Did you know… How the External Tools Tokens Work? - #205
Updated 30Apr2008: Note the binary directory is for Visual Studio 2008. I’ve hinted at a few of the...
Author: saraford Date: 04/30/2008
Did you know… you can have your External Tool’s text displayed in the Output Window? - #204
At the bottom of the External Tools dialog, you’ll see more options for customizing the external...
Author: saraford Date: 04/29/2008
Did you know… You can rearrange the list of external tools and create mnemonics? - #203
Continuing with the newly added notepad tool from Friday’s tip, you can use the External Tools...
Author: saraford Date: 04/28/2008
Did you know… You can add your own External Tools to the list? - #202
Go to the Tools – External Tools dialog, and you’ll see the Add button. Clicking Add...
Author: saraford Date: 04/25/2008
Did you know… You can run external tools within Visual Studio? - #201
It’s the External Tools Tip of the Day series!! Okay I have to admit, I’m not the local expert in...
Author: saraford Date: 04/24/2008
Did you know… You can bind the show “Errors”, “Warnings”, and “Messages” buttons to keyboard shortcuts? - #200
WOW! Tip number 200. There are no words, except for “what a difference a day makes.” I’m...
Author: saraford Date: 04/23/2008
Did you know… You cannot enable the “stop search” on the Output Window? - #199
You may have noticed the “Stop Search” command on the Output Window context menu. So, I spent...
Author: saraford Date: 04/22/2008
Did you know… You can redirect debug messages to the output window? - #198
Depending on your environment settings (like the Visual Basic Default Settings), you may have...
Author: saraford Date: 04/21/2008
Did you know... You can use F8 and Shift+F8 to navigate among errors in the output window - #197
the General Development Settings, F8 and Shift+F8 are bound to Edit.GoToNextLocation and...
Author: saraford Date: 04/18/2008
Did you know... You can customize the color scheme in the Output Window - #196
On the Tools – Options – Environment – Fonts and Colors page, in the Show Settings For combo box,...
Author: saraford Date: 04/17/2008
Did you know... you can double-click messages in the Output Window to jump to that location in the code? - #195
if you double-click on any error or warning in the output window, you will jump directly to that...
Author: saraford Date: 04/16/2008
Did you know... You can enable Word Wrap in the Output Window? - #194
For those following the Tip of the Day series, I’ve run out of interesting tips with the...
Author: saraford Date: 04/15/2008
Did you know... You can create new Toolbox tabs? - #193
Combining this week’s tips, you can create your own toolbox tabs to store practically whatever you...
Author: saraford Date: 04/14/2008
I've been Microspotted for open source!
Microspotting – Like the paparazzi, but for geeks. Here’s my interview with Ariel, where we...
Author: saraford Date: 04/12/2008
Did you know... You can Ctrl+C copy and Ctrl+V paste controls into other Toolbox tabs? - #192
Yesterday’s tip talked about how you can drag and drop code from within the General Toolbox. ...
Author: saraford Date: 04/11/2008
Did you know... You can drag and drop code onto the Toolbox General tab? - #191
Today’s tip is especially helpful if you are going to write code in a presentation. Now you...
Author: saraford Date: 04/10/2008
Did you know... You can do a "show all" to find your "hiding" toolbox controls - #190
Today’s tip comes directly from the developer who works on the toolbox. He told me he sees a...
Author: saraford Date: 04/09/2008
Did you know... Why does each Toolbox group have a Pointer control, and what does it actually do? - #189
You’ve probably noticed how the pointer control is sticky at the top of each tab group. This...
Author: saraford Date: 04/08/2008
Did you know... You can sort items in the Toolbox alphabetically? - #188
Although most of the time, the controls are listed in Alphabetical order. But, if you ever...
Author: saraford Date: 04/07/2008
BlogHer Business Conference 2008 - Trip Report
Just spent my first 3 days in New York City, attending the BlogHer Business Conference. When...
Author: saraford Date: 04/07/2008
Announcing the Japanese Visual Studio 2008 Tip of the Day
I’ve created a new blog to host the translated Tip of the Day. Unfortunately, it wasn’t...
Author: saraford Date: 04/07/2008
Did you know... You can use Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down to move among the various control groups in the Toolbox - #187
You could page up and down throughout the toolbox to reach the previous or next control group, or...
Author: saraford Date: 04/04/2008
今日のワンポイント : ウィンドウを分割する方法と新しいウィンドウを作成する方法 - #004
日本語のVisual Studio 2008 ワンポイントは、新しい場所からご利用いただけます。https://blogs.msdn.com/vstipsjpn 現在のウィンドウを分割するには、2...
Author: saraford Date: 04/03/2008
Did you know... You can use '*' to Expand All and '/' to Collapse All in the Toolbox - #186
These are specific to the Toolbox. Pressing * (Shift+8 on ENU keyboards) will expand...
Author: saraford Date: 04/03/2008
今日のワンポイント : スペースを表示する方法 - #003
日本語のVisual Studio 2008 ワンポイントは、新しい場所からご利用いただけます。https://blogs.msdn.com/vstipsjpn...
Author: saraford Date: 04/02/2008
Did you know... You can switch between Icon View and List Item View in the toolbox? - #185
And yet another i had no idea you could do this until someone showed me. By having just the...
Author: saraford Date: 04/02/2008
今日のワンポイント : エディタでのボックス選択/列選択の方法 - #002
日本語のVisual Studio 2008 ワンポイントは、新しい場所からご利用いただけます。https://blogs.msdn.com/vstipsjpn Visual Studio...
Author: saraford Date: 04/01/2008
Did you know... You can display Guidelines in the Editor - #184
My most popular tip of all time is Guidelines. It was one of my very first tips about Visual...
Author: saraford Date: 04/01/2008
Did you know... You can do multi-column sorting (secondary sort, etc.) in both the Error List and Task List - #183
Both the Error List and the Task List have support for multi-column sorting, like secondary sort...
Author: saraford Date: 03/31/2008