Tips & Tricks on Visual Studio 2008 - I

Tip 1: Multi Target Framework 
In Visual Studio 2008, you have the option to choose which target framework for your application, either version 2.0 [Shipped with Visual Studio 2005], 3.0 [Shipped with Vista] or 3.5 [shipped with Visual studio 2008].
You can change your target framework at Project > [Projectname] Properties

Tip 2: Import & Export Development Settings
When you first launch Visual Studio, you are prompt to select your prefer development settings.
If you want to change your development settings, share with your colleagues on your personal development settings, you can go to Tools > Import and Export Settings...
from here, you can choose to change/import/export your development settings.

Tip 3: Conversion Wizard
If you open a Visual Studio 2005 project in Visual Studio 2008, a Visual Studio Conversion Wizard will be prompted to you and notify you that the project you try to open is created in the previous version of Visual Studio. After your converted to Visual Studio 2008 project, your target Framework [>version 2.0] will remain and you can change the target framework if you want to are ready to write higher version framework application. [refer to Tip 1 on how to change your project target framework.

Tip 4: Active File Drop Down list
Do you find irritating to look for the specific active file in your IDE? especially when you have a lot of files open and you can see the file name in the editor't tab view.
Now you can use the active file drop down list to go to any active file easily and faster.
Hit on command "Ctrl-Alt-[down key]", and the list of active files will be showed in the active file drop down list.
You can type your file name and jump to the file you are looking for quickly.

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  September 19, 2007
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