How to: Set a Simple Breakpoint

The Visual Studio debugger provides many ways of setting breakpoints. This topic gives two quick ways of setting simple breakpoints.

For other ways of setting breakpoints, see:

For ways of setting advanced features on a breakpoint, see:

Note
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In a source window, click on a line of executable code where you want to set a breakpoint.
In the shortcut menu, go to Breakpoint and choose Insert Breakpoint.

In a source window, click on a line of executable code where you want to set a breakpoint.
From the Debug menu, choose Toggle Breakpoint.

To set a simple breakpoint (from the shortcut menu)