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Moving Tool Windows Around with Your Keyboard

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Keyboard:  ALT + - (dock menu); ALT + SPACE (system menu for floating tool windows)
Menu:  Window -> [Float, Dock, etc.]  (dock menu)
Command:  Window.ShowDockMenu
Versions:  2010
Published:  6/27/2010
Code:  vstipTool0041

 

With the rewrite of the IDE for VS2010 there are some changes in how you control the tool windows.  When an active tool window is docked, you can use ALT + - to bring up the Dock Menu then your ARROW keys to pick an item from the menu:

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This works for floating tool windows as well:

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But active floating tool windows have a System Menu you can access only by pressing ALT + SPACE:

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These commands should be familiar to everyone and they give you full control over moving, resizing, and other windows manipulations.