The Ultimate Visual Studio Tips and Tricks Blog
by Zain Naboulsi
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Author: zainnab Date: 05/04/2010
Set a Complex Breakpoint Condition
Menu: [Right-Click the Breakpoint] -> ConditionVersions: 2008,2010Published: 5/4/2010Code:...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/04/2010
April 30th Links: ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio 2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 05/03/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 05/03/2010
Set a Simple Breakpoint Condition
Menu: [Right-Click the Breakpoint] -> ConditionVersions: 2008,2010Published: 5/3/2010Code:...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/03/2010
Change the Statement Completion Font Size
Menu: Tools -> Options -> Fonts and Colors -> Show settings for -> Statement...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/02/2010
How to Turn Off Automatic IntelliSense
Menu: Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> All Languages [or specific language] -> General...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/01/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/30/2010
Set a Breakpoint on a Function
Keyboard: CTRL + BMenu: Debug -> New Breakpoint -> Break at FunctionCommand:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/30/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Using the Call Hierarchy (C# Only)
Keyboard: CTRL + ALT + K (anywhere); CTRL + K,T (cursor must be on a member name) Menu: View ->...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/30/2010
The Ultimate Visual Studio 2010 Resources Page
I just got this awesome set of resources for folks and thought I would share. It’s a...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/30/2010
What’s new in Code Analysis for Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio 2010 always continues to amaze me. I truly think it is the most awesome IDE on the...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/29/2010
.NET Rocks! Tour -- Don’t Miss Out!
Richard and Carl visited here in Houston and it was GREAT! Make sure you check...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/29/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Free your Document Windows
Menu: Window -> Float; Window -> Dock as Tabbed Document Command: Window.Float;...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/29/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/29/2010
Remove Projects from the Recent Projects List
Menu: File -> Recent Projects and SolutionsVersions: 2010Published: 4/29/2010Code: vstipTool0017...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/29/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/28/2010
Breakpoint Hit Count
Command: EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Breakpoint.BreakpointHitCountVersions: 2008,2010Published:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/28/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/27/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Using the WPF Tree Visualizer
Using the WPF Tree Visualizer Versions: 2010 Published: 1/29/2010 Code: ...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/27/2010
Enable or Disable All Breakpoints
Menu: Debug -> Disable All Breakpoints; Debug -> Enable All BreakpointsCommand:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/27/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/26/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Using Hide Selection
Keyboard: CTRL + M, CTRL + H (hide selection); CTRL + M, CTRL + U (stop hiding current)...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/26/2010
Enable or Disable a Breakpoint
Keyboard: CTRL + F9Command: Debug.EnableBreakpointVersions: 2008,2010Published: 4/26/2010Code:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/26/2010
Set or Remove a Breakpoint
Keyboard: F9Menu: Debug -> Toggle BreakpointCommand: Debug.ToggleBreakpointVersions:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/25/2010
Create New Code Snippets from Existing Ones
Versions: 2008,2010Published: 4/24/2010Code: vstipTool0016 Download the seriously cool Tip of the...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/24/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/23/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Adding comments to a DataTip
Versions: 2010Published: 2/4/2010Code: vstipDebug0007 You can now add comments to your DataTips...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/23/2010
Using the Code Snippets Manager
Keyboard: CTRL + K, CTRL + BMenu: Tools -> Code Snippets ManagerCommand:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/23/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/22/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Pin a DataTip to source
Command: EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.PinToSourceVersions: 2010Published: 2/2/2010Code:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/22/2010
Using Code Snippets
Keyboard: CTRL + K, CTRL + XMenu: Edit -> IntelliSense -> Insert SnippetCommand:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/22/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/21/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: How to Import and Export Breakpoints
Command: EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.Breakpoint.BreakpointExport;...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/21/2010
Surround with a Code Snippet
Keyboard: CTRL + K, CTRL + SMenu: Edit -> IntelliSense -> Surround WithCommand:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/21/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/20/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Searching Breakpoints
Versions: 2010Published: 1/27/2010Code: vstipDebug0002 Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and he...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/20/2010
Inserting Code Snippets
Keyboard: CTRL + K, CTRL + XMenu: Edit -> IntelliSense -> Insert SnippetCommand:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/20/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/19/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Adding labels to Breakpoints
Keyboard: ALT + F9, L Command:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/19/2010
Close the Current Document Window
Keyboard: CTRL + F4Menu: File -> CloseCommand: File.CloseVersions: 2008,2010Published:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/19/2010
Navigate Open Document Windows
Keyboard: CTRL + F6 (forward); CTRL + SHIFT + F6 (backward)Command: Window.NextDocumentWindow;...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/18/2010
Recent Files
Keyboard: ALT + W, [1,2,3, etc] (windows); ALT + F, F, [1,2,3, etc] (files); ALT + F, J, [1,2,3,...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/17/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/16/2010
The Best of Visual Studio 2010: Insert Documents to the Right of Existing Tabs
Menu: Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Documents Versions: 2010Published: 2/10/2010Code:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/16/2010
Brace Matching Rectangle
Menu: Tools -> Options -> Fonts and Colors -> Display ItemsVersions: 2008,2010Published:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/16/2010
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Author: zainnab Date: 04/15/2010
Smart vs. Block vs. None: The Indenting Smackdown
Menu: Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> [Language] -> Tabs -> IndentingVersions:...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/15/2010