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Did you know… You can use Ctrl+F9 to enable or disable a breakpoint - #265

In the general development settings, I didn’t see this command under the Debug menu. So, in...

Author: saraford Date: 07/23/2008

Did you know… You can use IntelliSense to verify your breakpoint name in the New Breakpoint window - #264

In the New Breakpoint window, there’s a checkbox “Use IntelliSense to verify the function...

Author: saraford Date: 07/22/2008

Did you know… You can press Ctrl+B to set a breakpoint at the desired function - #263

In case you want to set a breakpoint at a given function, and not at the current line, you don’t...

Author: saraford Date: 07/21/2008

Did you know… You can press F9 to set a breakpoint on the current line - #262

Using the General Development Settings, the command Debug.ToggleBreakpoint will set (or delete) the...

Author: saraford Date: 07/18/2008

Did you know… You can press Ctrl+Alt+B to open the Breakpoint Window - #261

Under Debug – Windows, you’ll find the Breakpoint window. Using the General Development...

Author: saraford Date: 07/17/2008

Did you know… You can set a breakpoint by clicking in the indicator margin - #260

Ah, time to get up and stretch. We’re in a new series, and it’s all about debugging. Let’s...

Author: saraford Date: 07/16/2008

Did you know… You can export all of your Toolbox customizations? - #259

In earlier Toolbox tips, I talked about how you can customize your Toolbox. Now you can export...

Author: saraford Date: 07/15/2008

Did you know… What the Start Page "Commands” setting really control? - #258

When you go to Tools – Import / Export Settings – Export (or Import when you have a .vssettings file...

Author: saraford Date: 07/14/2008

Did you know… How to turn on and off Simplified Tools Options - #257

Depending on the development settings you chose at first launch, like Visual Basic, you may see the...

Author: saraford Date: 07/11/2008

Did you know… What option is saved in the Output Window Options? - #256

Kinda makes me wonder why the category wasn’t called Output Window Option instead of Options. ...

Author: saraford Date: 07/10/2008

Did you know… You can bring over your Visual Studio 2005 settings either at First Launch or Anytime? - #255

In 2008, there’s an option in the First Launch dialog to bring over your Visual Studio 2005...

Author: saraford Date: 07/09/2008

Did you know… What the “Allow VS to download RSS content” does on the First Launch dialog and how to change it back? - #254

On the first launch dialog, you may have noticed this checkbox for opting in for VS to download RSS...

Author: saraford Date: 07/08/2008

Did you know… What the Visual Studio “First Launch” dialog does? - #253

I still plan to cover the more interesting categories in the Import / Export settings...

Author: saraford Date: 07/07/2008

A while back, I did a series of tips on how to customize your Menus and Command bar. Some of...

Author: saraford Date: 07/04/2008

Did you know… You can save your file extension mappings to a file? - #251

In an earlier tip, I talked about how you can map any file extension to a specific editor to get...

Author: saraford Date: 07/03/2008

Did you know… You can save your list of External Tools to a file? - #250

In an earlier tip, I mentioned how you can create and manage your list of External Tools. You...

Author: saraford Date: 07/02/2008

Starting with this month’s issue, selected tips will be translated into Hebrew and featured in the...

Author: saraford Date: 07/01/2008

Did you know… You can save all your Command Window aliases to a file? - #249

In a much earlier tip, I talked about how to create a command window alias and how to view them....

Author: saraford Date: 07/01/2008

Did you know… You can use team settings to keep Visual Studio settings on different machines in sync - #248

Under Tools – Options – Environment – Import and Export Settings, you’ll see an option called Use...

Author: saraford Date: 06/30/2008

Happy Birthday CodePlex!

Today is the 2nd anniversary of the CodePlex launch announcement. I brought in some birthday...

Author: saraford Date: 06/27/2008

Did you know… You can copy the full file path from the final wizard page when exporting settings? - #247

Today’s tip is more like a “tip” than my usual “micro-functionality” daily tips. After you do...

Author: saraford Date: 06/27/2008

Did you know… Visual Studio automatically saves all your current settings every time you close VS? - #246

On the Tools – Options – Environment – Import / Export Settings (yes, the Tools – Import / Export...

Author: saraford Date: 06/26/2008

Did you know… You can save your current settings prior to doing an Import or Reset? - #245

Sometimes, Tip of the Day isn’t about stating the obvious; it’s about stating the non-obvious. ...

Author: saraford Date: 06/25/2008

Did you know… What’s the difference between Resetting Settings and Importing Settings? - #244

Whenever I demo Tools – Import / Export Settings, I’m usually asked what’s the difference between...

Author: saraford Date: 06/24/2008

Tip of the Day now available in Russian and Spanish

Thanks to Andy Gonzalez on the Globalization team for translating the tips into Spanish....

Author: saraford Date: 06/23/2008

Did you know… You can add your own files to the Import / Export Settings – Reset page list? - #243

If you go to the Reset page on the Tools – Import / Export Settings Wizard, you’ll see the list of...

Author: saraford Date: 06/23/2008

Are there any women with projects on CodePlex?

I’m sitting here looking at women’s swag apparel wondering how many women we have as project owners...

Author: saraford Date: 06/20/2008

Did you know… You can bind macros to keyboard shortcuts (or how to quickly increase / decrease your text editor font size) - #242

This was tip #21, my final tip, for the TechEd VS 2008 IDE Tips and Tricks talk. If you go to Tools...

Author: saraford Date: 06/20/2008

Did you know… What the difference between “Automatic” and “Default” is in the Tools – Options – Environment – Fonts and Colors? – #230

Of all the pieces of UI in Visual Studio, I think these two options confuse me the most. ...

Author: saraford Date: 06/04/2008

Did you know… How to reset your environment settings via Tools – Import/Export Settings? - #229

Today, Charlie is doing the Visual Studio 2008 IDE Tips and Tricks talk at TechEd, hence why Import...

Author: saraford Date: 06/03/2008

Did you know… View.Forward (Alt+Right Arrow) and View.Backward (Alt+Left Arrow) global commands also work in the Object Browser - #228

In an earlier tip, I discussed how you can navigate forward and backward with the Alt+Minus and...

Author: saraford Date: 06/02/2008

Did you know… Why the Object Browser has so many commands you can bind to (and how to create a keyboard shortcut to clear the search results) - #227

As I’ve been writing the Object Browser Tip Series, I noticed that there were a lot of commands...

Author: saraford Date: 05/30/2008

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