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#503 New Block Select in Visual Studio 2010
We have had block select in Visual Studio for a long time. The idea of block select is simple, sometimes you want to select columns and rows (in a block) instead of the normal line by line select you get with normal drag-n-drop selection, or [SHIFT]+[ARROW] selection. We talked about this for older versions of…
#002 Block or Column Select, Cut, Copy, Paste
Block or Column select has to do with selecting text for copy/paste/cut actions. You’re probably already aware of [SHIFT]+[Arrow] to select left or right, or up or down. You’ve even in fact used these keys in combination with each other to get just he right selection. Throw the [ALT] key into the mix and check…
#504 Debug ASP.net in any browser with #VisualStudio
When browsing the “Visual Studio” search on twitter, I saw a post from @GamersOnlyOlder asking about debugging asp.net in a browser other than Internet Explorer. Are you forced to use Internet Explorer when debugging ASP.net applications? Absolutely not. This quick tip/trick shows how to browse and setup a default browser to use when debugging ASP.net…
#90 Create a command alias
To create an alias, open up the Command Window (or anywhere you can type in VS commands) and type in something along the lines of alias GobblesGobblesGobbles help.about and now running GobblesGobblesGobbles from the VS command window will pop up the Help About menu. I will award bonus points if you can figure out the…
#41 Forward and Backward navigation in Visual Studio Editor
These are great. I already knew the keyboard shortcuts, but I didn’t know the toolbar tricks. For once (this is unusual) the tool bar offers a tiny bit of visual help that superceeds the use of the keybaord only tricks. Confused? That’s why I like video. You will too. Watch video #41 [CTRL]+ [-] =…
#84 Search for a symbol
Another search tip/trick or command is Symbol Search. This is much different than a string search. Watch this short video to learn about the built in Symbol Search in Visual Studio Edit.FindSymbol is also bound to [Alt]+[F12]. You can search within your current solution (including or excluding references), or even within the .NET Framework.



