#39 Middle button support in the Visual Studio Editor

Ever dismiss a dialog, and then want to get it back again? Far too often, we uncheck the "Show this message again" checkbox not knowing how to get the message back. For Find and Replace, you can specify whether to hide or show these message boxes at Tools – Options – Environment – Find and…

Recently I have been getting a lot of positive feedback for my work around the Visual Studio tricks. I try to make the video tricks under 90 seconds, and while the original Video Tips were a replay on Sara Ford’s original tips, I’m ramping up to get the tips out starting for the new Visual…

The Find and Replace window is not a dialog, but actually a tool window.  Thus you can dock it to the side if you find it in your way. Right-click on the tool window Titlebar and select Dockable.  Now the tool window can be docked using a docking target.  Additionally, you can go to Window menu…

We all use CTRL+C and CTRL+V everyday, 1000 times. It’s one of the first things you have to learn as a programmer to keep you hands on the keyboard. It’s easy to sometimes press CTRL+C again, when in fact it’s time to Paste, so you really meant to press CTRL+V. Visual Studio will allow you…

In the real world, or Visual Studio solutions are big. Multi Projects. Lots of Code. Lots of Files, Classes, etc. This new #VS2010 feature may be the most friendly new feature, and the largest time saving feature you learn. Better, Faster Navigation. Have something in your head you want to get? A File? A Method?…