On the Tools – Options – Text Editor – File Extension page, you can map a file extension to one of the included editors.
And after mapping the .sara extension to a C# editor, we now get syntax highlight…
There is also an option to map files without extensions to a specific editor.
Visual Studio has a ton of Keyboard shortcuts built in. In fact, there are HUGE PDF Prints available for VS2005 C# and Visual Basic, as well as VS2008 C# and VS2008 Visual Basic. If you want to change or add to the current keyboard shortcuts, this video shows you how. Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts for…
You can cycle through the past 20 items you’ve either cut or copied onto the clipboard via Ctrl+Shift+V. Pretty cool, huh? As an added bonus for users of Visual Studio 2005, on the View menu, there is the option to view your Clipboard ring, which shows up as a list in your Toolbox. That visual…
Tool Windows are great. But sometimes they contain too much information (like a search results window) to be displayed in the small portion you have allocated for the docked position of the window. This trick shows you how to move a Docked (or floating) window, up into your tabbed documents area.
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?…
If you’re crazy about dropping bookmarks in your project, then you’ll love this ability to manage them. There’s a Bookmark Tool Window (or Panel) that allows you to organize and arrange your bookmarks. You can create one or many folders with name, and then jump between bookmarks just in that folder. Once you’ve organized your…
Do you ever have to print your source code? If you do, and then hand that source code out at a meeting, or leave it with someone, it is **MUCH** nicer to have line numbers printed for reference. This video shows you how to accomplish line numbers on your source code prints. File | Print…