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#006 Resize Tool Windows Using the keyboard
Resizing internal floating windows in Visual Studio? Easy with the mouse right. Just a simple drag-n-drop. But for you keyboard fanatics, did you know you can resize floating windows from using keyboard shortcuts? This one will win bets in a Best of Visual Studio contest. [ALT], [SPACE] = Context menu for floating window
#023 Color coded track changes
The indicator margin has all these yellow and green ticks on it. What are they? This video shows you what they are, why they’re there, and how to show/hide them. Tools|Options >> Text Edit / General >> Track Changes = Toggle the visible track changes
#015 Virtual Space
This is a great option for comments. If you like to write comments, and like them to all line up on the right side of your code, then this trick is for you. The video makes a reference back to showing/hiding white space, which was covered in Trick Number 003.
#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…
#67 Search in hidden text in the editor?
Ever try to search for something you know exists, BUT … the Quick Find just can’t find it? Is it possible that the text you’re looking for is in a hidden region? This video shows you how toe search hidden text in collapsed regions. [CTRL]+[F] brings up the Find and Replace tool window. You can…
#022 Delete the beginning white space for selected line(s)
Weather you are trying to copy/paste some code into an IM for a friend to look at, or want to better align your source code, you will want to start by removing he white space at the beginning of the line. This quick trick shows you how. [CTRL]+K, [CTRL]+\ = Remove all white space at…



