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#012 Quick Find data in current document
Yet another search tip. This is a helpful feature that helps you remember and reuse searches that you have already done. This info persists across sessions, so when you open Studio next time, you’ll be able to see a history from the last session’s find/search data. [CTRL]+[D] Focus to the Quick Find document.
#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…
#81 Replace in all files (With Undo Support)
Global search/replace can be tricky. Often times you’ll end up replacing something that you didn’t realize was going to be replaced. Having an undo feature is vey helpful. This video shows you the ins and outs, of Find/Replace in all files. Just like Ctrl+H does a Quick Replace, Ctrl+Shift+H will bring up the Replace in…
#89 Run external executables from the VS command line
The command Tools.Shell will run an external executable out of process from VS. To run, it is basically Shell <executable> But of course, we got optional arguments… Shell [/commandwindow] [/dir:folder] [/outputwindow] <executable> [/args] /commandwindow (or /c) – to display the executable’s output in the command window /outputwindow (or /o) – to display the executable’s output…
#018 Format Document, and Format Selection
Visual studio wants you to be happy 🙂 If you like breaks before braces, and after; if you like self closing <br /> tags, if you don’t want self closing <br /> tags. Whatever your fancy, you can automatically have Visual Studio apply with a very quick keyboard combination. This is extremely helpful when you…
#024 Uppercase and Lowercase Keyboard Shortcuts
Some languages (like SQL) have a long standing tradition of using upper case for the keywords. But to me, it’s kind of hard to type in upper case, but at the same time I like the way it looks when a stored procedure is nicely cap’d. This video shows you how to select a word,…



