Tech Ed 2008 Day Three - DEV313 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 IDE tips and tricks

Speaker: Kirk Jackson

• http://pageofwords.com/blog/2008/09/09/VisualStudioTipsNTricksDEV313.aspx
• Append /nosplash to the end of the shortcut properties to speed up the Visual Studio launch times.
• Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > General > ...

1. Disable save on create
2. Track Active Item in Solution Explorer
3. Save new projects when created

• Shortcuts:

1. Ctrl + shift + space - show parameters again
2. Ctrl + shift + f - find in files
3. F8 + shift F8 - Edit.Goto Next/Prev Location
4. ? - Box selection
5. Ctrl + shift + v Clipboard ring
6. Ctrl / ">" - Command Window
7. Ctrl + F6 - ?
8. F11 - Fullscreen

• Object Test Bench
• http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/