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Develop in Visual Studio2019-07-16T11:12:57-07:00

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Code like Scott

Scott shows you his coding set-up, including Live Unit Testing, customizing his cursor, and Diagnostic Tools. He also shows how Cloud Explorer works with the Azure Portal.

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Save time debugging

Leslie shows how you can save time debugging with the new Search feature for the autos, locals, and watch windows in Visual Studio 2019.

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Saved Window layouts

Allison shows how saved window layouts can save you time when you’re writing code. No matter if you need different windows for debugging or working on different work items, she shows how saving layouts or different tool panels can speed up productivity in Visual Studio.

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Default keyboard shortcuts

Configure keyboard shortcuts: Tools >Options>Environment>Keyboard

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Visual Studio SearchCtrl+Q
Go to AllCtrl+T or Ctrl+,
Go to Type / File / Member / SymbolCtrl+1+T/F/M/S
Navigate Backward / ForwardCtrl+-+Ctrl+-
Go to definition / Peek to definitionF12+Alt+F12
Go to ImplementationCtrl+F12
Go to Next ErrorCtrl++F12
Go to Next / Previous Result in ListF8/+F8

Quick Actions / Refactoring SuggestionsAlt + or Ctrl+.
Method infoCtrl+K,Ctrl+I
Comment / UncommentCtrl+K,Ctrl+C/Ctrl+K,Ctrl+U
Delete line (without copying)Ctrl++L
Paste from clipboard buffer ringCtrl++V
Move code Up / DownAlt+/
Format Document / SelectionCtrl+K,Ctrl+D/Ctrl+K,Ctrl+F
Surround with (…if/try/for each)Ctrl+K,Ctrl+S
RenameCtrl+R,Ctrl+R
Encapsulate fieldCtrl+R,Ctrl+E
Remove and sort usingsCtrl+R,Ctrl+G
Extract MethodCtrl+R,Ctrl+M

Debug / Run / StopF5/Ctrl+5/++5
Toggle breakpointF9
Step overF10
Step intoF11
Step out+F11
Debug all tests / Run all testsCtrl+R,Ctrl+A/Ctrl+R,A

Open Solution ExplorerCtrl+Alt+L
Open Output windowCtrl+Alt+O
Open Error listCtrl+\,E
Open Team ExplorerCtrl+\,Ctrl+M
Open BreakpointsCtrl+Alt+B
Next / Previous tool windowAlt+F6/+Alt+F6
Close current tool window+esc
Go to document to the left / rightCtrl+Alt+pgUp+PgDn
Open document: Most recent / Least recentCtrl+tab/Ctrl++tab
Keep preview window openCtrl+Alt+
Full screen (max window size / reduced menus)+Alt+

Tips & tricks

If you want to:

then: use light bulbsmap modeEdit/Go To Recent Filecode mapError List

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