Get Started with Visual Studio 2022
- Debug your code
Breakpoints are one of the most
important debugging techniques in your developer's toolbox. You set breakpoints wherever
you want to pause debugger execution. To set a breakpoint in source code, click in the
far-left margin next to a line of code. You can also select the line and press
F9.
Learn about dependent
breakpoints
- Get support for more workloads
and languages
At any time, you can add support for apps you want to build
or languages you want to learn.
Install workloads and languages
- Search to
discover features
Look for features in Visual
Studio with our search function. To try this out, use the keyboard shortcut ”Ctrl+Q”
and type in the phrase “Terminal Window.”
Search features
- Keyboard
shortcuts make things
quicker
Need to get something done fast?
Use a keyboard shortcut. They let you accomplish most tasks in Visual Studio. The
following are popular keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio.
See all keyboard shortcuts
Manage Workspace
Open List of Files and
FoldersCtrl+Alt+L
Open Output
WindowCtrl+Alt+O
Open Error
ListCtrl+\+E
Open TerminalCtrl+'
Search
and Navigate
Search Visual Studio
Ctrl+Q
Find Elements in CodeCtrl+T
Find all
ReferencesShift+F12
Find in FilesCtrl+Shift+F
Debug
Start DebuggingF5
Stop Debugging
Shift+F5
Set Breakpoint in Code
F9
Skip Function when
DebuggingF10
- Create a starter
app
In the new project window, try
searching for the "ASP.NET Core Web App" template. Then, dive in and create your starter
app.
Create
a New Project
- Start with
a sample app from
GitHub
GitHub has sample code for
whether you want to brush up or learn something new. Take a look at the sample .NET
applications. Once you’re ready to get started, clone to copy the code and then hit “F5”
to run the app.
Clone a Repo
- Take a video tour of Visual
Studio
Watch our video and
learn how you can create an app today with Visual Studio’s built-in tools.
Watch video
