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Visual Studio 2010

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PRODUCTIVITY TIPS AND TRICKS

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OVERVIEW

19-Jan-13 PRODUCTIVITY TIPS AND TRICKS - VS2010 3

• Do you spend so much time in coding still things are not in shape?

• Do you find it difficult to spend some time in office canteen gossip

• Do you feel that you can do more but don’t know how?

• Do you wonder how that fellow keeps reading news or watching videos on net and still

completes his/her task on time?

• Do you found yourself working late or carry your work home on weekends?

• Do you find it difficult to get time to read a book or learn new technology?

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The <AngleBrackets/> folks in Azure Platform and Tools

(ASP.NET, IIS, WCF, EF, Azure much and more) have

been putting a lot of work into what I sometimes call

"Death by a Thousand Tiny Cuts." It's the little irritants

that are as frustrating (or more so) as the big missing

features.

-Scott Hanselman

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ROADMAP


• Keyboard shortcuts

• Extensions

• Solution explorer vs. navigator

• Search and find

• A look at VS windows

• Extend your display

• Summary

• Q&A

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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS


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I watch numerous times a day as colleagues take

their hands from the keyboard, reach for the

mouse, and either (1) click in the next field of a

form and recommence typing, or (2) click 'Submit.'

It'd take a lot more than $50 mil worth of research

to convince me that (1) tab and (2) enter are not

faster.

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HELPFUL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS


• Ctrl + ‘-’ and Ctrl + Shift + ‘-’ : Move the cursor back (and forward) to the last place it was

• Ctrl + i : Find dialog without a dialog box

• F3 or Ctrl + i again: incremental search

• Shift + Alt + Enter: Full screen code window. Hit again to get back.

• Ctrl + ‘.’ : Expend smart tag or resolve menu.

• Ctrl + (KC)/(KU) : comment/uncomment entire block

• Tab + Tab : code snippet

• Ctrl + Space : Auto completion menu

• Ctrl + ‘]’ : matching braces

• Ctrl + (KD) : Auto reformat

• Ctrl + Alt + L : Solution Explorer

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• Alt + F6 : Cycles through tool windows

• Shift + Esc : Hide tool window

• Shift + F12: Find references

• Alt + Shift + cursor keys: Select block

• Ctrl + F10 : Run to cursor

• Ctrl + Shift + space: Shows

syntax/overloads

Resources

References

• Popular Keyboard Shortcuts

• Pre-defined Keyboard Shortcuts

Downloads

• Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet

MORE SHORTCUTS


http://stackoverflow.com/questions/98606/favorite-visual-studio-keyboard-shortcuts

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/da5kh0wa(v=vs.100).aspx



http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/9/6/296AAFA4-669A-46FE-9509-93753F7B0F46/VS-KB-Brochure-CSharp-A4.pdf

http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/9/6/296AAFA4-669A-46FE-9509-93753F7B0F46/VS-KB-Brochure-CSharp-A4.pdf

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MICROSOFT

NATURAL ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD 4000

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KINESIS ADVANTAGE PRO KEYBOARD

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KENESIS ADVANTAGE

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VISUAL STUDIO WINDOWS

Section 2 Subtitle


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NAVIGATION WINDOW


• Shortcut: Ctrl + ,

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CODE DEFINITION WINDOW


• Shortcut: Ctrl + \, D

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VISUAL STUDIO EXTENSIONS


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VISUAL STUDIO GALLERY

HOME FOR ALL EXTENSIONS


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PRODUCTIVITY POWER TOOLS

NUGET DOWNLOAD


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DOWNLOAD FROM GALLARY


http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/d0d33361-18e2-46c0-8ff2-4adea1e34fef

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FEATURES


• Quick Find - Unobtrusive search box in upper-right corner of the code window. Great

for searching in general, especially in a file.

• Solution Navigator - The 'Solution Explorer' on steroids. Easy to search for files,

see defined members/properties/methods in files, and my favourite feature is the 'set

as root' option.

• Updated 'Add Reference...' Dialog - This is probably my favourite enhancement

period... The 'Add Reference...' dialog redone in a manner that resembles the

Extension/Package managers. I especially love the ability to search through all of the

references.

• Source Map – Updated Scroll Bar – allows to navigate the source file easily and

view different artifacts such as bookmarks, breakpoints, edits, errors, warnings, etc.

in map view

And much more…

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SOLUTION NAVIGATOR


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SOLUTION NAVIGATOR - EXPLAINED


Search solution items

New root from here

Collapse All

Filter solution items

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SOLUTION NAVIGATOR - NEW ROOT


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UPDATED WEB REFERENCE DIALOG


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SOURCE MAP


• Allow you to more easily see

the interesting artefacts in

your files (edits, breakpoints,

bookmarks, errors, warnings

etc)

• Make it easy for you to

navigate between them.

Three Modes

• Scroll bar mode

• Map mode

• Full mode

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QUICK ACCESS


To use, press Ctrl+3 to

launch Quick Access, type

in your search term (e.g.,

“debug”), and press Enter

on the desired result.

If your search term returns

too many results, continue

pressing Ctrl+3 to cycle

through each category of

results.

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VERTICAL TABS


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POWER COMMANDS FOR VISUAL STUDIO


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VISUAL STUDIO POWER COMMANDS

FEATURES - 1


• Remove and Sort Usings – at the project level

• Copy Path – copy path of any file from solution explorer

• Email Code Snippet – well this is clear.

• Show All Files – entire solution, not just a project

• Undo Close – Ctrl + Shift + Z

• Want to see all of your most-recently closed documents? Go to View –

Other Windows – Undo Close Window.

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FEATURES - 2


• Copy/Paste Class – Copy class from one project and paste in another

• Copy Paste References – No more need of that lazy add reference dialog

• Copy as Project Reference – copy a project and add as reference into

another

• Edit Project File – allows you to edit project file without reloading the project

• Open Command Prompt – opens command prompt and set the current

directory as file path

• Enable/Disable all commands – Tools -> Options -> Power Commands ->

Commands

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REMOVE AND SORT USING AT PROJECT LEVEL


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COPY FILE PATH


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EMAIL CODE SNIPPET


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SHOW ALL FILES FOR SOLUTION


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COPY CLASS / PASTE CLASS


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COPY REFERENCE / PASTE REFERENCE


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OPEN CONTAINING FOLDER


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OPEN COMMAND WINDOW


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COPY AS PROJECT REFERENCE


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DPACK

NUMBERED BOOKMARK


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DPACK

DOWNLOAD FROM GALLARY


http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/c7befd80-446f-4005-b659-0e8de2ee1417

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DPACK

FEATURES


• Local Numbered Bookmarks - set and recall bookmarks by number.

Support keyboard shortcuts.

• Global Numbered Bookmarks - work on the whole solution as oppose to its

individual files. Global bookmarks allow one to quickly navigate from file to

file..

• Up to 10 local and 10 global bookmarks, from 0 to 9 are supported per file.

• Any number of bookmarks can be set on the same line. Bookmark column

position is saved along with the bookmark information. When bookmark is

recalled, line/column information is used to precisely position the editor

cursor.

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DPACK

SHORTCUTS


Ctrl-Shift-0 .. Ctrl-Shift-9 - set 0..9 bookmarks

Ctrl-Shift-Alt-0 .. Ctrl-Shift-Alt-9 - set global 0..9 bookmarks

Ctrl-0 .. Ctrl-9 - recall 0..9 bookmarks

Ctrl-Alt-0 .. Ctrl-Alt-9 - recall global 0..9 bookmarks

Ctrl-K, P - previous bookmark

Ctrl-K, N - next bookmark

Ctrl-K, C - clear file bookmarks

Ctrl-K, A - clear solution bookmarks

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MINDSCAPE VISUAL STUDIO FILE EXPLORER


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MINDSCAPE VISUAL STUDIO FILE EXPLORER

FEATURES


• Free file explorer extension for Visual Studio

• The Visual Studio File Explorer Add-in (sexy name we know, but hey, it's self

documenting) is a free Tool Window add-in for Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio

2012 that provides a Windows Explorer file system view from Visual Studio.

• Features & Benefits

• Shell Enabled - So shell extensions like TortoiseSVN work just fine.

• Command Prompt Here - Opens a command prompt at the current folder.

• Snap to Solution - Sets the root folder to the current solution's folder.

• Split View - Windows Explorer style.

• Open Item - Either in Visual Studio or the registered application.

• Options Dialog - For configuring the add-in.

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FIND RESULTS WINDOWS TWEAK


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FIND RESULTS WINDOWS TWEAK

FEATURES


• The Visual Studio Find Results window is a powerful tool, however it can

become cluttered with long file paths and find results and may miss

additional information like the column of the result.

• This add-in provides a way that allows you to control how that is formatted.

So you can show just filename, add the column info, change the order,

change what find results are shown... or even just have it write your name

out every time it finds a file!

• The tool is very easy to use, a single check box to enable/disable it and a

interactive preview window to see what your changes are in real time.

• For more details visit Sara Ford’s blog.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/saraford/archive/2008/11/24/did-you-know-you-can-customize-how-search-results-are-displayed-in-the-find-results-window-363.aspx

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MULTIPLE MONITORS


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DUAL MONITORS

ACTUALLY ADDS UP TO PRODUCTIVITY


Working on dual 20” monitors increase productivity by

44%.

- Utah University and NEC Productivity Study

Two Screens Are Better Than One..

- Microsoft Research

VS 2010 addresses this by now allowing editors, designers and tool -windows to be moved

outside the top-level window and positioned anywhere you want, and on any monitor on your

system. This allows you to significantly improve your use of screen real -estate, and optimize

your overall development workflow.

- Scott Guthrie

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MY DUAL MONITOR SETUP


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FURTHER READING


• Best Practices for Working with Multiple Monitors in Visual Studio 2010

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2931808/best-practices-for-working-with-multiple-

monitors-in-visual-studio-2010

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2931808/best-practices-for-working-with-multiple-monitors-in-visual-studio-2010























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SPACESHIP-LIKE

MULTI MULTIPLE MONITORS

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A UNIVERSE OF MONITORS

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A GOOD WORKING

THREE MONITOR SETUP

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FOUR MONITOR SETUP

DECREASE PRODUCTIVITY

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THREE MONITOR SETUP

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WHAT YOU LEARN TODAY


• Using keyboard to work faster

• Extending Visual Studio to become power user

• Utilizing Visual Studio tools to become more productive

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REFERENCES / FURTHER READING


• Visual Studio Gallary

• http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/

• Sara Ford’s Blog

• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/saraford/archive/tags/visual+studio+2010+extension+of+the

+week/

• Scott Hanselman’s Blog

• http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheBestVisualStudio2010ProductivityPowerToolsPo

werCommandsAndExtensions.aspx

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/saraford/archive/tags/visual+studio+2010+extension+of+the+week/



http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheBestVisualStudio2010ProductivityPowerToolsPowerCommandsAndExtensions.aspx



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