Visual Studio Tips & Tricks
summary
Quick tour of practical Visual Studio specifics: save and switch window layouts with assigned shortcuts (save window layout — introduced around 2017); double‑click a tool window with Ctrl to snap it back; customize toolbars from ~4,000 commands; use the new compact Add New Item view (17.9) or Shift+F2; run profiled code cleanup with Ctrl+K,Ctrl+E and enable run‑on‑save persisted per‑solution via JSON settings; enable track active item, compare selected files, brace pair colorization, toggle comments with Ctrl+/, box‑selection multi‑cursor (Alt), solution colors and extensions like Developer News, Image Optimizer, and Known Moniker Explorer.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Introduction and setup
- 1:47Managing window layouts
- 5:31Tool window management
- 7:08Customizing menus and toolbars
- 11:20Docking the properties window
- 12:42Feature search and navigation
- 13:46Efficient file creation
- 21:31Fresh car smell IDE setup
- 26:08Tracking active items
- 28:25Comparing files
- 29:35Automated code cleanup
- 36:20Box selection and multiline editing
- 39:08Editor styling and navigation
- 43:31Extensions for power users
- 49:31Image optimization
- 52:37Multi-instance management
- 58:12Staying informed and extension performance
- 1:02:54Exploring preview features
- 1:09:00Visual Studio image library
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