2015
Lynda
Walt Ritscher
1:26
English

Visual Studio's IDE is where you'll spend most of your time in the program. By customizing the layout and preferences to suit your workflow, you'll save time and avoid mistakes. Join Walt Ritscher for a tour of the interface and get tips for managing the many editor and tool windows. Walt shows how to use docking and other window management techniques, interact with tabbed editors, customize menus and toolbars, and make Visual Studio memorize your favorite IDE configurations. He also covers the Quick Launch tool, multi-monitor support, and touch-screen improvements in Visual Studio 2015.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Getting Comfortable with the Visual Studio IDE
Using the Start screen
Exploring the About screen
Identifying the IDE tool and document window types
Exploring the IDE windows
Using the dialog windows
Viewing solutions and projects in the Solution Explorer
Working with the tabbed editors
Pinning tabbed editors
Arranging and grouping the tabbed editors
Exploring windows navigation
Docking tools windows
Entering full-screen mode
Auto-hiding windows
Using the window layout tools to manage your tools windows
Working with menus and toolbars
Customizing menus and toolbars
Working with multiple monitors
Exploring context-aware tool windows
Using Quick Launch
Sizing windows
Using touch in the IDE
Conclusion
Goodbye

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