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Did you know... How to print line numbers? - #027
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Back in the Visual Studio 2003 days, you had to go to File – Page Setup, and This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/31/did-you-know-how-to-print-line-numbers-027/
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Did you know... how to show line numbers in the editor? - #026
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This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/30/did-you-know-how-to-show-line-numbers-in-the-editor-026/
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Hurricane Katrina 2 years later + NBC Nightly News Interview with my Mom
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2 years later... This blog has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/29/hurricane-katrina-2-years-later-nbc-nightly-news-interview-with-my-mom/
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Did you know... You can increase and decrease the line indent from the text editor toolbar - #025
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Not one of my finer tip of the day titles, but it illustrates the point. =) This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/29/did-you-know-you-can-increase-and-decrease-the-line-indent-from-the-text-editor-toolbar-025/
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Did you know... There's a keyboard shortcut default to upper and lower case a word in the editor? - #024
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This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/28/did-you-know-theres-a-keyboard-shortcut-default-to-upper-and-lower-case-a-word-in-the-editor-024/
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Katrina 2 years later - My parents to be on NBC Nightly News Tuesday, Aug 28
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Update : There was a trackback here to Brian Williams's blog , but unfortunately, due to the 100s of comment spam attacks each night, it got lost. So 2 years ago this day, I called my mom to tell her This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net...
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Did you know... There's a way to track changes in the editor? - #023
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This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/27/did-you-know-theres-a-way-to-track-changes-in-the-editor-023/
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Did you know... How to delete horizontal white space at the beginning of a line? - #022
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On the Edit - Advanced menu, you'll find the This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/24/did-you-know-how-to-delete-horizontal-white-space-at-the-beginning-of-a-line-022/
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Did you know... How to transpose characters, words, and lines in the editor? - #021
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This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/23/did-you-know-how-to-transpose-characters-words-and-lines-in-the-editor-021/
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Did you know... Ctrl+Enter inserts a line above and Ctrl+Shift+Enter inserts a line below? - #020
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In the above picture, note the location of the cursor in the middle of the current line. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/22/did-you-know-ctrlenter-inserts-a-line-above-and-ctrlshiftenter-inserts-a-line-below-020/
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Did you know... How to convert spaces to tabs and tabs to spaces? - #019
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There are four commands that involve converting spaces to tabs and tabs to spaces. This blog post has been moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/21/did-you-know-how-to-convert-spaces-to-tabs-and-tabs-to-spaces-019/
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Did you know... How to format the document, the selected text, or just the current line? - #018
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Ever been typing in the editor, and for whatever reason, the text isn’t indented properly on the line? This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/20/did-you-know-how-to-format-the-document-the-selected-text-or-just-the-current-line...
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Did you know... How to quickly comment and uncomment code using keyboard shortcuts? - #017
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Ah, it really is the simple things in life, isn't it? This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/17/did-you-know-how-to-quickly-comment-and-uncomment-code-using-keyboard-shortcuts-017/
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Did you know... How to create or change Visual Studio keyboard shortcuts? - #016
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The Visual Studio shell is a big place. This blog has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/16/did-you-know-how-to-create-or-change-visual-studio-keyboard-shortcuts-016/
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Did you know... How to enable Virtual Space - #015
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Today's tip is mutually exclusive to yesterday's word wrap tip , This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/15/did-you-know-how-to-enable-virtual-space-015/
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Did you know... How to enable Word Wrap? - #014
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Go to Tools - Options Dialog , and under Text Editor - All Languages - General, This blog has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/14/did-you-know-how-to-enable-word-wrap-014/
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Did you know... How to customize the Ctrl+D Window search? - #013
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In the previous tip , I introduced the Ctrl+D Window and how it does a Quick Find in the current document. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/13/did-you-know-how-to-customize-the-ctrld-window-search-013/
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Did you know... The Ctrl+D Window does a Quick Find in the current document? - #012
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The Ctrl+D Window is another way of doing a Quick Find with the scope limited to the current document. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/10/did-you-know-the-ctrld-window-does-a-quick-find-in-the-current-document-012/
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Did you know... Visual Studio has a full screen mode? - #011
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Visual Studio has four window layouts: This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/09/did-you-know-visual-studio-has-a-full-screen-mode-011/
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Did you know... Use Docking Targets to dock tool windows in new and crazy ways - #010
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Docking targets are hands-down my all-time favorite feature that I tested back in my VS Environment days. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/08/did-you-know-use-docking-targets-to-dock-tool-windows-in-new-and-crazy-ways-010/
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Did you know... How to use Tabbed Document to maximize a tool window within Visual Studio? - #009
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And yet another one of those, wow, i didn't know you could do that, until someone shows you, is This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/07/did-you-know-how-to-use-tabbed-document-to-maximize-a-tool-window-within-visual-studio-009/
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Did you know... Double-clicking the tool window titlebar re-docks the tool window - #008
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After you drag a tool window to an undocked position, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/06/did-you-know-double-clicking-the-tool-window-titlebar-re-docks-the-tool-window-008/
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Did you know... How to access a toolbar within a tool window? - #007
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You may have noticed that within tool windows like Solution Explorer, you cannot reach the toolbar by hitting tab or arrowing to it. The keyboard shortcut to reach a Tool Window's toolbar is This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/03...
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Did you know... How to resize a tool window from the keyboard? - #006
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When a tool window is not docked... This blog has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/02/did-you-know-how-to-resize-a-tool-window-from-the-keyboard-006/
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My adventures riding a scooter at OSCON
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Since almost everyone has asked me to share this story on my blog... This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/08/01/my-adventures-riding-a-scooter-at-oscon/
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