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Did you know... how not to accidentally copy a blank line? - #050
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There's something about me that keeps hitting Ctrl+C instead of Ctrl+V whenever i'm on a blank line. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/28/did-you-know-how-not-to-accidentally-copy-a-blank-line-050/
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Useless Tip of the Day: There is no Ctrl+F in books - #049
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this blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/27/useless-tip-of-the-day-there-is-no-ctrlf-in-books-049/
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Did you know... How to use the Undo stack on the standard toolbar? - #048
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You’ll find the Undo and Redo stacks on the standard toolbar. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/27/did-you-know-how-to-use-the-undo-stack-on-the-standard-toolbar-048/
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Did you know... how to swap the current anchor position in the editor? - #047
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Ctrl+K, Ctrl+A will swap the This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/26/did-you-know-how-to-swap-the-current-anchor-position-in-the-editor-047/
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Did you know... Ctrl+L cuts the current line and Ctrl+Shift+L deletes the current line - #046
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Ctrl+L , bound to Edit.LineCut, will cut the This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/25/did-you-know-ctrll-cuts-the-current-line-and-ctrlshiftl-deletes-the-current-line-046/
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Did you know... How to up to the top and bottom of the current view in the editor without scrolling? - #045
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Ctrl+PageUp will jump the cursor to the top of the This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/24/did-you-know-how-to-up-to-the-top-and-bottom-of-the-current-view-in-the-editor-without-scrolling-045/
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Did you know... Ctrl+Delete deletes the proceeding word and Ctrl+Backspace deletes the preceding word - #044
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[a blog reader let me know that i had reversed preceding and proceeding. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/21/did-you-know-ctrldelete-deletes-the-proceeding-word-and-ctrlbackspace-deletes-the-preceding-word-044/
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Comment if you read Tip of the Day!
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Writing tip of the day is *really* time consuming. So, today's extra post is a "go sara go" post. If you like Tip of the Day, please just leave me a quick comment, even if it is just "go sara go". I really, really helps me keep going when I get emails...
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Did you know... Ctrl+= selects code to the last go-back marker? - #043
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After yesterday's tip on how Navigate Forward, Navigate Backward, and go-back markers work, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/20/did-you-know-ctrl-selects-code-to-the-last-go-back-marker-043/
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POP QUIZ: Under what condition does the file tab channel drop down button change its icon? - #042
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I'm hoping this pop quiz is a little more challenging. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/19/pop-quiz-under-what-condition-does-the-file-tab-channel-drop-down-button-change-its-icon-042/
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Did you know... How to navigate forward and backwards in the editor all because of go back markers? - #041
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In the standard toolbar, there's the Navigate Backward and Navigate Forward buttons. This blog has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/17/did-you-know-how-to-navigate-forward-and-backwards-in-the-editor-all-because-of-go-back-markers-041/
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Did you know... How to do a Ctrl+G without the Go to line dialog box popping up - #040
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But, did you know there's a way to do a "Ctrl+G" without bringing up this dialog box? This blog has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/18/did-you-know-how-to-do-a-ctrlg-without-the-go-to-line-dialog-box-popping-up-040/
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6 years at Microsoft today
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6 years is like going from being 12 years old to starting college or going from a college freshmen to a master's degree. Or going from 23 to 29. 6 years is a long time. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/17/6-years-at-microsoft...
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Did you know... Pressing the mouse wheel allows for scrolling in all directions? - #039
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The tip before this tip is that you can press down on the mouse wheel and have it act as a 3rd button. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/17/did-you-know-pressing-the-mouse-wheel-allows-for-scrolling-in-all-directions-039/
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Did you know... you can hide the vertical and horizontal scrollbars in the editor? - #038
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Today's tip truly embraces the spirit of "Did you know?" This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/14/did-you-know-you-can-hide-the-vertical-and-horizontal-scrollbars-in-the-editor-038/
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POP QUIZ: How do you show the Tile Horizontally and Tile Vertically buttons in the Windows Windows dialog? - #037
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This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/13/pop-quiz-how-do-you-show-the-tile-horizontally-and-tile-vertically-buttons-in-the-windows-windows-dialog-037/
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Did you know... you can hide outlining (selection margin) without turning off outlining - #036
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Yesterday's tip was everything you ever wanted to know about outlining in the editor. Today, we'll explore an outlining customization. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/13/did-you-know-you-can-hide-outlining-selection-margin-without...
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Did you know... how to collapse and expand code? - #035
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Yesterday's tip talked about how to cut a collapsed block of code, but how do you collapse a block of code anyways? This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/12/did-you-know-how-to-collapse-and-expand-code-035/
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Did you know... you can cut and paste a collapsed block of code? - #034
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Following yesterday's tip theme of code relocation, you can This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/11/did-you-know-you-can-cut-and-paste-a-collapsed-block-of-code-034/
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Did you know... you can drag and drop code to a new location? - #033
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I tend to be more of a keyboard user, probably because This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/10/did-you-know-you-can-drag-and-drop-code-to-a-new-location-033/
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Did you know... Ctrl+W selects the current word - #032
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Press Ctrl+W at any location on the word to This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/07/did-you-know-ctrlw-selects-the-current-word-032/
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Did you know... How to change the editor background to black? - #031
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Again, it's all about the simple things in life. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/06/did-you-know-how-to-change-the-editor-background-to-black-031/
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Did you know... How to change a bookmark color? - #030
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I call out the bookmark color, since This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/05/did-you-know-how-to-change-a-bookmark-color-030/
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Did you know... how to print the file path as the page header? - #029
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over 5 years ago
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Go to File - Page Setup . In the lower left-hand corner, there's a This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/04/did-you-know-how-to-print-the-file-path-as-the-page-header-029/
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Did you know... To boldly print where no dev has printed before - #028
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I apologize for the title. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2007/09/03/did-you-know-to-boldly-print-where-no-dev-has-printed-before-028/
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