http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdevelopertips/archive/2008/10/31/tip-19-did-you-know-how-to-set-the-default-view-to-design-view.aspxSource View is the default view for the IDE when you edit a Web page. You can customize the IDE so that Design View is the default. Select the menu option : Tools – &gt; Options… From the Options dialog tree select HTML Designer –&gt; General Select Designen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdevelopertips/archive/2008/10/31/tip-19-did-you-know-how-to-set-the-default-view-to-design-view.aspx#9068306Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:03:33 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9068306M. Travis Volker<p>Does this work with the F7 key? &nbsp;When I'm in the aspx.vb file and hit F7 to bring up the aspx file it seems to ignore my default view and displays the aspx file in design view. &nbsp;(My default is source view.)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9068306" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdevelopertips/archive/2008/10/31/tip-19-did-you-know-how-to-set-the-default-view-to-design-view.aspx#9067020Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:57:10 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9067020Visual Web Developer Team Blog<p>Latest on Tips and Tricks Blog. Tip #13: Did you know... How to get the browser agent using ASP.NET Ajax</p> <img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9067020" width="1" height="1">