Closing Just the Selected Files You Want

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Closing Just the Selected Files You Want

31 Mar 2010 1:00 AM
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Menu:  Window -> Windows
Command:  Window.Windows
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  3/31/2010
Code:  vstipEnv0010

 

What do you do when you have a lot of files open and only want to close a few of them?  You do it old school!  Just go to Window -> Windows. on the Menu Bar:

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Select the files you want to close (CTRL + Click) and then click Close Window(s).  That's all there is to it!

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  • 31 Mar 2010 5:22 AM

    Hey Now Zain,

    Oh yeah & let us remember the mousers hotclicks:

    Middle Click on tab to close

    Thx 4 the info,

    Catto

  • 31 Mar 2010 5:41 AM

    Now that's one I didn't know about but I think it only works on one tab at a time which is still very cool.  Also, don't forget CTRL + F4 to close a single window as well :)

    Z

  • MarcT
    31 Mar 2010 6:07 PM

    If only Window->Windows was a regular VS window not modal! I would love to dock it, auto-hide it, and use it as a large-hotspot, no-click replacement for the file channel's tiny little down-arrow. I've been griping about this since VS6, and I'm going to keep on griping about it until it's fixed!

    At least the multi-select is nice, and that you can sort by path.

  • harry
    31 Mar 2010 10:36 PM

    MarcT, did you try IDE navigator (Ctrl + Tab) instead of clicking on file channel? Is it the "no-click replacement" you mean?

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