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Show Error Help from Error List Window

14 May 2010 1:00 AM
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Keyboard:  F1
Menu:  [Right-Click an error in the Error List window] -> Show Error Help
Command:  Help.F1Help
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  5/14/2010
Code:  vstipTool0020

 

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You can get help on any error in the Error List window by Right-Clicking any error and choosing "Show Error Help".  This will show the documentation, if available, with details on the specific error.

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  • Peter Gfader
    14 May 2010 4:49 AM

    Hi Zain

    I am desperate looking for a shortcut in VS2010 but cant find it.

    I think in VS2008 when you hit F7 the actual code window gets always the focus.

    Try this:

    1. Focus the Output window

    2. How do you get back to your code, without the mouse?

    F7 doesn't do the job :-(  ...anymore..

    THANKS for advice!

    .peter.gfader.

    http://blog.gfader.com/

    http://twitter.com/peitor  

  • 14 May 2010 4:57 AM

    Hey Peter :)

    CTRL + TAB will solve your problem.

    Z

  • 14 May 2010 6:24 AM

    Simple and yet quite handy. I had never thought to right-click there before. :)

  • 28 May 2010 11:22 PM

    Hi Peter,

    You can move back to code window from Output window by simply pressing Escape. And if you are looking to close any of your "dockable" windows like Immediate Window, Output Window, Project Explorer, ToolBox etc. you can press "Shift + Escape".

  • 29 May 2010 7:51 AM

    good one prash_ac!

    Sometimes I forget the old school stuff, too :)

    Z

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