Versions Supported: 2008,2010 Keyboard Shortcut: CTRL + I Menu Command: Edit -> Advanced -> Incremental Search Video: http://vstricks.com/tricks/001/ Publish Date: 1/1/2010 Tip Code: vstipFind0001 Incremental search is a powerful search to use when you want to keep both your focus and your cursor...

Keyboard: CTRL + SHIFT + >; CTRL + SHIFT + < Command: View.ZoomIn Versions: 2010 Published: 1/8/2010 Code: vstipEdit0003 You can change the zoom factor for text using the Zoom combo box in the lower left-hand corner of the Editor. Simply choose a pre-determined size or type in a value of your own...

Keyboard: CTRL + Mouse Wheel Command: View.ZoomIn Versions: 2010 Published: 1/7/2010 Code: vstipEdit0002 There is a great new feature in the editor that allows you to instantly change the zoom factor of text. Just hold down your CTRL key and use the wheel on your mouse to zoom in or out.

        Working with my buddy, Jeff Hadfield (CEO of The Code Project), we have come up with a contest that is seriously cool!  All you have to do it submit a great article explaining how you built an app for Windows 7 – complete with code - and if yours is the highest rated...

Keyboard: CTRL + SHIFT + F Menu: Edit -> Find and Replace -> Find in Files Command: Edit.FindinFiles Versions: 2008,2010 Published: 1/3/2010 Code: vstipFind0002 You can customize your Find in Files results to show what you want to see and how you want to see it. Example: You don't want to view...

Keyboard: CTRL + SHIFT + V Menu: Edit -> Cycle Clipboard Ring Command: Edit.CycleClipboardRing Versions: 2008,2010 Published: 1/2/2010 Code: vstipEdit0001 The Clipboard Ring keeps track of the past 20 items you've either cut or copied so you can reuse them over and over again! After you hit item 20...

Folks, I've decided to change the coding for tips and tricks going forward. It may not be perfect but it should suffice for our needs. Take a peek and let me know if you have any comments / suggestions based on the new system: http://blogs.msdn.com/zainnab/pages/visual-studio-tips-and-tricks-the...

After looking at the way tips and tricks where numbered in the past, I decided to update the system a bit. There were previously two systems in place: Sara Ford's original posts on her blog that were numbered sequentially (i.e. tip #320) The numbering system used in the book when it was published...

Finally available to the public!!!!  Check this out:   === Source Analysis is similar in many ways to Microsoft Code Analysis (specifically FxCop), but there are some important distinctions. FxCop performs its analysis on compiled binaries, while Source Analysis analyzes the source code directly...

Fracking awesome post by Jim Griesmer you have to read:   http://blogs.msdn.com/jimgries/pages/visual-studio-debugger-faq.aspx

    This is seriously cool.  The internal stuff I have looked at rocks and it will be available to folks soon.  Here is a blurb form the marketing folks:   === The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a rich visualization environment that functions as a virtual telescope, bringing together...

Well it is finally time!  We are poised to hold the HHH Launch tomorrow.  In case you missed the other posts, here is a quick blurb and a link to the full post: The Second Life event will celebrate the launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. The event will bring...

  Just a reminder that we have a launch event coming up!  We want to get as many people as we can for this one!  Go here for more info:   http://blogs.msdn.com/zainnab/archive/2008/04/13/heroes-happen-here-launch-in-second-life-april-26th-2008.aspx