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Did you know... How to split windows and Create new windows? - #004

A document split into 4 sections

There are two ways to split the current window:

  • From the Menu Bar, go to Window - Split.
  • Using the mouse, grab the splitter control found directly above the document scrollbar

Document Splitter Control Location

But the split command only works horizontally.  If you need to split vertically (see Program.cs:2 in the above picture), try using the Window.NewWindow command found on the Menu Bar at Window - New Window. Then, as in the picture above, go to Window - New Vertical Tab Group.

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Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:00 AM by saraford

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Josh said:

Cool, tip. I didn't know that little icon was there.

Do you have any tips to help the multi-monitor people? :)

# July 31, 2007 1:30 PM

Sushant Bhatia said:

I love the split window feature of VS and I use it all the time. However, I'm also puzzled by it.

I have 2 monitors so my VS IDE runs across both. I notice that when I go into debug mode, the size of the split windows changes as it hides some panes(Team Explorer) and changes the size of others (Solution Explorer + Properties).

When you finally stop debugging, the windows/panes are restored but the size of the code windows has now changed. It gets really annoying sometimes :-)

I wish there was a way to have the windows split by monitor so that they don't cross over the boundary.

# July 31, 2007 2:02 PM

sergio giraldo said:

IIRC, to split vertically you need one step more (after window - new window) : window - new vertical tab group

# August 1, 2007 9:04 AM

Jason Haley said:

# August 1, 2007 10:23 AM

saraford said:

@sergio - thanks for catching that! I've updated the tip.

# August 1, 2007 3:04 PM

Noticias externas said:

Hmm, interesting how I got myself onto a "F6" theme this week... In what seriously feels like

# February 7, 2008 6:27 AM

Секреты Visual Studio said:

Есть две возможности разделить текущее окно редактора: В меню Windows выберите Split Используя мышку,

# June 25, 2008 1:43 AM

Visual Studio 2008 ワンポイント said:

現在のウィンドウを分割するには、2 つの方法があります。 メニュー バーの [ウィンドウ] をクリックし、[分割] をクリックします。 マウスを使用して、ドキュメントのスクロール バーの上部にある分割コントロールを動かします。

# July 13, 2008 11:58 PM

xjb said:

VisualStudio2008每日提示(tipofday)是2007年7月SaraFord在她的博客里推出了VS2008每日提示系列，里面收集了许多使用VS2008技巧和诀窍，截至...

# November 30, 2008 7:57 PM

Benson-希 said:

VisualStudio2008每日提示(tipofday)是2007年7月SaraFord在她的博客里推出了VS2008每日提示系列，里面收集了许多使用VS2008技巧和诀窍，截至...

# December 9, 2008 3:41 AM

Korea Evangelists said:

개발을 하다 보면, 하나의 프로그램 파일(예를 들어, “Form1.cs”)을 비교하면서 보고 싶은 수가 있습니다. 이때 사용할 수 있는 것이 메뉴 -> 창 -> 분할 기능입니다.

# March 24, 2009 2:26 PM
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