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Just about everything in
Visual Studio can be customized.
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For instance, I like to have line
numbers shown in the editor.
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You can find most preferences under Tools,
Options.
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As you can see, there are lots and
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lots of options,
most of which you may never need to touch.
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I want to change something
about the editor, so
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I'm going to select Text Editor and
expand the drop down.
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The All Languages section contains
options that will apply to
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all programming languages.
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These other sections are options for
each specific language.
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If an option in a specific language
is different than what is set in
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the All Languages section, then Visual
Studio will use the option setting for
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the specific language when
you're working in that language.
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For example, under All Languages we
see a check box for the Line numbers.
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I want to turn Line
numbers on in the editor,
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no matter which language I'm using.
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So, I'll check it.
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There is also a Line numbers
check box under Visual Basic.
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Let's say, for some reason,
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I don't want to see Line numbers
when I'm coding in Visual Basic.
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I can uncheck it here.
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I'll still see the line numbers when
I'm working in any other language.
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If you go back to
the All Languages section,
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you'll notice that our check
mark changed to a square.
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This means that some languages have
this option checked, and others don't.
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Again, there are lots and lots of options.
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The default settings in most cases
are what are conventionally used
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by most developers.
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If you prefer something different or
you're already used to the way another IDE
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works, then rest assured there are lots
of options here to accommodate you.
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If you aren't sure where to find
an option, you can always search for
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it using the Search Box here.
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Let's go ahead and
close the options dialog.
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Look, now we have Line numbers.
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There are a lot of menus, settings,
panes, and toolbars in visual studio.
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That can make it hard to
remember where everything is.
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If you know what it's called,
you can always search for
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it using the quick launch.
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Just type the name of the menu item or
setting you want.
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Just remember that this
only searches the menus and
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settings in the Visual Studio
user interface, not your code.
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As I mentioned at the beginning,
there's a lot to Visual Studio and
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it can be used for
all sorts of software development.
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We'll dive deeper into Visual Studio's
features in other workshops and courses.
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Until then, I encourage you
to go exploring on your own.
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The more you use it,
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the more you'll find ways that it can make
coding even more fun and easy for you.
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