18 Part I Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010
The docking guides are changeable icons that appear on the surface of the IDE when you
move a window or tool from a docked position to a new location. Because the docking
guides are associated with shaded, rectangular areas of the IDE, you can preview the results
of your docking maneuver before you actually make it. In Visual Studio 2010, this feature has
significantly improved, and you can preview a variety of different configurations with the
docking guides, none of which remain permanent until you release the mouse button.Because docking and auto hiding techniques take some practice to master, I recommend that
you use the following exercises to experiment with the window-management features of the
IDE. After you complete the exercises here, feel free to configure the Visual Studio tools in
a way that seems comfortable for you.Moving and Resizing Tool Windows
To move and resize one of the programming tool windows in Visual Studio, follow these
steps. This exercise demonstrates how to manipulate the Properties window, but you can
work with a different tool window if you want to.