22 Part I Getting Started with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010
The Properties window returns to its familiar docked position, and you can use it
without worrying about it sliding away.
Spend some time moving, resizing, docking, and auto hiding tool windows in Visual
Studio now, to create your version of the perfect work environment. As you work
through this book, you’ll want to adjust your window settings periodically to adapt
your work area to the new tools you’re using.Tip Visual Studio lets you save your window and programming environment settings and
copy them to a second computer or share them with members of your programming team.
To experiment with this feature, click the Import And Export Settings command on the Tools
menu and follow the wizard instructions to export (save) or import (load) settings from a file.Switching Among Open Files and Tools
by Using the IDE Navigator
Visual Studio has a feature that makes it even easier to switch among open files and
programming tools in the development environment. This feature is called the IDE Navigator,
and it lets you cycle through open files and tools by using key combinations, in much the
same way that you cycle through open programs on the Windows taskbar. Give it a try now.Use the IDE Navigator- Hold down the CTRL key and press TAB to open the IDE Navigator.
The IDE Navigator opens and displays the active (open) files and tools in the IDE. Your
screen will look similar to the following: