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Introduction to Visual Studio

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  • Visual Studio An IDE (Integrated development environment) by Microsoft for Windows
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Projects and solutions

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Default view in Visual Studio consists of three panels.

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* Drag and hold windows to move them around - * _Snap to layout_ window appears + * _Snap to layout_ window appears * After moving a window to the right, you can pin it to see its title on the right - ![](imgs/15%20Introduction%20to%20Visual%20Studio_2.png) -# Keyboard shortcuts +
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+ +## Keyboard shortcuts + +* *CTRL+.* * If a type is missing, use this to add the needed using directive -* CTRL+R, then CTRL+R (seriously?) +* *CTRL+R*, then *CTRL+R* (seriously?) * Rename variable * Press Enter to confirm -* CTRL+C (without selecting), then CTRL+V +* *CTRL+C* (without selecting), then *CTRL+V* * Duplicate line -* ALT+Up, ALT+Down +* *ALT+Up*, *ALT+Down* * Move line up/down +* [Visual Studio Default keyboard shortcuts](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/features/develop/) -# Gotchas +## Gotchas * Some actions are unavailable when your app is running * Deleting files * Adding new controllers + +## Reading + +* [Visual Studio Documentation: Overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/visualstudio/get-started/visual-studio-ide?view=vs-2022) +* [Visual Studio tutorials | C#](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/get-started/csharp/?view=vs-2022) +* [Tutorial: Create a .NET console application using Visual Studio](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/dotnet/core/tutorials/with-visual-studio) \ No newline at end of file