15 Tips to Boost Your Productivity in Visual Studio

Hey there! This video is all about making your life easier when you're working with Visual Studio. Dalia, a PM on the Visual Studio Team, shares some cool tricks. First off, she talks about keyboard shortcuts - they're like secret codes that help you do stuff faster. You can even customize them to your liking!
Next, she shows you how to move around your code smoothly. There's this neat feature called 'peak definition' that lets you see your code's details without having to jump back and forth.
When it comes to reading code, Dalia introduces 'sticky scroll'. It's like having a map that shows you where you are in your code, especially handy when you're dealing with big chunks of it.
Editing code? Dalia's got tips for that too. She shows you how to make Visual Studio take up your whole screen so you can focus better, and shares a few more keyboard shortcuts that make editing a breeze.
Finally, she talks about 'code cleanup'. It's like having a personal assistant that tidies up your code for you. You can even set it up to clean up every time you save your work.
So, that's the gist of it. Dalia's video is packed with handy tips to help you get more done in Visual Studio, making your coding experience even more enjoyable. Check it out!
00:00 Intro
00:19 Learn Keyboard Shortcuts
00:40 Feature Search (Ctrl+Q)
01:08 Customize Shortcuts
01:54 VS Code Shortcuts in VS
02:30 Shortcut Cheatsheet
03:24 Navigate Code Quickly
04:00 Peek Definition (Alt + F12)
04:37 Live Unit Testing
05:21 Go To Last Edit Location (Ctrl + Shift + Backspace)
05:55 Navigate backwards/forwards (Ctrl + - or Ctrl + Shift + -)
06:12 Switch Tabs (Ctrl + Tab)
06:33 Editor Menu (Alt + `)
07:04 Sticky Scroll (New Feature)
08:50 Full Screen (Alt + Shift + Enter)
09:04 Quick Action (Ctrl + .)
09:24 Multi-Select (Ctrl + Alt + Select)
10:15 Shift + Enter
10:38 Code Cleanup (Ctrl + K, Ctrl + E)
11:01 Code Cleanup on Save
Productivity Guide: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vis...
Keyboard shortcut cheatsheet: visualstudio.microsoft.com/ke...
Sample Repo: github.com/daliasheasha/RockP...
Dalia Abo Sheasha ( / daliashea )
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[@mattheweskolin327]

Control + Shift + Backspace is very helpful to get back to where you started

[@goldmund67]

Thank you Dalia. These tips are always welcome even for us veterans who have lived and died in Visual Studio since the days of InterDev!. Sometimes our workload is so intense we just don't have time to explore them all. I remember back in the day Sara Ford was the editor productivity evangelist, and I'm happy to see the mantle has been taken up again!

[@DaliaAboSheasha]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm so glad you found the video helpful.

[@Gbtx6]

amazingly life saving tips! ty ty!

[@julianocs87]

Great content. Never knew about this cheat sheet of shortcuts.

[@N0AGI]

Visual Studio rocks!! - nicely done.

[@imavalverde]

Great tips! More of this!

[@enoa4]

Nice tips. Thank you.

[@AhmadElkhouly]

Peak definition shortcut is very cool. I've learnt something new. Thank you. PS: Dalia, it seems you're Egyptian/ of Egyptian descent. If so, then we're proud of you :D

[@sanampakuwal]

Shift + Enter was new for me :)

[@alideveloper6945]

also there is Ctlr + Enter that do the same but backward.

[@cai0]

@@alideveloper6945 yes! I use ctrl+enter all the time, and didn't know about the shift..

[@simantasahu]

Sticky Scroll is a very useful feature. Thanks for adding it to the visual studio.😊

[@DaliaAboSheasha]

I'm glad you're finding it useful!

[@IAmTimCorey]

Some great tips in here!

[@DaliaAboSheasha]

Thanks Tim!

control + t is one that I use many times to search for specific method or function or even a file

[@ethr95awd]

the greatest keyboard short cut is edit.moveselectedlinesup and down - i assign alt+up and down arrow to move the current/selected line up and down

[@prashanthasp6723]

The new search is good. Sticky scroll is a cool feature but in visual studio even after coming out of the method scope also method definition info is showing on the top

[@codymckinney4934]

also, love the video, but can you shot the name of the shortcuts in the video as well. i cant find these shortcuts so i cant change the hotkeys. thanks!!!

[@mmitza35]

Would be nice to be able to bind the navigation(Ctrl + Shift + -) to the side back/forward buttons of the mouse. This was possible on VS2019 with the Mouse Navigation Extension.

[@DaliaAboSheasha]

That's a great suggestion! I'll add it to our list.

[@akdigitalmedia5214]

​@@DaliaAboSheashagreat video , definitely a productivity booster

[@muchas_gracias]

well done

[@jorgetorres6628]

Great job, what theme are you using?

[@DaliaAboSheasha]

Thanks! I'm using the Dark theme (I love it). You can switch yours by going to Tools > Options > Environment > General then choosing "Dark" for your "Color Theme".

[@user-yd2pk5vj3h]

Blogger, what's the vs theme you're using?

[@alideveloper6945]

the problem of Full Screen (Alt + Shift + Enter) is that when open two tabs of code side by side, then when you press Alt + Shift + Enter in one of tabs to full screen it, the two tabs will full screen together. i want full just one tab. thanx

[@ErwinLlano-tz7iu]

How to disable internet connection of visual studio 2022?

[@RogerFrei]

Thank you very much for your useful tips. What is the name of your assistant? You know. The one with the furry nose.

[@DaliaAboSheasha]

Ha! I have two - the one in the video is Lucy and the other one is Ruby. They really like to make surprise appearances in videos 😊

[@ethr95awd]

wordwrap is also key

[@toby9999]

Great information for those with a good memory. I prefer the mouse. Keyboard shortcuts burn my brain.

[@DaliaAboSheasha]

That's fair. You can use whatever makes you most productive and comfortable.

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

@@DaliaAboSheashaI’m rather like you. If I happen to be using the keyboard, I like having my next action be with the keyboard if possible. And correspondingly with the mouse. I can’t remember all keyboard shortcuts, though I did know most but not all of the ones you mention here.

[@codymckinney4934]

downfall to code clean up.. git repos show them as edited lines if you have code cleanup and the original project didnt. so FYI about that

[@lawrencep4943]

😈 Promo-SM

[@danielhalachev4714]

16. Move to VS Code.

[@user-or2ij2mq9t]

설명을 간단히 하세요. 비영어권은 힘들어요.

[@drackkeyner]

tambien para quieres hablan español