Ran across this post a while a go, figured I’d share. It is 11 Tips for Visual Studio. Take a moment and go over to Stephen Walther’s site for an explanation of them. I really like number 1 and 4. I already knew 6, 7, and 11.
Tip #1 – You don’t need to select a line to copy or delete it
Tip #2 – You can add a namespace automatically by pressing CTRL-.
Tip #3 – Never create properties by hand
Tip #4 – You can remove and sort unnecessary using statements
Tip #5 – Use CTRL-k+c to comment out code
Tip #6 – You can close all documents except the current one
Tip #7 – You can open a database by double-clicking the database file in App_Data
Tip #8 – You can copy a file or folder into a project by dragging and dropping
Tip #9 – Use CTRL-SPACE to perform statement completion
Tip #10 – Add new items by pressing CTRL-N or CTRL-SHIFT+A
Tip #11 – You don’t need to type file extensions when adding a file