C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design1 Visual Studio Configuration C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design 4th Edition A

Customizing the Development Environment When Visual Studio is launched, Start Page is displayed –Checkbox in extreme left corner – Show page at startup Check/uncheck Close page after project load to add/remove Start page tab from development environment C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design2

Customizing the Development Environment ( continued ) Pin a project so it is always there –Pushpin is revealed when you move mouse over Recent projects area C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design3 Figure A-1 Visual Studio Start page

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design4 Customizing the Development Environment ( continued ) Figure A-2 Using TOOLS, Options to configure Visual Studio

Environment C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design5 Figure A-3 Environment General options Value impacts FILE menu and Start Page list

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design6 Environment ( continued ) Figure A-4 Setting the fonts and colors

Environment, Startup node lets you determine what is opened when you first start Visual Studio –Show Start Page, Open Home Page, Load last loaded solution, Show Open Project dialog box, Show New Project dialog box, or Show empty environment Set the URL for your Home page and Search page from Environment, Web Browser node C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design7 Environment ( continued )

Increase/ decrease displayed font size from bottom left corner C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design8 Environment ( continued ) Figure A-5 Zoom capability

Projects and Solutions C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design9 Figure A-6 Setting the location for Visual Studio projects Working off a network drive? May want to deselect this option.

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design10 Text Editor Figure A-7 Text Editor IntelliSense settings for C#

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design11 Text Editor ( continued ) Figure A-8 Text Editor display options

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design12 Text Editor ( continued ) Figure A-9 Formatting settings for C# text editing

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design13 Text Editor ( continued ) Figure A-10 Space settings for C# text editing

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design14 HTML Designer Figure A-11 HTML Designer Use CSS to change positioning to absolute for controls using Toolbox, paste or drag and drop.

For HTML Designer, CSS Styling, you indicate whether to use and for bold and italic text A Ruler and Grid option enables you to specify units of measurements (pixels, inches, centimeters, or points) –Enter measurements for the Display Grid and Snapping Grid –Also specify the Line style and Line color here C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design15 HTML Designer ( continued )

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design16 Windows Forms Designer Figure A-12 Windows Forms Designer

Examine the Database Tools settings –Specify the SQL Server InstanceName –Indicate which Panes (are) shown by default (Diagram, Criteria, SQL, or Results) from the Query and View Designer node –Specify the Default Query type C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design17 Other Options Settings

C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design18 Choose Toolbox Items Figure A-13 Add Toolbox Items Toolbox for Windows and Web apps can be customized

TOOLS, Customize option –Select names for toolbars –Specify which Commands are included –Add, delete or move toolbar icons C# Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design19 Figure A-8 Text Editor display options Customize the Toolbars