1. Showing line number in the editor

If you want to have line numbers in your editor then follow the steps:

  • Go to the Tools tab.
  • Select options.
  • Select Text editor.
  • Select All languages.
  • Select general
  • Then check the "Line number" check box.
  • Then press ok.

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2. Incremental search

Visual studio provides one feature of searching on the fly. This feature search words as we start typing.

To do this just press “CTRL+I” and start typing and then the status bar will show the current searching words.


3. Box Selection

We can select words in a box format and we can change it. To do this just press the alt key and make your selection.


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