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This Options dialog allows you to specify how all files with certain file extensions will be handled by the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). For each Extension that you enter, you can select an Editing Experience. This allows you to choose the IDE editor or designer in which documents of a certain type will open. To display these options, choose Options from the Tools menu, expand the Text Editor node, and select File Extension.

When you select an option 'with Encoding,' a dialog will be displayed whenever you open a document of that type that allows you to select an encoding scheme for that document. This can be helpful if you are preparing versions of your project documents for use on different platforms or in different target languages.

  • The keyboard shortcut is CTRL + R, CTRL + W. The command is called Edit.ViewWhiteSpace. It works in all Visual Studio versions at least since Visual Studio 2010, the current one being Visual Studio 2019 (at time of writing). In Visual Studio 2013, you can also use CTRL + E, S or CTRL + E, CTRL + S.
  • Visual Studio Code. Visual Studio Code Insiders. In their default install directory (you can download each editor following the link). You can add up to three custom text editors (Tools, Options, Open In Editor, Custom Text Editors) and select the text editor to be used. In Solution Explorer, right click on an item and select.
  • Setting Up The Editor. Let’s have a look at the installation steps involved in the Visual Studio Code.

An extension to allow you to snap your text editor to the left, right, top or bottom Visual Studio Code by a command. Installation Launch VS Code Quick Open ( Ctrl+P ).

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Extension

Type the file extension whose Editing Experience in the IDE you wish to define.

Editor

Select the IDE editor or designer in which documents with this file extension will open. When you select an option 'with ncoding,' a dialog will be displayed whenever you open such a document that allows you to select an encoding scheme.

Add

Studio

Adds an entry that includes the specified Extension and Editing Experience to the Extension List.

Remove

Deletes the selected entry from the Extension List.

Extension List

Lists all extensions for which an Editing Experience has been specified.

Map extensionless files to

Select this option if you wish to specify how files without an extension will be handled by the IDE.

Extensionless file options

Provides the same list as Editor. Select the IDE editor or designer in which documents without file extensions will open.

See also

Settings

You can configure Visual Studio’s user interface, code formatting preferences, and other settings through the options menu. Click Tools → Options to get started. When you’re done editing your preferences, press OK to apply them.

Here’s where to find some common settings in the Options window.

OptionDescriptionLocation
Color themeChanges Visual Studio’s overall color themeEnvironment → General
Fonts and colorsChanges the fonts and colors used for text throughout Visual StudioEnvironment → Fonts and Colors
Code style preferencesChanges how Visual Studio automatically formats your code for various languagesText Editor → language → Code Style
Keyboard shortcutsChanges mappings for keyboard commands (See the default shortcuts for common commands)Environment → Keyboard
Default projects locationChanges the default location where Visual Studio creates and locates your projectsProjects and Solutions → General
Scroll mapEnhances the scrollbar to provide a zoomed-out map of the displayed codeAll Languages → Scroll Bars

Installing additional languages and tools

When you installed Visual Studio, you probably had the option to install different workloads. A workload is a bundle of tools within Visual Studio that helps you be productive with certain languages or platforms. For example, the Desktop development with C++ workload includes Visual Studio features that let you run and debug C++ console applications and see suggestions for your C++ code.

You can add or remove workloads after your initial installation of Visual Studio to add support for additional languages and tools. To do so, run the Visual Studio Installer again using the Windows Start menu, then click Modify.

For comprehensive descriptions of each workload, visit the Visual Studio 2017 workloads page.

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Extensions

Besides the features that come with Visual Studio out of the box, Visual Studio also contains an ecosystem of extensions that let you add extra functionality to Visual Studio.

You can download and manage extensions by going to Tools → Extensions and Updates. Click the Online tab on the left to view a list of the extensions available on the Visual Studio Marketplace. To install an extension, select the extension, then click Download.

Visual Studio needs to restart to install extensions, so close all open Visual Studio windows and reopen Visual Studio after installation.

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