Learn the APEX IDE
You should learn your way around the APEX IDE, which provides many features that can be used to assist and save time when performing everyday tasks. Often these features are tucked away and not always obvious, but when used they are real time savers.
Spend some time to save even more time. Knowing your way around the APEX IDE can save you a lot of time, not to mention tedious hard work, and learning it is well worth your while.
The Drag and Drop Layout wizard
A good example of a productivity enhancer utility is the Drag and Drop Layout wizard, which can be used to adjust the layout of existing page items, as well as adding new items to the page. The editor can be accessed from the Drag and drop icon, which is located in the Page Definition Items section, near the region names:
The Drag and Drop Layout wizard that can be seen in the next screenshot makes item-related tasks, which usually require manual coding/input over multiple item property pages, very simple and quick...
