Traversing your solution
As the size and complexity of your code base grow, knowing strategies for getting to the code or tool window you need becomes essential. Extra time and energy spent simply finding the file or method that needs attention can detract from your overall effectiveness. In this section, we will cover a few of the lesser-known quick access tricks.
Navigating through active windows or tabs
In the last chapter, we showed how the search box (Ctrl + T) can be used to quickly locate files of interest. Another handy approach to quickly jump around is to cycle through the list of open windows and/or files. In this exercise, we will use more keyboard shortcuts to navigate through the active windows and open file tabs:
Figure 3.7 – Cycling active windows
To cycle through active windows in Visual Studio 2019 for Windows, use the following steps:
- Press Alt + F7 to bring up a navigation window (keep Alt pressed):
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