The Start Page

The very first time you start Visual Studio .NET, you are taken to a screen that allows you to configure the IDE. That screen is the My Profile page discussed later in the chapter. After your first visit to the My Profile page, all subsequent starts of Visual Studio .NET begin with the Start Page, as shown in Figure 2.1. The start page contains a number of sections, as indicated by the links along the left side. These sections are

  • Get Started— This option allows you to open a recent or existing project, or create a new one. A few recent projects are listed on the Get Started area shown in Figure 2.1. As you create projects in VB .NET, this area will display the four most recently opened projects. This area also contains links to ...

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