Section B: Solutions, Classes, Items, and Help

In this portion of the IDE window, you will see another tabbed control with multiple panes. This is a recurring theme in VS.NET because the IDE is so busy that there's nowhere else to put all the information. Figure 1.5.3 shows the tabs generally contained in this panel.

Figure 1.5.3. The right pane tabs.

By default, this pane contains the Solution Explorer, the Class View, Help Contents, Help Index, and Help Search windows. Some other tabs appear in this pane also; we'll explain those as we go.

Solutions and the Solution Explorer

The Solution is the fundamental package of work in VS.NET. A Solution ...

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