02.06 Change the Default New Project Location

WINDOWS

Alt,T, O

MENU

Tools | Options | Projects And Solutions | General

COMMAND

Tools.Options

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

vstipProj0006

You probably know that you can change the location for a new project in the New Project dialog box by entering a different location in the Location field.

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But if you do this often, did you know that you can change the default location so that you don’t have to keep typing in custom paths? To change the default, select Tools | Options | Projects And Solutions | General from the menu bar. You’ll see an Options dialog box, shown below, where you can change several default ...

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