03.04 Closing Tool Windows

DEFAULT

Shift+Esc

VISUAL BASIC 6

Shift+Esc

VISUAL C# 2005

Shift+Esc

VISUAL C++ 2

Shift+Esc

VISUAL C++ 6

Shift+Esc

VISUAL STUDIO 6

Shift+Esc

WINDOWS

[no shortcut]

COMMAND

Window.CloseToolWindow

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

vstipTool0039

Eventually, after using your tool windows, you will want to close one or more of them. You can always do this by clicking the Close button (the “X” in the upper-right corner).

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Using the keyboard, you can simply press Shift+Esc to close the current tool window.

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