03.11 Using Additional Browsers for Web Development

WINDOWS

Alt,F, H (with file selected in Solution Explorer)

MENU

File | Browse With (with file selected in Solution Explorer)

COMMAND

File.BrowseWith (with file selected in Solution Explorer)

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

vstipEnv0057

When you are doing web development in Visual Studio, you might want to use a different default browser than you are currently using. You can do this by using the Browse With dialog box.

Getting to this dialog box is a little interesting because it is context sensitive. It is best to have either your web project or a webpage selected in Solution Explorer to see the Browse With option on the File Menu or when you right-click:

The Browse With dialog box appears as shown ...

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