03.14 Moving Tool Windows Around with Your Keyboard

DEFAULT

Alt+- (dock menu)

VISUAL BASIC 6

[no shortcut]

VISUAL C# 2005

Alt+- (dock menu)

VISUAL C++ 2

Alt+- (dock menu)

VISUAL C++ 6

Alt+- (dock menu)

VISUAL STUDIO 6

Alt+- (dock menu)

WINDOWS

Alt,Space (floating tool windows)

MENU

Window | [Float, Dock, etc.] (dock menu)

COMMAND

Window.ShowDockMenu

VERSIONS

2010

CODE

vstipTool0041

Note

The minus sign (-) used in the keyboard shortcut is from the top row of numeric keys on your keyboard, not the minus sign on the numeric keypad.

With the rewrite of the IDE for Visual Studio 2010, you’ll find some changes in how you control the tool windows. When an active tool window is docked, you can use Alt+minus (-) to bring up the Dock menu and then use your arrow keys ...

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