Coding Faster: Getting More Productive with Microsoft® Visual Studio®

06.33 Collapsing Your Code with Outlining

DEFAULT	Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M
VISUAL BASIC 6	Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M
VISUAL C# 2005	Ctrl+M, Ctrl+M; Ctrl+M, M
VISUAL C++ 2	[no shortcut]
VISUAL C++ 6	[no shortcut]
VISUAL STUDIO 6	[no shortcut]
WINDOWS	Alt, E, O, T
MENU	Edit | Outlining | Toggle Outlining Expansion
COMMAND	Edit.ToggleOutliningExpansion
VERSIONS	2005, 2008, 2010
CODE	vstipEdit0029

By default, outlining is enabled in Visual Studio. It’s the line you see with the boxes to indicate the status of the area (collapsed or expanded):

You can collapse code to get it out of your way so that you can focus on other areas. You have four ways to do it.

Minus Sign

Click the minus sign ...