Reducing Window Clutter

While you're working on a project, it's inevitable that you'll have to use several windows within Visual Studio .NET. As windows are opened, you may find yourself running out of room to work on your source code. Luckily, Visual Studio .NET contains several window-handling features to help reduce this clutter.

Docking

Although present in the previous version of Visual Studio, docking windows are still worth mentioning here. With the exception of the main source code windows, all the supporting child windows within Visual Studio .NET can be docked into various positions within the IDE. Docking means that a window can be anchored to a fixed position within the IDE, as opposed to a window that is floating and covering up windows ...

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