Changing the Size of the Form

The Properties window currently shows all properties for the form by category (unless you've changed this setting since you installed Visual C# .NET). This is very useful when first learning Visual C# .NET, but as your skills progress and you begin to commit property names to memory, you might prefer to see the properties listed in alphabetical order (my personal preference). Just above the list of properties in the Properties window (below the drop-down list with the form name) is a group of tool buttons. The first button on the left changes the property display to categorical, and should be depressed already (a box appears around it). If not, click it to see the properties listed in categorical order. The button ...

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