Appendix C. Summary of the controls for Visual Studio
Appendix C. Summary of the controls for Visual Studio
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Action |
Visual Studio, Version 6.0 |
Visual Studio.NET, Version 7.0 |
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Open the Pop project |
Click pop.dsw in Explorer or use File | Open workspace... |
Click pop.sln in Explorer or use File | Open solution... |
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Edit Visual Studio directory paths for include and library files (usually not necessary) |
Tools | Options... |Directories |
Tools | Options... | Projects | VC++ Directories |
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Open the File View |
View | Workspace | File View tab |
View | Solution Explorer |
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Open the Class View |
View | Workspace | ClassView tab |
View | Class View |
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Open the Resource View |
View | Workspace | Resource View tab |
View | Resource View |
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Open the Output window |
View | Output |
View | Other Windows | Output |
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Open a view of the Call Stack |
View | Debug Windows | Call Stack |
Debug | Windows | Call Stack, or select Stack Frame on the Debug Location toolbar |
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Open a file for editing |
File | Open . . . or double-click the file name in the File View |
File | Open | File... or double-click the file name in the File View |
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Determine the directory of a file in the project |
Open the File View, right-click the file, select Properties |
Open the File View, highlight the file, select View | Properties Window |
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Add a file to the project |
Project | Add to Project | Files... |
Project | Add Existing Item... |
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Add event handlers for a menu item |
Right-click the item and select Class Wizard... |
Right-click the item and select Add Event Handler... |
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Import a bitmap |
Insert | Resource | Bitmap | Import... |
Project | Add Resource... | Import... |
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Set the active configuration to build |
Build | Set Active Configuration |
Build | Configuration Manager and scroll the Active Solution Configuration box |
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Open the Project Settings dialog |
Project | Settings... |
Open View | Solution Explorer and highlight the Pop project (not the solution), then select View | Property Pages... or press Shift+F4 |
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Select which configuration's settings are being viewed in the Project Settings dialog |
Open the Project Settings dialog and use the Settings for combo box |
Open the Project Settings dialog and use the Configuration combo box |
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Set the output file name and directory |
Open the Project Settings dialog, select which configuration to change, and edit Link | General | Output File Name |
Open the Project Settings dialog, select which configuration to change, and edit Configuration Properties | Linker | General | Output File |
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Select how to use MFC (dll or lib) |
Open the Project Settings dialog, select which configuration to change, and edit General | Microsoft Foundation Classes |
Open the Project Settings dialog, select which configuration to change, and edit Configuration Properties | General | Use of MFC |
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Add an additonal library to the project |
Open the Project Settings dialog, select all configurations, and edit Project | Settings | Link | General | Object/Library Modules |
Open the Project Settings dialog, select all configurations, and edit Configuration Properties | Linker | Input | Additional Dependencies |
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Run the program in the debugger |
If necessary, use Build | Set Active Configuration to select the Debug Configuration, then select Build | Start Debug | Go, or press the shortcut key F5 |
If necessary, use Build | Configuration Manager to select the Debug configuration, then select Debug | Start, or press the shortcut key F5 |
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Run the program in without debugging |
Build | Execute, or the shortcut key combo Ctrl+F5 |
Debug | Start Without Degugging, or the shortcut key combo Ctrl+F5 |
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Key shortcut to build the program |
F7 |
Ctrl+Shift+B |
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Key shortcut to build only the active file |
Ctrl+F7 |
Ctrl+F7 |
