PAVEOVER Customizing the Development Environment
You can customize the appearance and behavior of Visual Studio in many different ways, for example, using settings and options, re-arranging windows, and adding extensions.
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Explains how to change the fonts and color schemes for IDE elements such as menus, windows, and dialog boxes. You can select one of the two basic color themes—a light theme and a dark theme—that are included in Visual Studio. You can also install additional predefined themes, and create custom themes, by downloading and installing the Visual Studio 2012 Color Theme Editor. |
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Describes how to re-arrange tool windows and document windows in the IDE. |
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Explains how to add or remove items from toolbars and menus. |
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Describes how settings work in the IDE, how to import and export settings, and how to change base settings. |
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Explains how to create your own project and item templates. |
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Describes the various tools and utilities that are included with Visual Studio. |
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Describes how to use the Extensions and Updates dialog box to locate, install, and manage extensions to Visual Studio. |
See Also
Tasks
How to: Specify Debugger Settings