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Optimizing Menu and Toolbar Commands

The addition of VSPackages and their corresponding commands to Visual Studio may cause a crowded UI. Visual Studio provides ways to help minimize UI command confusion.

Implementing Menu Commands for Optimal Availability

Provides general guidelines for minimizing crowding of the Visual Studio UI when you add VSPackages.

Guidelines for Command Placement

Provides specific guidelines for implementing a VSPackage according to the size of the command set.

Menus and Toolbars

Explains how to create a UI that includes menus, toolbars, and command combo boxes.

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