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ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................... xvii
INTRODUCTION .................................................................. xix
PART I Understanding Visual Studio 2010 Essentials
1 Introducing Visual Studio 2010 ........................................... 3
What Is Visual Studio 2010 About? .................................................. 4
Automatically Generated Code ................................................ 4
Rapid Coding Experience ..................................................... 5
Everything at Your Fingertips ................................................. 5
Customizability and Extensibility ............................................. 5
Installing Visual Studio 2010 ....................................................... 6
Navigating the Visual Studio 2010 Environment .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . . 13
The Menu .................................................................... 14
Toolbar ....................................................................... 15
Work Area .................................................................... 15
Toolbox ...................................................................... 16
Solution Explorer ............................................................. 16
Status Bar .................................................................... 16
Managing VS Windows ............................................................. 16
Expanding and Collapsing Windows .......................................... 17
Docking Windows ............................................................ 18