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The Tools menu contains a
You can use the Test menu to find all of the functionality for performing unit tests to test your new software one part at a time. This is also where other editions of VS include access to other types of testing tools.
The Analyze, Architecture, and Team menus have advanced functionality for improving the performance of an application, working with application architecture, and integrating with Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server.
The Windows and Help menus are similar to most other application types, where the Windows menu allows you to manipulate the VS windows and the Help menu is where you visit to find the technical documentation on VS.
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Many menu items contain shortcut keys that perform the same action as selecting the menu item. If you are curious about what shortcut keys are associated with a particular action, you can often find them by opening the menu to see if there are shortcuts associated with that action. For example, to open the Solution Explorer window and visit the View menu, the shortcut keys are
Toolbar
Beneath the menu in Figure
You can also customize toolbars by
Work Area
In the center of Figure