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If you later decide that you want to switch configurations, open the Tools menu and select Import and
Export Settings to display the Import and Export Settings Wizard. Select the Reset all settings option
button and click Next. In the second page, tell the wizard whether to save your current settings and
click Next. On the wizard’s final page (shown in Figure 1-1), select the type of configuration you want
and click Finish. When the wizard is done saving the new settings, click Close.
After you open Visual Studio, you can use the File menu’s New Project command to start a new project.
Figure 1-2 shows the IDE immediately after starting a new Windows Application project. The IDE is
extremely configurable, so it may not look much like Figure 1-2 after you have rearranged things to
your own liking.
If you don’t have a reason to modify the IDE’s basic arrangement, you should probably leave it alone.
Then when you read a magazine article that tells you to use the Project menu’s Add Reference command,
the command will be where it should be. Using the standard IDE layout also reduces confusion when you
need to consult with another developer. It’s a lot easier to share tips about using the Format menu if you
haven’t removed that menu from the IDE.
Figure 1-1: Use the Tools menu’s Import and Export Settings command to change the Visual
Studio configuration.
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