Visual Studio Time Saver– Fast Select and Edit

Quick tips to make you more efficient in Visual Studio. Today’s tip: keyboard shortcuts for selecting your code.

I love cut, copy, and paste. Even my twelve year old son knows CTRL+C, CTRL+V and CTRL+X. That’s why it’s useful to know all the keyboard shortcuts to select the code you want to cut, copy and paste. Whether you use the mouse or the keyboard, here’s a few tips to make sure you select and edit the code you are working with as effectively as possible.

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