Did you know… How to add help docs and searches to your favorites

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In Visual Studio .NET 2003, your help docs were saved to your IE Favorites.  In Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2, your help docs are now saved to their own VS Help Topics Favorites. 

To save a topic:

  1. Bring up your favorite help topic in dexplorer
  2. On the standard toolbar, click the button for “Add to Help Favorites” – right next to Help Favorites button that brings up the tool window
  3. You can view your help topics in the Help Favorites tool window

To save a search:

  1. Create a search query in dexplorer
  2. On the standard toolbar, click the button for “Save Search” – right next to “Add to Help Favorites”
  3. You can view your help topics in the Help Favorites tool window

In the Help Favorites tool window, you can reorder your favorites and rename them to more meaningful things, than just what you’re searching for.

Happy Visual Studio’ing!