Tip #79: Did you know… How to quickly comment and uncomment in your web pages?

Select the lines you want to be commented in your ASPX, HTML, web config file etc  and click on the Comment/ Uncomment icon in Toolbar.

The comment icon looks like this:

 Comment Icon

The icon for uncomment looks like:

Uncomment

Alternatively you can use  Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K Ctrl+C to comment and use Ctrl+K Ctrl+U to uncomment.

Comments in ASPX page…

Comments in ASPX page

Comment in HTML page…

Comments in HTML page

Comment in script blocks…

Script block

This shortcut is available under Edit Menu->Advance –>Comment Selection /Uncomment Selection.

Comment Uncomment Menu Option

Enjoy!

Reshmi Mangalore

SDET| Visual Web Developer