Expanding Your Code with Outlining

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Keyboard:  CTRL + M, CTRL + M
Menu:  Edit -> Outlining -> Toggle Outlining Expansion
Command:  Edit.ToggleOutliningExpansion
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  3/16/2010
Code:  vstipEdit0030

 

By default, Outlining is enabled in Visual Studio.  When you encounter a collapsed area of code like this:

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You can expand it again.  There are three ways to do this:

1.  Click on the plus sign to expand the area:

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2.  Click anywhere in the area to be expanded and hit CTRL + M, CTRL + M

 

3.  Click anywhere in the area to be expanded and go to Edit -> Outlining -> Toggle Outlining Expansion on the Menu Bar