Working with Documents in Microsoft Visual Studio

  • 8/24/2011

04.02 Recent Files

WINDOWS

Alt,W, [1,2,3, etc] (windows);

Alt,F, F, [1,2,3, etc] (files);

Alt,F, J, [1,2,3, etc] (projects and solutions)

MENU

Tools | Options | General | Recent files;

Window | [1,2,3, etc]; File | Recent Files | [1,2,3, etc];

File | Recent Projects and Solutions | [1,2,3, etc]

COMMAND

Tools.Options

VERSIONS

2005, 2008, 2010

CODE

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By default, the Window menu shows the 10 most recent files you had open, as shown in the illustration to the right.

Likewise, the Recent Files and Recent Projects And Solutions items on the File menu show only the last 20 entries.

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You can easily modify these numbers (up or down) by going to Tools | Options | General | Recent files.

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For each of these options, the minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is 24. Experiment with numbers that suit your taste.