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• How do I speed up Visual Studio? It seems slow.

  Close the Dynamic Help window unless it is something you use. Keeping it open will slow things down. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

• How do I reset all the docking windows in Visual Studio?

  In Visual Studio, all my docking windows are out of whack. How can I reset them so things will be docked properly? You can use the menu item Tools|Options, and then select Reset Window Layout. A second alternative is to close Visual Studio, and then delete...

• How do I change the Word Wrap Property in Visual Studio?

  Go to Tools | Options | Text Editor | All Languages | General and check or uncheck the Word Wrap checkbox. Or you can press Ctrl+R Ctrl+R to toggle this property. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

• How do I show the grid in the IDE?

  I have set the IDE options under Display & General Layout settings to show the grid but the grid doesn't show and I can't find any properties to change it at design time. Unfortunately, due to the way our infrastructure works, you must change...