Using the enhanced designer features

In this recipe, we will see how to use some of the new features of the workflow designer.

Enhanced designer features that we will be using include search, auto surround, panning, outline, and annotations.

Getting ready

In order to use this recipe, you should have Visual Studio 2012 installed. You need a project to work with, such as the result of our previous recipe.

How to do it...

We will explore some of the new WF designer features with the following steps:

  1. First open Visual Studio 2012 and then open a WF 4.5 project. Our previous project will do perfectly.
  2. Navigate from the menu to View | Other windows | Document Outline (or press Ctrl + Alt + T). The outline allows us to navigate with a simple click through the ...

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