October 1999
Beginner
410 pages
10h 45m
English
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Chapter 4. The Visual Basic Editor, Part II
In this chapter:
Navigating the IDE
Getting Help
Creating a Procedure
Run Mode, Design Mode, and Break Mode
Errors
Debugging
Macros
In this chapter, I conclude discussion of the Visual Basic Editor by moving from its basic organization to a discussion of how you use the Editor when programming. Again, you may want to read quickly through this chapter and refer to it later as needed.
Navigating the IDE
If you prefer the keyboard to the mouse (as I do), then you might want to use keyboard navigating shortcuts. Here are some tips.
General Navigation
The following keyboard shortcuts are used for navigating the IDE:
- F7
Go to the Code window
- F4
Go to the Properties window
- Ctrl-R
Go to the Project window
- Ctrl-G
Go to the Immediate window
- Alt-F11
Toggle between Word and VB IDE
Navigating the Code Window at Design Time
Within the code window, the following keystrokes are very useful:
F1 Help on the item under the cursor.
- Shift-F2
Go to the definition of the item under the cursor. (If the cursor is over a call to a function or subroutine, pressing Shift-F2 sends you to the definition of that procedure.)
- Ctrl-Shift-F2
Return to the last position where editing took place.
Tracing Code
The following keystrokes are useful when tracing through code (discussed later):
F8 Step Into
- Shift-F8
Step Over
- Ctrl-Shift-F8
Step Out
- Ctrl-F8
Run To Cursor
F5 Run
- Ctrl-Break
Break
- Shift-F9
Quick Watch
F9 Toggle Breakpoint
- Ctrl-Shift-F9
Clear All Breakpoints
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