Code view toolbar
The Code View toolbar provides you with easy access to many features that streamline the process of editing directly in the source code a web page or other file. The toolbar combines commonly-used commands from the Code view and IntelliSense submenus, which appear on the Edit menu, and other options.
Tip
Many features and commands you can use in the Code view of a page have keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts.
Code View toolbar buttons
The List Members
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, and Complete Word .png "Cc295576.6678e531-68f4-4b86-91e4-782c34bb5b4d(en-us,Expression.40).png")
buttons display IntelliSense shortcut menus to look up and insert code. The List Code Snippets .png "Cc295576.7527da22-9c3f-4b0e-92d3-bd09225701ee(en-us,Expression.40).png")
button displays a shortcut menu to look up and insert code snippets. For more information, see Use IntelliSense and Insert a code snippet.The Follow Code Hyperlink
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button goes to the destination of a hyperlink or code hyperlink. The Previous Code Hyperlink .png "Cc295576.6c19f594-41fe-43c1-987d-b52065428ba9(en-us,Expression.40).png")
and Next Code Hyperlink .png "Cc295576.aa759bdc-4e44-4445-ae58-27099caee3f0(en-us,Expression.40).png")
buttons enable you to go back and forth in the history of hyperlinks you've followed. For more information, see Go to a hyperlink or bookmark (HTML anchor).The Function Lookup box goes to and selects the code of the function you select from the drop-down box.
The Toggle Bookmark
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, Next Bookmark .png "Cc295576.5405970b-4046-46a0-a493-d0f573420c11(en-us,Expression.40).png")
, Previous Bookmark .png "Cc295576.21a78a50-631d-4f45-88fb-c1ba290d3f35(en-us,Expression.40).png")
, and Clear Bookmarks .png "Cc295576.44ae1f63-b48c-4800-a88f-8c17ef68c77c(en-us,Expression.40).png")
buttons add or remove temporary bookmarks in your code and navigate between those bookmarks. For more information, see Add a temporary bookmark to code.The Select Tag
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, Find Matching Tag .png "Cc295576.a1d5ea45-3ce2-4446-8db4-853506059471(en-us,Expression.40).png")
, Select Block .png "Cc295576.12c9cde9-a2f1-4196-9962-337d11ba0d3f(en-us,Expression.40).png")
, and Find Matching Brace .png "Cc295576.4e5911d3-f675-4e11-b426-a1acff9b3917(en-us,Expression.40).png")
buttons select a set of tags or braces and the content of those tags or braces, or find a matching tag or brace. For more information, see Select code.The Insert Start Tag
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, Insert End Tag .png "Cc295576.7d8bdc1c-1d3b-474a-a62a-750a56c8430f(en-us,Expression.40).png")
, and Insert Comment .png "Cc295576.a66e591a-8f67-465f-a57c-416ff9957659(en-us,Expression.40).png")
buttons insert a start tag, end tag, or code comment. For more information, see Insert tags and comments.Options turns on or off various code viewing options. For more information, see Format code.
See also
Tasks
Use IntelliSense
Go to a hyperlink or bookmark (HTML anchor)
Select code
Insert tags and comments
Insert a code snippet
Format code
Reference
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