Aug 20, 2010 · There is now a feature built in to the Visual Studio 2013 Solution Explorer called Sync with Active Document. The icon is two arrows in the solution explorer, and has the hotkey Ctrl + [, S …

Oct 30, 2025 · This article describes the Solution Explorer user interface (UI) in detail, and how to open Solution Explorer if you inadvertently close it. The article also describes how you can use right-click …

Jul 29, 2021 · In this quick tip, learn how to show the currently active file in the Visual Studio Solution Explorer pane.

Jun 4, 2025 · When a local folder is opened in Visual Studio 2022 (17.13.7) and the solution explorer is displaying the folder view, the only options for opening a solution file are “Open With” a specific text …

Oct 20, 2009 · When I have an open code file in Visual Studio that I am editing I would like to keep that same file highlighted inside of the solution Explorer so that I know where I am at.

Oct 23, 2019 · In Visual Studio you can easily open a file using the search everything functionality (Ctrl+T). But for some operation, such as renaming a file, you need to find the file in the solution …

Jan 28, 2025 · Double-clicking any file in Solution Explorer opens the corresponding code file in the main code editor. You can easily switch between multiple files by selecting them from the Solution …

This extension will parse the projects in your solution and look for files. Once it has built a list of these files, it allows you to search through them for the file you want to open and open it quickly.

There's an option to track the active (open and viewed) item in the solution explorer. If the file is in view, the file in the solution explorer will be selected.

Jun 28, 2018 · In VS Code, the file you are actively working on is always highlighted in the solution explorer. In Visual Studio this isn't the default. This makes comes a pain when working with large …