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How do I open a Visual Studio project in design view?


I saved my project, but now I can't open it up in design view where you see all the buttons and stuff. Visual Studio 2012 Anyone know how?


Solution

  • You can double click directly on the .cs file representing your form in the Solution Explorer :

    Solution explorer with Design View circled

    This will open Form1.cs [Design], which contains the drag&drop controls.

    If you are directly in the code behind (The file named Form1.cs, without "[Design]"), you can press Shift + F7 (or only F7 depending on the project type) instead to open it.

    From the design view, you can switch back to the Code Behind by pressing F7.