IDE Tips and Tricks

Free tool to download “CodeRush Xpress” at http://devexpress\crx. (non-beta should be out this week)
Use ? {tab} to bring up Code snippets code.
Use {ctrl} . To bring up smart tag text.
In VS2008 can right click green area on code snippets to get rid of them.
In vs2010 if class not defined, Intellisense can create class.
CodeRush xpress will draw light lines to show blocks of code (ifs, loops) (use in VS2005/VS2008) Added a lot more colors to code in VS2010 (like types are colored cyan).
Use {crtl} , to bring up search of code for words in VS2010, and add CodeRush Xpress to get in VS2008.
{ctrl} {shift} {alt} o to bring up dev express opions in coderush Xpress.
{crtl} up {crtl} down to skip through methods.
Using CodeRush Xpress {crtl} ` to create dims from value declarations.
If intelligence is covering code you want to see press {crtl} to temporarily hide intelligence popup.