This tab in the Templates Explorer is used to manage live templates. It contains the list of available templates for different languages, a preview area where
samples of selected templates are displayed, and a toolbar with a set of buttons to create and edit templates:
The Template Editor code pane that you can launch from the toolbar is
This page only describes list items and user controls in this tab. See
List of Templates
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Predefined Templates |
This category contains all predefined templates for C#, VB.NET and XML. Names of predefined templates modified by the user are highlighted in blue. |
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User Templates |
This category contains user-defined templates available for your personal use. |
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Shared Solution Templates |
This category contains templates available for use with the current solution to all team members working on the project. |
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Personal Solution Templates |
This category contains user-defined templates available for your personal use within the current solution. |
Toolbar
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New Template |
Creates a new template. |
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New Category |
Puts a selected template into a new category (a single template can be assigned to multiple categories). |
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Delete |
Deletes a selected template or category. |
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Edit |
Opens the Template Editor code pane for editing a selected template. |
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Import |
Imports templates from an XML file. |
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Export |
Exports templates to an XML file. |
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Mount file storage |
Mounts a file that contains live templates for common use among a group of developers. |
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Group by |
Groups templates by one of four alternative sets of criteria. See
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