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Visual Studio: show line numbers

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In Visual Studio, you can display the line numbers in the editor pane. How - to we will explain in this practical tip and our picture gallery.

Line number in Visual Studio

No matter, whether Visual Studio, Visual c#, visual c++, line numbers and line wrapping are disabled in the default setting. The menu is identical and the settings are as follows:
  1. You call in the menu bar the tab "tools" > "options".
  2. You put at the bottom of the menu, check "show All settings".
  3. Now navigate to "Text Editor > All languages".
  4. On the right side, you can now put in the field "Display", set the checkmark at "line number".
  5. If you want, you can enable it in "settings" the automatic "line break".
  6. Finally confirm with a click on "OK". In our picture gallery we show all of the steps in more detail.
Tips for entry into the program, online learning programming and creating your first c program you get in CHIP practical tips. The description relates to Visual Studio 10 but also in older versions, the line numbers on the display that way.

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In the basic setting of Visual Studio no line numbers will be displayed. Also, there is no automatic line break takes place.

In the basic setting of Visual Studio no line numbers will be displayed. Also, there is no automatic line break takes place.

Press the key combination [Alt] + [X] and [O], or you can manually navigate to "tools" > "options"

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Press the key combination [Alt] + [X] and [O], or you can manually navigate to "tools" > "options"

You put the check in the "show All settings" (1) and select in the field "Text Editor" (2) "All languages" (3). Click in the right pane under "Display" on the "line numbers" (4). If you like, you can enable the automatic "line break". Confirm with "OK".

You put the check in the "show All settings" (1) and select in the field "Text Editor" (2) "All languages" (3). Click in the right pane under "Display" on the "line numbers" (4). If you like, you can enable the automatic "line break". Confirm with "OK".

In the English-language menu, you will find this setting under "All Languages" > "General", in the area "Display". Click on "Line numbers" and confirm with "OK"

"General," in the area "Display". Click on "Line numbers" and confirm with "OK"" /> "General," in the area "Display". Click on "Line numbers" and confirm with "OK"" />

In the English-language menu, you will find this setting under "All Languages" > "General", in the area "Display". Click on "Line numbers" and confirm with "OK"

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