| Open the Pop project | Click pop.dsw in Explorer or use File Open workspace... | Click pop.sln in Explorer or use File Open solution... |
| Edit Visual Studio directory paths for include and library files (usually not necessary) | Tools Options... Directories | Tools Options... Projects VC++ Directories |
| Open the File View | View Workspace File View tab | View Solution Explorer |
| Open the Class View | View Workspace ClassView tab | View Class View |
| Open the Resource View | View Workspace Resource View tab | View Resource View |
| Open the Output window | View Output | View Other Windows Output |
| Open a view of the Call Stack | View Debug Windows Call Stack | Debug Windows Call Stack , or select Stack Frame on the Debug Location toolbar |
| Open a file for editing | File Open . . . or double-click the file name in the File View | File Open File... or double-click the file name in the File View |
| Determine the directory of a file in the project | Open the File View, right-click the file, select Properties | Open the File View, highlight the file, select View Properties Window |
| Add a file to the project | Project Add to Project Files... | Project Add Existing Item... |
| Add event handlers for a menu item | Right-click the item and select Class Wizard... | Right-click the item and select Add Event Handler... |
| Import a bitmap | Insert Resource Bitmap Import... | Project Add Resource... Import... |
| Set the active configuration to build | Build Set Active Configuration | Build Configuration Manager and scroll the Active Solution Configuration box |
| Open the Project Settings dialog | Project Settings... | Open View Solution Explorer and highlight the Pop project (not the solution), then select View Property Pages... or press Shift+F4 |
| Select which configuration's settings are being viewed in the Project Settings dialog | Open the Project Settings dialog and use the Settings for combo box | Open the Project Settings dialog and use the Configuration combo box |
| Set the output file name and directory | Open the Project Settings dialog, select which configuration to change, and edit Link General Output File Name | Open the Project Settings dialog, select which configuration to change, and edit Configuration Properties Linker General Output File |
| Select how to use MFC (dll or lib) | Open the Project Settings dialog, select which configuration to change, and edit General Microsoft Foundation Classes | Open the Project Settings dialog, select which configuration to change, and edit Configuration Properties General Use of MFC |
| Add an additonal library to the project | Open the Project Settings dialog, select all configurations, and edit Project Settings Link General Object/Library Modules | Open the Project Settings dialog, select all configurations, and edit Configuration Properties Linker Input Additional Dependencies |
| Run the program in the debugger | If necessary, use Build Set Active Configuration to select the Debug Configuration, then select Build Start Debug Go , or press the shortcut key F5 | If necessary, use Build Configuration Manager to select the Debug configuration, then select Debug Start , or press the shortcut key F5 |
| Run the program in without debugging | Build Execute , or the shortcut key combo Ctrl+F5 | Debug Start Without Degugging , or the shortcut key combo Ctrl+F5 |
| Key shortcut to build the program | F7 | Ctrl+Shift+B |
| Key shortcut to build only the active file | Ctrl+F7 | Ctrl+F7 |
