Can I quickly dial up font sizes for the VS IDE without a mouse?

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Maybe this isn't a "programming question" per se, but it relates to the coding process:

One of the really neat features I like about the WPF-ized VS IDE is being able to hit Ctrl (I think it is) and thumb the mouse wheel to quickly change font size in the code editor.

For work (desktop PC) that works great, but at home, on my laptop, I can't figure out how to accomplish it (other than going into Properties or whatever and changing font size there, which is obviously way less "handy" (no pun intended)).

Is there a quick way to change edit font size without resorting to the dialog accessed via the menu?

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2 Answers

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You can set the shortcut in the Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Keyboard shortcuts for View.ZoomIn and View.ZoomOut. I think they are by default: CTRL + Shift + Comma for zoom out and CTRL + Shift + Period for zoom in .

http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2010/04/15/visual-studio-2010-zooming-keyboard-commands-global-zoom.aspx

Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Format is the place where you can change as per your need

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If you don't have a scroll wheel, you'll have to create your own macro to do this. Check out the first answer in this post: Shortcut for changing font size in Visual Studio