Productivity Tips  
 
 

Studio has dozens of features designed to help you work quickly and efficiently. Here are some tips on how to increase your productivity coding pages in Studio.

 
 
  Set up the user interface to suit your preferences  
 
 

You can customize the Studio user interface by adding and moving toolbars and windows. The procedures in this section refer to the default location of toolbars and commands. If you fiddle with the setup and want to return to the original layout, choose Options > Customize, select the Toolbars pane, and click the Reset to Defaults button.

See Chapter 3, ColdFusion Studio Quick Start for information on configuring Studio's interface to suit your work style.

 
 
  Manage files in Projects  
 
 

Use the Projects feature to associate files as a cohesive project in Studio. When you associate files together as a project, you can upload the entire project to your Web site.

See Chapter 20, Using Projects for Site Management for information on creating projects in Studio.

 
 
  Use site visualization  
 
 

You can use the Site Visualization feature to see a graphical representation of the pages and files that make up your site. See Chapter 22, Maintaining Web Applications for more information.

 
 
  Use Snippets for frequently-used code  
 
 

The Snippets feature lets you store reusable code blocks, such as navigation bars, page layout code, and so on. To create a tag snippet, open the Snippets tab in the Resources area, right-click to create a snippets folder, and right-click again to create a tag snippet.

You can have private snippets and shared snippets, accessible using keyboard shortcuts. To activate shared snippets, you need to specify a Shared Snippets folder in the File Locations page of the Settings dialog box.

See the Using Code Snippets section for more information.

 
 
  Create custom templates  
 
 

Most Web sites benefit from design templates that set up the basic page and site structure. Any HTML or CFML page can serve as a template in Studio. When you save a file as a template, it is stored in the Studio\Wizards\Custom directory by default.

To build a page from a custom template, choose File > New to open the New File Wizard, and select a template from the Custom page of the New Document dialog box.

For more information on how to create and use templates in Studio, see Chapter 22, Maintaining Web Applications.

 
 
  Customize your development environment  
 
 

Studio offers several ways for you to set up the interface to suit your preferences, to create your own help files, and to add custom buttons, dialogs, and toolbars. For example, you can create your own tag editors for Custom Tags and Extensions.



 
 
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