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Author: gewarren

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@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Start by creating a new file and adding some code to it.
 
 1. In the **New File** dialog box, under the **General** category, choose **Visual C# Class**, and then choose **Open**.
 
-   A new file opens in the editor with the skeleton of a C# class. (Notice that we don't have to create a full Visual Studio project to gain some of the benefits that the code editor offers; all we need is a code file!)
+   A new file opens in the editor with the skeleton of a C# class. (Notice that we don't have to create a full Visual Studio project to gain some of the benefits that the code editor offers; all you need is a code file!)
 
    ![C# code file in Visual Studio](media/quickstart-editor.png)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The list includes snippets for creating a [class](/dotnet/csharp/programming-gui
 
 ## Comment out code
 
-The toolbar, which is the row of buttons under the menu bar in Visual Studio, can help make you more productive as you code. For example, you can toggle IntelliSense completion mode ([IntelliSense](using-intellisense.md) is a coding aid that displays lists of matching methods, amongst other things), increase or decrease a line indent, or comment out code that you don't want to compile. In this section, we'll comment out some code.
+The toolbar, which is the row of buttons under the menu bar in Visual Studio, can help make you more productive as you code. For example, you can toggle IntelliSense completion mode ([IntelliSense](using-intellisense.md) is a coding aid that displays a list of matching methods, amongst other things), increase or decrease a line indent, or comment out code that you don't want to compile. In this section, we'll comment out some code.
 
 ![Editor toolbar](media/quickstart-editor-toolbar.png)
 
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ The code block collapses to just the first line, followed by an ellipsis (`...`)
 
 ## View symbol definitions
 
-The Visual Studio editor makes it easy to inspect the definition of a type, method, etc. One way is to navigate to the file that contains the definition, for example by choosing **Go to Definition** anywhere the symbol is referenced. An even quicker way that doesn't move your focus away from the file you're working in is to use [Peek Definition](../ide/go-to-and-peek-definition.md#peek-definition). Let's peek at the definition of `string`.
+The Visual Studio editor makes it easy to inspect the definition of a type, method, etc. One way is to navigate to the file that contains the definition, for example by choosing **Go to Definition** anywhere the symbol is referenced. An even quicker way that doesn't move your focus away from the file you're working in is to use [Peek Definition](../ide/go-to-and-peek-definition.md#peek-definition). Let's peek at the definition of the `string` type.
 
-1. Right-click on any occurrence of `string` and choose **Peek Definition** from the content menu—or, press **Alt**+**F12**.
+1. Right-click on any occurrence of `string` and choose **Peek Definition** from the content menu. Or, press **Alt**+**F12**.
 
    A pop-up window appears with the definition of the `String` class. You can scroll within the pop-up window, or even peek at the definition of another type from the peeked code.
 
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ Nobody gets code right the first time, and one of the things you might have to c
 
 ## Next steps
 
-You've completed this Quickstart for the Visual Studio editor! Next you might try out some of the other Quickstarts for the Visual Studio IDE, look at more ways to [Navigate code](../ide/navigating-code.md), or check out the links to more information about the features we looked at. Otherwise, happy coding!
+You've completed this Quickstart for the Visual Studio editor. Next, you might try out some of the other Quickstarts for the Visual Studio development environment such as [Quickstart: Projects and solutions](../ide/quickstart-projects-solutions.md) or [Quickstart: Personalize Visual Studio](../ide/quickstart-personalize-the-ide.md), look at more ways to [Navigate code](../ide/navigating-code.md), or check out the links to more information about the features we looked at. Otherwise, happy coding!
 
 ## See also
 
 - [Quickstart: First look at the Visual Studio IDE](../ide/quickstart-ide-orientation.md)
-- [Quickstart: Personalize the Visual Studio IDE and editor](../ide/quickstart-personalize-the-ide.md)
+- [Quickstart: Personalize Visual Studio](../ide/quickstart-personalize-the-ide.md)
 - [Quickstart: Projects and solutions](../ide/quickstart-projects-solutions.md)
 - [Code snippets](../ide/code-snippets.md)
 - [Outlining](../ide/outlining.md)

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@@ -32,9 +32,13 @@ If you close the **Start Page** and want to see it again, you can reopen it from
 
 To continue exploring Visual Studio's features, let's create a new project.
 
-1. On the **Start Page**, in the search box under **New project**, enter **console** to filter the list of project types to those that contain "console" in their name. Visual Studio provides various kinds of project templates that help you get started coding quickly. Choose a C# **Console App (.NET Framework)** project template. (Alternatively, if you're a Visual Basic, C++, Javascript, or other language developer, feel free to create a project in one of those languages. The UI we'll be looking at is similar for all programming languages.)
+1. On the **Start Page**, in the search box under **New project**, type in **console** to filter the list of project types to those that contain "console" in their name.
 
-1. In the **New Project** dialog box, accept the default project name and choose **OK**.
+   ![Search project templates on Visual Studio Start Page](media/start-page-search-templates.png)
+
+   Visual Studio provides various kinds of project templates that help you get started coding quickly. Choose a C# **Console App (.NET Framework)** project template. (Alternatively, if you're a Visual Basic, C++, Javascript, or other language developer, feel free to create a project in one of those languages. The UI we'll be looking at is similar for all programming languages.)
+
+1. In the **New Project** dialog box that appears, accept the default project name and choose **OK**.
 
    The project is created and a file named *Program.cs* opens in the **Editor** window. The **Editor** shows the contents of files, and is where you'll do most of your coding work in Visual Studio.
 
@@ -66,13 +70,13 @@ The **Output** window shows you output messages from building your project and f
 
 Let's build the project to see some build output. From the **Build** menu, choose **Build Solution**. The **Output** window automatically obtains focus and display a successful build message.
 
-![Output window in Visual Studio](media/quickstart-IDE-output.png)
+![Output window in Visual Studio](media/build-output-minimal.png)
 
 ## Quick Launch
 
-The **Quick Launch** box is a quick and easy way to do pretty much anything in Visual Studio. You can enter some text related to what you want to do, and it'll show you a list of options that pertain to the text. For example, say we want to increase the build output's verbosity to display additional details about what exactly build is doing:
+The **Quick Launch** box is a quick and easy way to do pretty much anything in Visual Studio. You can enter some text related to what you want to do, and it'll show you a list of options that pertain to the text. For example, imagine you want to increase the build output's verbosity to display additional details about what exactly build is doing. Here's how you might do that:
 
-1. Enter **verbosity** into the **Quick Launch** box. From the displayed results, choose **Projects and Solutions --> Build and Run** under the **Options** category.
+1. Type **verbosity** into the **Quick Launch** box. From the displayed results, choose **Projects and Solutions --> Build and Run** under the **Options** category.
 
    ![Quick launch box in Visual Studio](media/quickstart-IDE-quick-launch.png)
 
@@ -84,6 +88,8 @@ The **Quick Launch** box is a quick and easy way to do pretty much anything in V
 
    This time the **Output** window shows more verbose logging from the build process, including which files were copied where.
 
+   ![Verbose build output in Visual Studio](media/build-output-verbose.png)
+
 ## Send Feedback menu
 
 Should you encounter any problems while you're using Visual Studio, or if you have suggestions for how to improve the product, you can use the **Send Feedback** menu at the top of the Visual Studio window, next to the **Quick Launch** box.
@@ -92,11 +98,11 @@ Should you encounter any problems while you're using Visual Studio, or if you ha
 
 ## Next steps
 
-We've looked at just a few of the features of the Visual Studio IDE to get acquainted with the user interface. To explore further:
+We've looked at just a few of the features of Visual Studio to get acquainted with the user interface. To explore further:
 
-- Take a more in-depth tour of the IDE, and even dabble in debugging, in [Overview of the Visual Studio IDE](../ide/visual-studio-ide.md)
+- Take a more in-depth tour of Visual Studio, and even dabble in debugging, in [Overview of the Visual Studio IDE](../ide/visual-studio-ide.md)
 
-- Browse the **General User Interface Elements** section of the VS documentation, which goes into more depth about windows such as the [Error List](../ide/reference/error-list-window.md), [Output window](../ide/reference/output-window.md), [Properties window](../ide/reference/properties-window.md), and [Options dialog box](../ide/reference/options-dialog-box-visual-studio.md)
+- Browse the **General user interface elements** section of the VS documentation, which goes into more depth about windows such as the [Error List](../ide/reference/error-list-window.md), [Output window](../ide/reference/output-window.md), [Properties window](../ide/reference/properties-window.md), and [Options dialog box](../ide/reference/options-dialog-box-visual-studio.md)
 
 ## See also
 

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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ If you haven't already installed Visual Studio, go to the [Visual Studio downloa
 
 ## Set the color theme
 
-The default color theme for Visual Studio 2017 windows is called **Blue**. Let's change it to **Dark**.
+The default color theme for Visual Studio 2017's user interface is called **Blue**. Let's change it to **Dark**.
 
 1. On the menu bar, which is the row of menus such as **File** and **Edit**, choose **Tools** > **Options**.
 

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@@ -21,17 +21,15 @@ We'll construct a solution and project from scratch as an educational exercise t
 > [!NOTE]
 > Solutions and projects aren't required to develop apps in Visual Studio. You can also just open a folder that contains code and start coding, building, and debugging. For example, if you clone a [GitHub](https://github.com/) repo, it might not contain Visual Studio projects and solutions. For more information, see [Develop code in Visual Studio without projects or solutions](../ide/develop-code-in-visual-studio-without-projects-or-solutions.md).
 
-## Solutions
+## Solutions and projects
 
 Solutions are containers used by Visual Studio to organize one or more related projects. When you open a solution in Visual Studio, it automatically loads all the projects it contains.
 
 ### Create a solution
 
 We'll start our exploration by creating an empty solution. After you get to know Visual Studio, you probably won't find yourself creating empty solutions very often. When you create a new project, Visual Studio automatically creates a solution to house the project if there's not a solution already open.
 
-1. Start Visual Studio.
-
-   Visual Studio opens, and you'll likely see the **Start Page** taking up most of the window.
+1. Open Visual Studio.
 
 1. On the menu bar, which is the row of menus such as **File** and **Edit**, choose **File** > **New** > **Project**.