Merge pull request #7688 from TerryGLee/tglee-solproj

updates to Solution & Projects topics

Author: v-albemi

docs/ide/create-new-project.md

@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@ If you want to add an additional project to a solution, right-click the solution
 
 - [Introduction to projects and solutions](../get-started/tutorial-projects-solutions.md)
 - [Work with solutions and projects](creating-solutions-and-projects.md)
-- [Manage project and solution properties](managing-project-and-solution-properties.md)
+- [Manage project and solution properties](managing-project-and-solution-properties.md)
+- [Create projects (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/create-new-projects)

docs/ide/creating-solutions-and-projects.md

@@ -152,4 +152,3 @@ You can access File Explorer in Windows by using Solution Explorer in Visual Stu
 - [Microsoft's open source repositories on GitHub](https://github.com/Microsoft)
 - [Developer code samples](https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/)
 - [Resources for troubleshooting Visual Studio IDE errors](./reference/resources-for-troubleshooting-integrated-development-environment-errors.md)
-- [Create projects (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/create-new-projects)

docs/ide/media/solution-explorer.png

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Learn about solutions and projects
 description: Learn about Visual Studio projects and solutions, how to create new projects from a template, and how to view & manage projects in Solution Explorer.
 ms.custom: "SEO-VS-2020, contperf-fy21q2"
-ms.date: 12/17/2020
+ms.date: 12/31/2020
 ms.topic: conceptual
 f1_keywords:
 - vs.addnewitem
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ Project files are based on the [MSBuild XML schema](../msbuild/msbuild-project-f
 > [!NOTE]
 > You don't have to use solutions or projects in Visual Studio to edit, build, and debug code. You can simply open the folder that contains your source files in Visual Studio and start editing. For more information, see [Develop code in Visual Studio without projects or solutions](../ide/develop-code-in-visual-studio-without-projects-or-solutions.md).
 
+### Create new projects
+
+The easiest way to create a new project is to use a project template for the project type you want. A project template includes a basic set of pre-generated code files, config files, assets, and settings. Use **File** > **New** > **Project** to select a project template. For more information, see [Create a new project](create-new-project.md).
+
+You can also create a custom project template that you can use to create new projects from. For more information, see [Create project and item templates](../ide/creating-project-and-item-templates.md).
+
+When you create a new project, Visual Studio saves it to its default location, *%USERPROFILE%\source\repos*. To change this location, go to **Tools** > **Options** > **Projects and Solutions** > **Locations**. For more information, see [Options dialog box: Projects and Solutions > Locations](./reference/projects-solutions-locations-options.md).
+
 ## Solutions
 
 A project is contained within a *solution*. Despite its name, a solution is not an "answer". It's simply a container for one or more related projects, along with build information, Visual Studio window settings, and any miscellaneous files that aren't associated with a particular project.
@@ -63,26 +71,30 @@ Visual Studio uses two file types (*.sln* and *.suo*) to store settings for solu
 
 A "solution folder" is a virtual folder that's only in **Solution Explorer**, where you can use it to group projects in a solution. If you want to locate a solution file on a computer, go to **Tools** > **Options** > **Projects and Solutions** > **Locations**. For more information, see [Options dialog box: Projects and Solutions > Locations](./reference/projects-solutions-locations-options.md).
 
-## Create new projects
-
-The easiest way to create a new project is to use a project template for the project type you want. A project template includes a basic set of pre-generated code files, config files, assets, and settings. Use **File** > **New** > **Project** to select a project template. For more information, see [Create a new project](create-new-project.md).
-
-You can also create a custom project template that you can use to create new projects from. For more information, see [Create project and item templates](../ide/creating-project-and-item-templates.md).
-
-When you create a new project, Visual Studio saves it to its default location, *%USERPROFILE%\source\repos*. To change this location, go to **Tools** > **Options** > **Projects and Solutions** > **Locations**. For more information, see [Options dialog box: Projects and Solutions > Locations](./reference/projects-solutions-locations-options.md).
-
 > [!TIP]
 > For an example of a project and solution created from scratch, complete with step-by-step instructions and sample code, see [Introduction to projects and solutions](../get-started/tutorial-projects-solutions.md).
 
 ## Solution Explorer
 
 After you create a new project, you can use **Solution Explorer** to view and manage the project and solution and their associated items. The following illustration shows **Solution Explorer** with a C# solution that contains two projects:
 
+::: moniker range="vs-2017"
+
 ![Screenshot of Solution Explorer with two projects.](../ide/media/vs2015_solution_explorer.png)
 
-Many menu commands are available from the right-click menu on various items in **Solution Explorer**. These commands include building a project, managing NuGet packages, adding a reference, renaming a file, and running tests, just to name a few. The toolbar across the top of **Solution Explorer** has buttons to switch from a solution view to a folder view, show hidden files, collapse all nodes, and more.
+The toolbar across the top of **Solution Explorer** has buttons to switch from a solution view to a folder view, show hidden files, collapse all nodes, and more.
+
+::: moniker-end
+
+::: moniker range="vs-2019"
+
+![Screenshot of Solution Explorer with two projects in Visual Studio 2019.](../ide/media/solution-explorer.png)
+
+The toolbar across the top of **Solution Explorer** has buttons to switch from a solution view to a folder view, filter pending changes, show all files, collapse all nodes, view [properties](managing-project-and-solution-properties.md) pages, preview code in the [code editor](writing-code-in-the-code-and-text-editor.md), and more.
+
+::: moniker-end
 
-To view a list of some of the icons that appear in Solution Explorer, see [Class View and Object Browser icons](class-view-and-object-browser-icons.md).
+Many menu commands are available from the right-click context menu on various items in **Solution Explorer**. These commands include building a project, managing NuGet packages, adding a reference, renaming a file, and running tests, just to name a few.
 
 > [!TIP]
 > If you've closed Solution Explorer and you want to open it again, choose **Window** > **Reset Window Layout** from the menu bar.