updated line endings topic, and all notes regarding resetting settings

Author: gewarren

docs/ide/building-and-cleaning-projects-and-solutions-in-visual-studio.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ manager: ghogen
 By using the procedures in this topic, you can build, rebuild, or clean all or some of the projects or project items in a solution. For a step-by-step tutorial, see [Walkthrough: Building an Application](../ide/walkthrough-building-an-application.md).  
 
 > [!NOTE]
->  The UI in your edition of Visual Studio might differ from what this topic describes, depending on your active settings. To change your settings, open the **Tools** menu, and then choose **Import and Export Settings**. For more information, see [Personalize the Visual Studio IDE](../ide/personalizing-the-visual-studio-ide.md).  
+> The UI in your edition of Visual Studio might differ from what this topic describes, depending on your active settings. To change your settings, for example to **General** or **Visual C++** settings, open **Tools**, **Import and Export Settings**, and then choose **Reset all settings**.
   
 ### To build, rebuild, or clean an entire solution  
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ By using the procedures in this topic, you can build, rebuild, or clean all or s
 
     -   On the menu bar, choose **Build**, **Build Solution** (CTRL+SHIFT+B).  
 
-     When this check box is cleared, all projects, their dependencies, and the solution files are built when you run either of the preceding commands. By default, this check box is cleared.  
+    When this check box is cleared, all projects, their dependencies, and the solution files are built when you run either of the preceding commands. By default, this check box is cleared.  
 
 ### To build only the selected Visual C++ project  
 
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ By using the procedures in this topic, you can build, rebuild, or clean all or s
 
     -   **Link Only** *ProjectName*  
 
-     These commands apply only to the [!INCLUDE[vcprvc](../code-quality/includes/vcprvc_md.md)] project that you chose, without building, rebuilding, cleaning, or linking any project dependencies or solution files. Depending on your version of [!INCLUDE[vsprvs](../code-quality/includes/vsprvs_md.md)], the **Project Only** submenu might contain more commands.  
+    These commands apply only to the [!INCLUDE[vcprvc](../code-quality/includes/vcprvc_md.md)] project that you chose, without building, rebuilding, cleaning, or linking any project dependencies or solution files. Depending on your version of [!INCLUDE[vsprvs](../code-quality/includes/vsprvs_md.md)], the **Project Only** submenu might contain more commands.  
 
 ### To compile multiple C++ project items  
 
 1.  In **Solution Explorer**, choose multiple files that have can be compiled actions, open the shortcut menu for one of those files, and then choose **Compile**.  
 
-     If the files have dependencies, the files will be compiled in dependency order. The compile operation will fail if the files require a precompiled header that isn't available when you compile. The compile operation uses the current active solution configuration.  
+    If the files have dependencies, the files will be compiled in dependency order. The compile operation will fail if the files require a precompiled header that isn't available when you compile. The compile operation uses the current active solution configuration.  
 
 ### To stop a build  
 
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ By using the procedures in this topic, you can build, rebuild, or clean all or s
 
     -   Choose the Ctrl + Break keys.  
 
-## See Also  
- [How to: View, Save, and Configure Build Log Files](../ide/how-to-view-save-and-configure-build-log-files.md)   
- [Obtaining Build Logs](../msbuild/obtaining-build-logs-with-msbuild.md)   
- [Compiling and Building](../ide/compiling-and-building-in-visual-studio.md)   
- [Understanding Build Configurations](../ide/understanding-build-configurations.md)   
- [Debug and Release Project Configurations](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/0440b300-0614-4511-901a-105b771b236e)   
- [C/C++ Building Reference](/cpp/build/reference/c-cpp-building-reference)   
- [Devenv Command Line Switches](../ide/reference/devenv-command-line-switches.md)   
- [Solutions and Projects](../ide/solutions-and-projects-in-visual-studio.md)
+## See also
+[How to: View, Save, and Configure Build Log Files](../ide/how-to-view-save-and-configure-build-log-files.md)   
+[Obtaining Build Logs](../msbuild/obtaining-build-logs-with-msbuild.md)   
+[Compiling and Building](../ide/compiling-and-building-in-visual-studio.md)   
+[Understanding Build Configurations](../ide/understanding-build-configurations.md)   
+[Debug and Release Project Configurations](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/0440b300-0614-4511-901a-105b771b236e)   
+[C/C++ Building Reference](/cpp/build/reference/c-cpp-building-reference)   
+[Devenv Command Line Switches](../ide/reference/devenv-command-line-switches.md)   
+[Solutions and Projects](../ide/solutions-and-projects-in-visual-studio.md)

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

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ While you can construct a project yourself by adding the necessary files to it,
 That being said, solutions and projects are not required to develop apps in Visual Studio. You can also just open code that you have cloned from Git or downloaded elsewhere. For more information, see [Develop code in Visual Studio without projects or solutions](../ide/develop-code-in-visual-studio-without-projects-or-solutions.md).  
 
 > [!NOTE]
->  The descriptions in this topic are based on the Visual Studio Community edition. The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described here, depending on your settings or Visual Studio edition. To change your settings, choose **Tools**, **Import and Export Settings**. For more information, see [Personalize the Visual Studio IDE](../ide/personalizing-the-visual-studio-ide.md).  
+> The descriptions in this topic are based on the Visual Studio Community edition. The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described here, depending on your settings or Visual Studio edition. To change your settings, for example to **General** or **Visual C++** settings, open **Tools**, **Import and Export Settings**, and then choose **Reset all settings**.
 
 ## To create a project from a project template
 1. There are multiple ways to create a new project in Visual Studio. On the Start Page, enter the name of a project template in the **Search project templates** box, or choose the **Create new project** link to open the **New Project** dialog box. You can also choose **File**, **New**, **Project...** on the menu, or choose the **New Project** button on the toolbar.

docs/ide/encodings-and-line-breaks.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "Encodings and Line Breaks | Microsoft Docs"
+title: "Visual Studio encoding and line break characters | Microsoft Docs"
 ms.custom: ""
 ms.date: "11/04/2016"
 ms.reviewer: ""
@@ -24,14 +24,9 @@ ms.author: "gewarren"
 manager: ghogen
 ---
 # Encodings and Line Breaks
-In Visual Studio you can use the **File/Advanced Save Options** settings to determine the type of line break characters you want. You can also change the encoding of a file with the same settings.  
+The following characters are interpreted as line breaks in Visual Studio:  
 
-> [!NOTE]
->  If you have certain types of development settings (Visual Basic, F#, Web Development) you may not see **Advanced Save Options** on the menu. To change your settings (for example to General), open **Tools / Import and Export Settings**. For more information, see [Personalize the Visual Studio IDE](../ide/personalizing-the-visual-studio-ide.md).  
-  
- In Visual Studio the following characters are interpreted as line breaks:  
-  
--   CRLF: Carriage return + line feed, Unicode characters 000D + 000A  
+-   CR LF: Carriage return + line feed, Unicode characters 000D + 000A  
 
 -   LF: Line feed, Unicode character 000A  
 
@@ -41,6 +36,18 @@ In Visual Studio you can use the **File/Advanced Save Options** settings to dete
 
 -   PS: Paragraph separator, Unicode character 2029  
 
- Text that is copied from other applications keeps the original encoding and line break characters. For example, when you copy text from Notepad and paste it into a text file in Visual Studio, the text has the same settings that it had in Notepad.  
+Text that is copied from other applications keeps the original encoding and line break characters. For example, when you copy text from Notepad and paste it into a text file in Visual Studio, the text has the same settings that it had in Notepad.  
 
- When you open a file that has a different line break characters, you may see a dialog box that asks whether the inconsistent line break characters should be normalized and which type of line breaks to choose.
+When you open a file that has different line break characters, you may see a dialog box that asks whether the inconsistent line break characters should be normalized and which type of line breaks to choose.
+
+You can use the **File**, **Advanced Save Options** dialog box to determine the type of line break characters you want. You can also change the encoding of a file with the same settings.
+
+![Advanced Save Options dialog box](media/line_endings.png)
+  
+> [!NOTE]
+>  If you don't see **Advanced Save Options** on the **File** menu, you can add it. Choose **Tools**, **Customize...**, and then choose the **Commands** tab. In the **Menu bar** drop-down list, choose **File**, then choose the **Add Command...** button. In the **Add Command** dialog box, under **Categories**, choose **File**, and then in the **Commands** list, choose **Advanced Save Options...**. Choose **OK** and then choose the **Move Down** button to move the command to any place in the menu. Choose **Close** to close the **Customize** dialog box. For more information, see [Customize menus and toolbars](../ide/how-to-customize-menus-and-toolbars-in-visual-studio.md#customizing_menu).
+
+Alternatively, you can access the **Advanced Save Options** dialog box by choosing **File**, **Save /<file/> As...**. In the **Save File As** dialog box, choose the drop-down triangle next to the **Save** button and choose **Save with encoding...**.
+
+## See also
+[Writing code in the editor](../ide/writing-code-in-the-code-and-text-editor.md)

docs/ide/how-to-change-text-case-in-the-editor.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "How to: Change Text Case in the Editor | Microsoft Docs"
+title: "Convert text to uppercase or lowercase in the Visual Studio editor | Microsoft Docs"
 ms.custom: ""
 ms.date: "11/04/2016"
 ms.reviewer: ""
@@ -17,30 +17,28 @@ author: "gewarren"
 ms.author: "gewarren"
 manager: ghogen
 ---
-# How to: Change Text Case in the Editor
+# How to: change text case in the Editor
 You can use menu commands or keyboard shortcuts to convert the case of selected text to all upper case or to all lower case.  
 
 > [!NOTE]
->  The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described in **Help** depending on your active settings or edition. To change your settings, choose **Import and Export Settings** on the **Tools** menu. For more information, see [Personalize the Visual Studio IDE](../ide/personalizing-the-visual-studio-ide.md).  
+> The dialog boxes and menu commands you see might differ from those described in this article, depending on your active settings or edition. To change your settings, for example to **General** or **Visual C++** settings, open **Tools**, **Import and Export Settings**, and then choose **Reset all settings**.
   
-## Procedure  
-  
-#### To switch text to upper case  
+## To switch text to upper case  
 
 1.  Select the text you want to convert.  
 
 2.  On the **Edit** menu, select **Advanced**.  
 
-3.  To convert text to all upper case, choose **Make Uppercase**, or press **CTRL**+**SHIFT**+**U**.  
+3.  To convert text to all upper case, choose **Make Uppercase**, or press **Ctrl**+**Shift**+**U**.  
 
-     — or —  
+    — or —  
 
-     To convert text to all lower case, choose **Make Lowercase**, or press **CTRL**+**U**.  
+    To convert text to all lower case, choose **Make Lowercase**, or press **Ctrl**+**U**.  
 
     > [!TIP]
-    >  To revert to the previous case formatting before this change, select **Undo** from the **Edit** menu.  
+    > To revert to the previous case formatting before this change, select **Undo** from the **Edit** menu.  
   
-## See Also  
- [Customizing the Editor](../ide/customizing-the-editor.md)   
- [Text Editor Options Dialog Box](../ide/reference/text-editor-options-dialog-box.md)   
- [Writing Code](../ide/writing-code-in-the-code-and-text-editor.md)
+## See also
+[Customizing the Editor](../ide/customizing-the-editor.md)   
+[Text Editor Options Dialog Box](../ide/reference/text-editor-options-dialog-box.md)   
+[Writing Code](../ide/writing-code-in-the-code-and-text-editor.md)

docs/ide/how-to-customize-menus-and-toolbars-in-visual-studio.md

@@ -34,22 +34,12 @@ ms.author: "gewarren"
 manager: ghogen
 ---
 # How to: Customize Menus and Toolbars in Visual Studio
-You can customize Visual Studio not only by adding and removing toolbars and menus on the menu bar but also by adding and removing commands on any given toolbar or menu.  
+You can customize Visual Studio not only by adding and removing toolbars and menus on the menu bar, but also by adding and removing commands on any given toolbar or menu.  
 
 > [!WARNING]
->  After you customize a toolbar or menu, make sure that its check box remains selected in the **Customize** dialog box. Otherwise, your changes won't persist after you close and reopen Visual Studio.  
+>  After you customize a toolbar or menu, make sure that its check box remains selected in the **Customize** dialog box. Otherwise, your changes won't persist after you close and reopen Visual Studio.
   
- **In this topic:**  
-  
--   [Adding, removing, or moving a menu on the menu bar](../ide/how-to-customize-menus-and-toolbars-in-visual-studio.md#bkmk_addmenu)  
-  
--   [Adding, removing, or moving a toolbar](../ide/how-to-customize-menus-and-toolbars-in-visual-studio.md#bkmk_addtoolbar)  
-  
--   [Customizing a menu or a toolbar](../ide/how-to-customize-menus-and-toolbars-in-visual-studio.md#bkmk_customize)  
-  
--   [Resetting a menu or a toolbar](../ide/how-to-customize-menus-and-toolbars-in-visual-studio.md#bkmk_reset)  
-  
-##  <a name="bkmk_addmenu"></a> Adding, removing, or moving a menu on the menu bar  
+## Adding, removing, or moving a menu on the menu bar  
 
 1.  On the menu bar, choose **Tools**, **Customize**.  
 
@@ -59,13 +49,13 @@ You can customize Visual Studio not only by adding and removing toolbars and men
 
     -   To add a menu, choose the **Add New Menu** button, choose the **Modify Selection** button, and then name the menu that you want to add.  
 
-         ![Customize dialog box showing how to add a menu](../ide/media/addmenu.png "AddMenu")  
+        ![Customize dialog box showing how to add a menu](../ide/media/addmenu.png "AddMenu")  
 
     -   To remove a menu, choose it in the **Controls** list, and then choose the **Delete** button.  
 
     -   To move a menu within the menu bar, choose the menu in the **Controls** list, and then choose the **Move Up** or **Move Down** button.  
 
-##  <a name="bkmk_addtoolbar"></a> Adding, removing, or moving a toolbar  
+## Adding, removing, or moving a toolbar  
 
 1.  On the menu bar, choose **Tools**, **Customize**.  
 
@@ -75,7 +65,7 @@ You can customize Visual Studio not only by adding and removing toolbars and men
 
     -   To add a toolbar, choose the **New** button, specify a name for the toolbar that you want to add, and then choose the **OK** button.  
 
-         ![Customize dialog box showing how to add a toolbar](../ide/media/addtoolbar.png "AddToolbar")  
+        ![Customize dialog box showing how to add a toolbar](../ide/media/addtoolbar.png "AddToolbar")  
 
     -   To remove a custom toolbar, choose it in the **Toolbars** list, and then choose the **Delete** button.  
 
@@ -84,43 +74,47 @@ You can customize Visual Studio not only by adding and removing toolbars and men
   
     -   To move a toolbar to a different docking location, choose it in the **Toolbars** list, choose the **Modify Selection** button, and then choose a location in the list that appears.  
 
-         You can also drag a toolbar by its left edge to move it anywhere in the main docking area.  
+        You can also drag a toolbar by its left edge to move it anywhere in the main docking area.  
 
         > [!NOTE]
         >  For more information about how to improve the usability and accessibility of toolbars, see [How to: Set IDE Accessibility Options](../ide/reference/how-to-set-ide-accessibility-options.md).  
   
-##  <a name="bkmk_customize"></a> Customizing a menu or a toolbar  
+## <a name="customizing_menu">Customizing a menu or a toolbar</a>
 
 1.  On the menu bar, choose **Tools**, **Customize**.  
 
-     The **Customize** dialog box opens.  
+    The **Customize** dialog box opens.  
 
 2.  On the **Commands** tab, choose the option button for the type of element that you want to customize.  
 
 3.  In the list for that type of element, choose the menu or toolbar that you want to customize, and then perform one of the following sets of steps:  
 
     -   To add a command, choose the **Add Command** button.  
 
-         In the **Add Command** dialog box, choose an item in the **Categories** list, choose an item in the **Commands** list, and then choose the **OK** button.  
+        In the **Add Command** dialog box, choose an item in the **Categories** list, choose an item in the **Commands** list, and then choose the **OK** button.  
 
-         ![Add Command dialog box in Visual Studio](../ide/media/addcommand.png "AddCommand")  
+        ![Add Command dialog box in Visual Studio](../ide/media/addcommand.png "AddCommand")  
 
     -   To delete a command, choose it in the **Controls** list, and then choose the **Delete** button.  
 
     -   To reorder commands, choose a command in the **Controls** list, and then choose the **Move Up** or **Move Down** button.  
 
-    -   To separate commands into groups, choose a command in the **Controls** list, choose the **Modify Selection** button, and then choose **Begin a Group** in the menu that appears.  
+    -   To group commands under a horizontal line, choose the first command in the **Controls** list, choose the **Modify Selection** button, and then choose **Begin a Group** in the menu that appears.  
 
-##  <a name="bkmk_reset"></a> Resetting a menu or a toolbar  
+## Resetting a menu or a toolbar  
 
 1.  On the menu bar, choose **Tools**, **Customize**.  
 
-     The **Customize** dialog box opens.  
+    The **Customize** dialog box opens.  
 
 2.  On the **Commands** tab, choose the option button for the type of element that you want to reset.  
 
 3.  In the list for that type of element, choose the menu or toolbar that you want to reset.  
 
 4.  Choose the **Modify Selection** button, and then choose **Reset** in the menu that appears.  
 
-     You can also reset all menus and toolbars by choosing the **Reset All** button.
+    You can also reset all menus and toolbars by choosing the **Reset All** button.
+
+## See also
+[Personalizing the IDE](../ide/personalizing-the-visual-studio-ide.md)  
+[Customizing the editor](../ide/customizing-the-editor.md)