Merge pull request #6349 from ghogen/build-issues1

improve log file info

Author: PRMerger7

docs/ide/how-to-view-save-and-configure-build-log-files.md

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 # How to: View, save, and configure build log files
 
-After you build a project in the Visual Studio IDE, you can view information about that build in the **Output** window. By using this information, you can, for example, troubleshoot a build failure. 
+After you build a project in the Visual Studio IDE, you can view information about that build in the **Output** window. By using this information, you can, for example, troubleshoot a build failure.
 
-- For C++ projects, you can also view the same information in a *.txt* file that's created and saved automatically. 
+- For C++ projects, you can also view the same information in a log file that's created and saved when you build a project. 
 
-- For managed code projects, you can click in the build output window and press **Ctrl**+**S**. Visual Studio prompts you for a location to save the information from the **Output** window into a *.txt* file. 
+- For managed code projects, you can click in the build output window and press **Ctrl**+**S**. Visual Studio prompts you for a location to save the information from the **Output** window into a log file.
 
 You can also use the IDE to specify what kinds of information you want to view about each build.
 
-If you build any kind of project by using MSBuild, you can create a *.txt* file to save information about the build. For more information, see [Obtain build logs](../msbuild/obtaining-build-logs-with-msbuild.md).
+If you build any kind of project by using MSBuild, you can create a log file to save information about the build. For more information, see [Obtain build logs](../msbuild/obtaining-build-logs-with-msbuild.md).
 
 ## To view the build log file for a C++ project
 
-1. In **Windows Explorer** or **File Explorer**, open the following file: *\\...\Visual Studio \<Version\>\Projects\\<ProjectName\>\\<ProjectName\>\Debug\\<ProjectName\>.txt*
+1. In **Windows Explorer** or **File Explorer**, open the following file (relative to the project root folder): *Release*\\<ProjectName>\>.Log* or *Debug\\<ProjectName\>.log*
 
 ## To create a build log file for a managed-code project