Create custom code snippet in Visual Studio 2008

Question

Like the title says, how do you create custom code snippets in Visual Studio 2008?

Answer 1

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/bb973770.aspx

Answer 2

See official write-up here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165392.aspx

Answer 3

This was just released too: http://codeplex.com/SnippetDesigner

Answer 4

The MSDN links are nice, but sometimes I prefer simple tutorials.

Answer 5

Tools->Code Snippets Manager

To get your list of directories. Select (or Add) My Code Snippets.

The snippets themselves have to be created as separate files with a .snippet extension.

Here is a tutorial on using and creating them: Code Snippets in Visual Studio