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Asked: 2026-05-17T16:25:50+00:00

Is there an easy way to reformat an XML file while viewing it Visual

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Is there an easy way to reformat an XML file while viewing it Visual Studio 2010. For example, if you open a generated app.config file, it might look like:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"/></startup></configuration>

This is difficult to read, is there a way to instruct Visual Studio 2010 to format this, so that it looks more like:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
  <startup>
    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"/>
  </startup>
</configuration>

Thanks for any help.

Update: With credit to Julien Hoarau for one of the answers. The answers are:

Edit -> Advanced -> Format Document (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D)
Edit -> Advanced -> Format Selection (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F)
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  1. Editorial Team

    Yes you can : 

    Edit > Advanced > Format document (Ctrl+K Ctrl+D)
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