Find and open any file in your solution using a simple dialog and a few search tokens.

In a dialog that supports similar filtering, find any symbol in your solution.

Despite comparable functionality in Visual Studio, many users rely on Visual Assist to find more definitions and declarations than built-in Intellisense.

The big brother of Alt+G can take you just about anywhere related to the current symbol. Instead of chasing an implementation with successive presses of Alt+G, use Shift+Alt+G to jump into a hierarchy.

Open the file that is most related to the active document. In C/C++, Alt+O typically opens a corresponding header or source file. Alt+O opens a menu when more than one destination is possible.

Although built-in Find References has improved over the years, the version in Visual Assist is still faster, more powerful, and often more complete.

Access the features of Visual Assist applicable to the current context with Shift+Alt+Q. The content of the menu varies greatly. Experiment from symbols of different types, expressions, lines, and whitespace.

Navigate the current file from a simple drop-down of classes and methods in it. Filter the list using substrings.

Although built-in Rename is occasionally sufficient, the version in Visual Assist is faster, more powerful, and often more complete.