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    Syntax Highlighting

    A Primitive Spellchecker in MS VC++ 6.0

    Learn how to use MS VC++ as a spellchecker while programming by making excessive use of the user-defined keyword feature.

    Set Syntax Coloring for User-Defined Keywords

    This article shows you how to create syntax coloring for user-defined keywords'—for C++ files only.

    Visual Studio Syntax Highlighting for C# Files

    Illustrates what you need to do in order to get syntax highlighting for C# keywords within Visual Studio