Visual Studio Community 2017 on Mac: how to view the same file in two columns?

Question

I want to view different parts of the same C # code file in two separate columns side by side (horizontal separation of the editor). I can put the editor in two column mode, but I cannot find a way to view the file at the same time in both columns.

The related solutions that I found by searching seem to be for previous versions of Visual Studio. They refer to menu options, such as Window -> New Window, which are missing for me in VS 2017.

Is there no way to view different parts of the same file in two columns in Visual Studio 2017?

Answer 1

This link may help: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/zainnab/2011/03/01/split-code-windows-vertically/

In short:

• Make a copy of the window by going to Window | New window in the menu bar
• Go to the window | New group of vertical tabs for splitting copies