Do you mean using statements? First, note that they generally do no harm other that take space.
Tools like ReSharper offer automated tricks to do this, however: there was a link in the VS feed a little while ago; it boils down to:
go to Tools -> Macros -> Macros IDE...
in the Project Explorer, Add -> Add Module... (put in a name - I've used OrganiseUsings)
paste over with the code below
File -> Save MyMacros, exit
Now if you right-click on the toolbar and Customize... - you should be able to find MyMacros.OrganiseUsings.RemoveAndSortAll - drag this somewhere handy (maybe the Tools menu; you might also want to change the name after placing it).
You can now use this option to run the Remove and Sort command for an entire solution. A big time-saver.
==== code ====
Imports System
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Imports EnvDTE90
Imports System.Diagnostics
Public Module OrganiseUsings
Public Sub RemoveAndSortAll()
On Error Resume Next
Dim sol As Solution = DTE.Solution
For i As Integer = 1 To sol.Projects.Count
Dim proj As Project = sol.Projects.Item(i)
For j As Integer = 1 To proj.ProjectItems.Count
RemoveAndSortSome(proj.ProjectItems.Item(j))
Next
Next
End Sub
Private Sub RemoveAndSortSome(ByVal projectItem As ProjectItem)
On Error Resume Next
If projectItem.Kind = Constants.vsProjectItemKindPhysicalFile Then
If projectItem.Name.LastIndexOf(".cs") = projectItem.Name.Length - 3 Then
Dim window As Window = projectItem.Open(Constants.vsViewKindCode)
window.Activate()
projectItem.Document.DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.RemoveAndSort")
window.Close(vsSaveChanges.vsSaveChangesYes)
End If
End If
For i As Integer = 1 To projectItem.ProjectItems.Count
RemoveAndSortSome(projectItem.ProjectItems.Item(i))
Next
End Sub
End Module
Here's a small improvement on the script above for VB.NET. Make sure you have the Productivity Power Tools installed.
Private Sub RemoveAndSortSome(ByVal projectItem As ProjectItem)
On Error Resume Next
If projectItem.Kind = Constants.vsProjectItemKindPhysicalFile Then
If projectItem.Name.LastIndexOf(".cs") = projectItem.Name.Length - 3 Then
Dim window As Window = projectItem.Open(Constants.vsViewKindCode)
window.Activate()
projectItem.Document.DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.RemoveAndSort")
window.Close(vsSaveChanges.vsSaveChangesYes)
ElseIf projectItem.Name.LastIndexOf(".vb") = projectItem.Name.Length - 3 Then
Dim window As Window = projectItem.Open(Constants.vsViewKindCode)
window.Activate()
projectItem.Document.DTE.ExecuteCommand("EditorContextMenus.CodeWindow.OrganizeImports.RemoveandSortImports")
window.Close(vsSaveChanges.vsSaveChangesYes)
End If
End I
Once you have that installed, you can find the “Remove and Sort Usings on Save” from the “Tools –> Options –> Productivity Power Tools –> PowerCommands –> Generals”. After you check that option, restart VS. Now save and you see the magic.
The other answers which refer to the Productivity Power Tools extensions don't go into any detail of how to actually do this, so here are some instructions for Visual Studio 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019:
First, open the Tools > Extensions and Updates... dialog in Visual Studio, select Online in the left-hand bar and then search the Visual Studio Gallery for "Productivity Power Tools". Install the extension and restart VS.
Alternatively, you can manually download and install the extensions for your version of Visual Studio:
Be aware that at the time of writing, the VS2017 version doesn't work with .Net Core projects/solutions.
Once you have the extension installed, just right-click the solution in Solution Explorer, then select Power Commands > Remove and Sort Usings.
This can take a while, particularly on large solutions; it also doesn't keep modified files open (hence no undo), so make sure you commit everything in your VCS of choice before running it, so that you can revert the changes it makes if something goes wrong!
Update: Format All Files
Recently I've been using the Format All Files extension, which allows you to execute Format Document, Remove and Sort Usings and one other custom command of your choice (all optionally, set in the VS preferences).
It seems to work very well, but again, no undo, so make sure you commit everything in your VCS of choice before running it.
Install the tool, then right click on your solution in the solution explorer, then at the top of the menu you see batch format:
Whatever you select is applied to every file in your solution, as you can see in the screenshot, there are other options, you can also format every document.
There is no need for any plugins in VS 2017 or 2019. Click the bulb icon near any using statement and click Solution next to Fix all occurrences in part.
There is a built-in function under the analyze menu that is called as Code Cleanup.
If you click Profile 1, it'll do as remove and sortings functionality.