docs: explain how to show Solution Explorer from Explorer title bar menu#9801
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Closes microsoft#9799. The Solution Explorer section in the Explorer pane may not be visible if it was previously hidden. The existing documentation only stated that it appears automatically when a workspace with solution files is opened, but did not explain how to restore it when hidden. Add a Tip block after the initial Solution Explorer description that directs users to the Views and More Actions (...) button in the Explorer title bar to toggle the Solution Explorer section on. Also clarifies that right-clicking the Activity Bar does not control this specific view, which was a common source of confusion.
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Summary
Closes #9799.
The Solution Explorer section in the Explorer pane may not be visible if it was previously hidden. The existing documentation stated that it appears automatically when a workspace with solution files is opened, but did not explain how to restore it when hidden.
Users have been confused because existing web guidance suggests right-clicking the Activity Bar to show or hide views — but that does not work for the C# Solution Explorer section, which is controlled via the Explorer title bar menu instead.
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docs/csharp/project-management.md...) button in the Explorer title bar, and check Solution Explorer to toggle it on.