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Tools > Option > Editor > Formating > Please set the sample code window in the options to editable (resets to default when ever the windows is reopened )... I often times would like to use different example code when tweaking the formatter settings. Perhaps allow tweaking the formatter settings using the current code you are working on.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 155964 ***