Managing Solutions, Projects, and Files

The following topics describe common tasks you can perform when working with solutions and projects.

In This Section

• Solution and Project Basics
  Understand the concepts of solutions, projects, and items as well as the advantages of using Visual Studio to manage your development projects and files.

• Managing Project References
  Explains how to set references in projects.

• Managing Application Properties
  Explains how to use application properties.

• Managing Application Resources
  Explains how to handle application resources.

• Managing Assembly and Manifest Signing
  Explains the basics of strong name signing.

• Managing Application Settings
  Explains how to use application settings.

• Targeting a Specific .NET Framework Version or Profile
  Learn how to target specific versions of the .NET Framework in your projects.

Related Sections

• Creating and Managing Visual C++ Projects
  Explains how to work with files in projects specific to Visual C++.