Right-click the Toolbox and from the shortcut menu, select Choose Items.

In the Choose Toolbox Items dialog box, add the component:

• If you want to add a .NET Framework component or control, click the .NET Framework Components tab.

  – or –

• If you want to add a COM component or ActiveX control, click the COM Components tab.

If your control is listed in the dialog box, confirm it is selected, and then click OK.

The control is added to the Toolbox.

If your control is not listed in the dialog box, do the following:

1. Click the Browse button.

2. Browse to the folder that contains the .dll file that contains your control.

3. Select the .dll file and click Open.

   Your control appears in the dialog box.

4. Confirm that your control is selected, and then click OK.

   Your control is added to the Toolbox.

From the Build menu, click Build Solution to build your solution.

From the File menu, choose Add, and then New Project to add a test project to your application.

In the Add New Project dialog box choose Windows Application for the type of project.

In Solution Explorer, right-click the References node for the new project. On the shortcut menu, click Add Reference to add a reference to the project containing the control or component.

Create an instance of your control or component in the test project. If your component is in the Toolbox, you can drag it to your designer surface, or you can create the instance programmatically, as shown in the following code example.

Dim Component1 As New MyNeatComponent()

MyNeatComponent Component1 = new MyNeatComponent();

You can now debug your control or component as usual.