Managing Solutions, Projects, and Files

Visual Studio 2012

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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.

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