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Location Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to locate and select the folder containing the files of interest. This dialog box returns the path of the selected folder to the calling dialog box. You can access this dialog box in various ways. These include:

  • Choose New from the File menu and select Project. When the New Project dialog box is displayed, choose Browse. The Location dialog box opens with the title "Project Location."

  • Choose Code Snippets Manager from the Tools menu. When the Code Snippets Manager dialog box is displayed, choose Add. The Location dialog box opens with the title "Code Snippets Directory."

  • Look in
    Locate the folder you want from this list. Subfolders of the selected folder are displayed.

My Places Bar

  • Desktop
    Displays the files and folders located on the desktop.

  • My Projects
    Displays the files and folders at the location specified in the General, Projects and Solutions, Options Dialog Box.

  • My Computer
    Displays the contents of your floppy disk, hard disk, and CD-ROM drive.

Folder List

  • Folder name
    Displays the path of the selected folder.

  • Open
    Returns the path of the selected folder in the Folder name field to the calling dialog box.

Toolbar

  • Navigate Back
    Returns the most recently viewed folder, drive, or Internet location.

  • Up One Level
    Navigates the tree to the next highest folder in the hierarchy.

  • Delete
    Deletes the selected files or folders from storage.

  • Create New Folder
    Displays the New Folder dialog box. Use this option to create a new child folder under the folder selected in the Look in list.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Create Solutions and Projects

How to: Create Multi-Project Solutions

How to: Create Directories for Solutions

Concepts

Item Management in Projects

Reference

Add New Project Dialog Box

New Web Site Dialog Box

Code Snippets Manager

New Project Dialog Box

Web Browser, Environment, Options Dialog Box

Other Resources

Projects, User Interface Elements