How to: Modify Project Properties and Configuration Settings
You can view or modify properties associated with your projects in either the Properties window or the Project Property Pages dialog box. The project type determines where the property appears in Visual Studio.
Note
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To view project properties
In Solution Explorer, select a project.
On the View menu, select Properties Window.
In the Properties window, modify the properties you want to change.
If you want to modify properties that are specific to a project configuration, you need to open the Project Designer. These pages generally contain the properties that apply to the entire project and those that are specific to a selected configuration. For more information, see Introduction to the Project Designer.
To open the Project Designer
In Solution Explorer, select a project.
On the Project menu, choose Properties.
The Project Designer opens.
See Also
Concepts
Introduction to Solutions, Projects, and Items