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add Solution Explorer context menu info (#8628)
* add Solution Explorer context menu screenshots * revise screenshots and add heading scaffolding * revised page ready for review * edits for clarity * acrolinx pass * add contentperf-fy22q1 metadata
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title: Learn about the Solution Explorer tool window
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description: Learn how you can use the Solution Explorer tool window in Visual Studio to create & manage your files, projects, and solutions.
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ms.date: 06/29/2021
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ms.date: 08/31/2021
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ms.topic: conceptual
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To start, let's take a look at the Solution Explorer tool window in the [Visual Studio IDE](../get-started/visual-studio-ide.md), with an open C# console solution that has two projects.
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[![The Solution Explorer tool window in Visual Studio.](media/solution-explorer-tool-window.png)](media/solution-explorer-tool-window.png#lightbox)
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[![An annotated screenshot of the Solution Explorer tool window in Visual Studio.](media/solution-explorer-tool-window.png)](media/solution-explorer-tool-window.png#lightbox)
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The tool window contains the following UI (user interface) elements:
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To continue, let's take a closer look at the Solution Explorer menu bar.
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![The Solution Explorer menu bar in Visual Studio.](media/solution-explorer-menu-bar.png)
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![An annotated screenshot of the Solution Explorer menu bar in Visual Studio.](media/solution-explorer-menu-bar.png)
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The menu bar contains the following UI elements, from left to right:
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- **Properties** button, to view and change settings for specific files and components
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- **Preview Selected Items** button, to view a selected file or component in the code editor
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### Solution Explorer right-click context menu
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## Solution Explorer context menu
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In Solution Explorer, there are several file properties that you can interact with by using the right-click context menu. For more information about the right-click context menu options, see the [Manage project and solution properties](managing-project-and-solution-properties.md) page.
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In Solution Explorer, there are several options that you can interact with by using the context menu. The following screenshot shows the context menu options that appear when you right-click the **Solution** node.
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:::image type="content" source="media/solution-explorer-context-menu.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the right-click context menu in Solution Explorer.":::
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What you see in the context menu from the **Solution** node also depends on your solution. The following screenshot highlights the following extra options: **Project Dependencies**, **Project Build Order**, **Set Startup Projects**, and a **Git** fly-out menu. These extra options appear when you add another project to the solution and then add the solution to a repo.
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:::image type="content" source="media/solution-explorer-context-menu-added-items.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the right-click context menu in Solution Explorer with extra options.":::
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## Add menu
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In the Solution Explorer context menu, one of the most useful options is the **Add** fly-out menu. From it, you can [add another project](../get-started/csharp/tutorial-console-part-2.md#add-another-project) to a solution. You can also [add an item](reference/add-new-item-command.md) to a project, and more.
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:::image type="content" source="media/solution-explorer-context-menu-add-flyout.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Add fly-out menu from the right-click context menu in Solution Explorer.":::
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You can view the **Add** fly-out menu from either the **Solution** node, the **Project** node, or the **Dependencies** node. The options vary, depending on which node you use.
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For a tutorial that walks you through how to add items and projects by using the context menu in Solution Explorer, see the [Introduction to projects and solutions](../get-started/tutorial-projects-solutions.md#add-an-item-to-the-project) page.
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## See also
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