Solution Property Pages Dialog Box

The Solution Property Pages dialog box offers important tools for managing builds. Tasks you can perform from this dialog box include the following:

• Determine in what order projects run in the debugger.

• Store unique keys to identify legitimate users of a signed solution.

• Determine in what order projects build using dependencies.

• Define solution and project build configurations.

• Edit solution and project build configurations.

Help is available on each page of solution properties, and on how to edit and use solution properties.

In This Section

• Startup Project, Common Properties, Solution Property Pages Dialog Box
  Describes the properties that make it possible for you to set which projects are opened, with or without debugging, when a solution is opened.

• Project Dependencies, Common Properties, Solution Property Pages Dialog Box
  Describe the properties that make it possible for you to determine the order in which projects are built, based upon which projects generate code used by other projects.

• Configuration, Configuration Properties, Solution Property Pages Dialog Box
  Describes the solutions that make it possible for you to review solution build configurations, and access the Configuration Manager dialog box.

Related Sections

• How to: Edit Common Properties for Solutions
  Describes how to use the Common Properties pages in this dialog box.

• How to: Prepare and Manage Builds
  Describes the information available from the Configuration Properties.

• How to: Create and Edit Configurations
  Describes how to use the Configuration Manager dialog box.

• Configuration Manager Dialog Box
  Describes the dialog box that makes it possible for you to create and edit solution build configurations and project configurations.

• Building in Visual Studio
  Introduces the subject of solution and project builds.

• Build Configurations
  Explains solution build configurations and how they use project configurations.