Add an Item in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012

This article describes how to add an item using Light Switch in Visual Studio 2012.

Procedure for adding an item

Step 1

Open the Solution Explorer.

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Step 2

In Solution Explorer, right-click to open the HTML client screen.

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Step 3

The Screen Designer appears.

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Step 4

In the Screen designer, choose "Add List".

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Step 5

In the Screen Designer the drop down list appears.

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Step 6

From the Screen Members List of the Screen Designer, choose an item (for example, DOJ) and drag it to the specific location in the Screen Designer.

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Step 7

As you drag the item to the Screen Designer, a pointer appears that indicates the location where you want to place the item in the list.

Note: If the pointer changes to a circle then you can't drop the item to that particular location.

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Step 8

The DOJ item is added to the list.

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