Activating a Build Configuration for a Project

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To activate a build configuration

1. Go to the Projects Window and locate the Build Configurations node.
2. Do one of the following:

• Double-click the name of the build configuration (such as Debug or Release) that you want to activate.
• Right-click the name of a build configuration and select Activate from the context menu.

The name of the build configuration changes to boldface to indicate that it is now the current active build configuration.

See Also

• MSBuild
• Configuration Manager
• Build Configurations Overview
• Compiling, Building, and Running Applications
• Creating and Modifying Build Configurations
• Activating a Configuration and a Target Platform for a Project Group