# Step 1: Setting Up the Project

## Content

To set up the project and add the [C1BarCode](/componentone/api/win/online-barcode/dotnet-api/C1.Win.Barcode.10/C1.Win.BarCode.C1BarCode.html)control to the form, complete the following steps:

1. Create a new .NET project.
2. From the Toolbox, add the following controls:
    * C1BarCode
    * ComboBox (to contain the list of barcodes available in C1BarCode control)
    * TextBox (to enter the text for observing barcodes)
    * Label (add three labels for displaying name of the above controls)

    You will notice that on adding **C1BarCode** control, **C1.Win.BarCode** and **C1.Win** assemblies get added to the **References** folder in the project. If you do not see **C1BarCode** control in your Toolbox, do the following:
    1. In **Toolbox**, right-click a tab and select **Choose Items** option to open the **Choose Toolbox Items** wizard.
    2. Click **Browse**. Navigate through the default installation path: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\ComponentOne\\WinForms Edition\\bin\\v4.0, select **C1.Win.BarCode.4 dll**, and then click **OK**.
3. Click the **ComboBox** and in the **Properties** window, rename it as cbCodeType.
4. Set the **Text** property of the three **Label** controls as Code Type, Text, and BarCode, respectively. Place the controls on the form as shown.
    ![Step1: Setting up the application](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/18641448-9858-4b43-8332-7bea221987ba/images/quickstartstep1form.png)

You have just completed the first step toward creating a simple application on **BarCode for WinForms**.