# Step 1: Adding the Rating Control to the Application

## Content



In the first step of this Quick Start section, you simply create a WPF project and add the rating control to it.

1.  Create a WPF project in Visual Studio.
2.  Click the **Design** tab to view the designer.
3.  Navigate to the Toolbox and locate the **C1Rating** icon in it.
4.  Double-click the **C1Rating** icon to add it onto the Main Window.

In the next step, you will customize the appearance of your rating control at design time, and add an image to be rated.

## See Also

[Step 2: Customizing the Appearance of Rating Control](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-extended/Rating/RatingforWPFQuickStart/Step2)