# Adding the WPF Edition Components

## Content



### To add a reference to the assembly

1.  In order to use a **WPF Edition** component in the Design workspace of Blend, you must first add a reference to the **WPF** assembly for that component and then add the component from Blend's **Asset Library**.<br />**Select Project | Add Reference**<br />
2.  Browse to find the C1.WPF assembly installed with WPF Edition that you wish to add (for example, C1.WPF.DataGrid.dll). 
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	> To know about installation directories, refer to [WPF Edition Setup Files](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-studio/GettingStartedwithStudioforWPF/WPFEditionSetupFiles).
3.  Select the C1.WPF DLL file (for example, C1.WPF.DataGrid.dll), and click **Open**. A reference is added to your project.

### To add a component from the Asset Library

1.  Once you have added a reference to the required C1.WPF assembly, click the Asset Library button (it appears like a sideways chevron) in the Blend Toolbox. The Asset Library appears.
2.  Click the Controls drop-down arrow and select All.
3.  Select the control. It will appear in the Toolbox below the Asset Library button.
4.  Double-click the component in the Toolbox to add it to the window.

## See Also

[Adding the WPF Edition Components](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-studio/AddingWPFEditionComponentstoaVisualStudioProject)