# Adding the Component to the Toolbox

undefined

## Content



Use the following steps to add the component to the Toolbox in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.

1.  If the Toolbox is not displayed, from the **View** menu in Visual Studio, choose **Toolbox**.
2.  Right-click in the Toolbox, and from the pop-up menu choose Customize Toolbox, Add/Remove Items, or Choose Items (depending on the version of Visual Studio).
3.  In the **Customize Toolbox** dialog, click the **.NET Framework Components** tab.
4.  In the .NET Framework Components tab, the Spread component (in the FarPoint.Win.Spread namespace) should be displayed in the list of components.
5.  Select the FpSpread component check box and click **OK**.
6.  If the FpSpread component is not displayed in the list of components, click Browse and browse to the installation path for the Spread component. Once there, select FarPoint.Win.Spread.dll and click **Open**. The FpSpread component is now displayed in the list of components. Select it and click **OK**.
7.  Click on the icon in the Toolbox and draw the control on the form.