# Adding the Component to the Toolbox

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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 **Choose Items**.
3. In the **Customize Toolbox** dialog, click the **WPF Components** tab.
4. In the **Components** tab, the GcSpreadSheet component (in the GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet namespace) should be displayed in the list of components.
5. Select the GcSpreadSheet component check box and click **OK**.
6. If the GcSpreadSheet component is not displayed in the list of components, click **Browse** and browse to the installation path for the GcSpreadSheet component. Once there, select GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.dll and click **Open**. The GcSpreadSheet 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.