Adding Custom Control to the Screen in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012

Adding Custom Control to the Screen in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012

This article describes how to add a custom control to a screen in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012.

Procedure for adding a custom control to a screen

Step 1

Open the Solution Explorer.

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Step 2

In Solution Explorer, right-click to open the HTML client screen.

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Step 3

The Screen Designer appears.

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Step 4

In the Screen Designer, choose "Add List".

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Step 5

In the Screen Designer the drop down list appears.

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Step 6

In the Screen Designer, click on the selected item.

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Step 7

On the Screen Designer toolbar, go to "Add Layout Item list".

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Step 8

When we click on Add Layout Item List a dropdown list appears.

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Step 9

Then choose the custom control from the list.

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Step 10

The Add Custom Control dialog box appears. After specifying the data for the new custom control click "OK".

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Step 11

Now the Screen designer appears as in the following manner.

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