Changing the control type of an Item in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012
This article describes how to change the control type of an item in LightSwitch Visual Studio 2012.
Procedure for changing the Control Type of an item
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".
![Add Selected item.jpg]()
Step 5
In the Screen Designer the drop down list appears.
![Add Selected item.jpg]()
Step 6
In the Screen Designer, choose an item (for example: Name).
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Step 7
Open the Property window.
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Step 8
In the Properties window, choose the control type of your choice from the drop down list.
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Here we have used a TextBox as a control type.
![textbox ctrl type.jpg]()
The Screen Designer will look as shown below:
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