Code snippets & templates

The latest code snippets and templates are available on the official website. When downloaded, follow the steps below to install them.

Installing the code snippets

Extract the zip file to the following directory: %MyDocuments%\Visual Studio 2xxx\Code Snippets

Installing the item and project templates

C#

Extract the zip\C#\ItemTemplates to the following directory: %MyDocuments%\Visual Studio 2xxx\Templates\ItemTemplates\Visual C#

Extract the zip\C#\ProjectTemplates to the following directory: %MyDocuments%\Visual Studio 2xxx\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual C#


VB.NET

Extract the zip\VB.NET\ItemTemplates to the following directory: %MyDocuments%\Visual Studio 2xxx\Templates\ItemTemplates\Visual Basic

Extract the zip\VB.NET\ProjectTemplates to the following directory: %MyDocuments%\Visual Studio 2xxx\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual Basic


It's possible that you need to restart Visual Studio for it to recognize the templates