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.

Step 2

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

Step 3

The Screen Designer appears.

Step 4

In the Screen Designer, choose "Add List".

Step 5

In the Screen Designer the drop down list appears.

Step 6

In the Screen Designer, click on the selected item.

Step 7

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

Step 8

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

Step 9

Then choose the custom control from the list.

Step 10

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

Step 11

Now the Screen designer appears as in the following manner.