how-to-add-a-feature-to-sharepoint-solutions.md

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Add a Feature to SharePoint Solutions	Understand how to add a feature to SharePoint solutions in Visual Studio. You can add more feature items to organize different types of SharePoint files.	02/02/2017	how-to	VB CSharp	SharePoint development in Visual Studio, features	John-Hart	johnhart	mijacobs	sharepoint-development

Add a feature to SharePoint solutions

When you create a SharePoint solution, one Feature and one Package are added to the solution. You can add more Feature items to organize different types of SharePoint files.

To add a feature through Solution Explorer

1. In Solution Explorer, open the shortcut menu for Features, and then choose Add Feature.

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