Why a template?

Creating a Project Template

Figure 1. A project template

Figure 2. Template Options

The Template .zip file

Creating a New Project out of the template

Figure 3. My Company Web Service template in New Project dialog box

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1. How do you create template out of a Visual Studio project?

2. Which of the following is, perhaps, a better option for getting your customers start with your Web Services API quickly with Visual Studio?

3. When you create a template out of your project in Visual Studio, what would this template be saved as?

4. Which of the following files in a Visual Studio template contains the project related information?

5. So, you created a Visual Studio template to make it easy to create new project like the one you had. Where would this template show up?

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