I can't add a using reference on my C# application.

Question

I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Beta2 and I can't add a reference to: system.drawing

I've tried right click on the solution explorer but I can't find it there.

What gives?

Answer 1

Solution explorer is for adding references to external libraries.

It sounds like you just want to add the line

using System.Drawing;

to the top of one particular file.

Answer 2

In VS2010 Beta 2 the references list may not be automatically sorted because it loads asynchronously. You may need to wait for it to finish loading then click the column header to sort.

Answer 3

Here is all you need to do in VS 2010:

1. In Solution Explorer right click on the References folder of your project
2. Select Add Reference.
3. Under the Assemblies category there is a sub category of Framework. If that is selected you should see a list of all of the Microsoft .NET Framework libraries
4. Find System.Drawing and double click it.

Then your project will have the reference added to it!