copy-items-in-a-solution.md

title	Copy Items in a Solution | Microsoft Docs
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ms.date	06/13/2017
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Copy Items in a Solution

You can copy items using Solution Explorer or Windows Explorer.

To copy items within Solution Explorer

1. In Solution Explorer, select the item you want to copy.

2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

3. In Solution Explorer, select the destination project.

4. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

Note

Connections cannot be copied between projects. When copying a query with an associated connection to another project, its associated connection is not copied to the target project. You must manually create the connection in the target project.

See Also

Solution Explorer
Move Items in a Solution