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title: "Add an Existing Project to a Solution | Microsoft Docs"
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# Add an Existing Project to a Solution
  You can add one or more projects to an existing solution. A project can be associated with more than one solution.  
  
### To add an existing project to a solution  
  
1.  In Solution Explorer, select the solution.  
  
2.  On the **File** menu, point to **Add**, and click **Existing Project**.  
  
3.  In the **Add Existing Project** dialog box, locate the project you want to add, select the project file, and then click **Open**.  
  
     The project is added to the selected solution.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  Before adding an existing project from shared directories in a multideveloper environment, you should attempt to ensure that your changes do not adversely affect or overwrite another developer's changes.  
  
## See Also  
 [Projects (SQL Server Management Studio)](projects-sql-server-management-studio.md)   
 [Solutions (SQL Server Management Studio)](solutions-sql-server-management-studio.md)