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title: "Configure the product in Visual Studio"
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Aspose.Words for C++ API works with Visual Studio 2022 or later. To work with Visual Studio, you may need to install Visual C++ Redistributable available on [Microsoft official website](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170).

## Configure with MSBuild .targets Files

Follow these steps to configure your project with [MSBuild .targets files](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-dot-targets-files):

**Add Import tags with Aspose.Words for C++ targets files into your vcxproj file**
1. Open your project `*.vcxproj` file in the text editor
2. Find `<ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets"></ImportGroup>` at the end of the file
3. Add the following `Import` tags inside `ImportGroup`:
    {{< highlight xml >}}
    <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
        <Import Project="<path-to>\CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework_<version>\CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework.targets" Condition="Exists('<path-to>\CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework_<version>\CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework.targets')" />
        <Import Project="<path-to>\Aspose.Words.Cpp\aspose.words.cpp.targets" Condition="Exists('<path-to>\Aspose.Words.Cpp\aspose.words.cpp.targets')" />
    </ImportGroup>
    {{< /highlight >}}

## Configure Manually

Follow these steps to manually configure Aspose.Words for C++ in Visual Studio:

**Add the Additional Include Directories:**

1. Open Project Property
2. Go to C/C++ → General
3. Add the following Additional Include Directories:
* `Aspose.Words.Cpp\include`
* `CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework_<version>\include`

**Add the Additional Dependencies:**

1. Open Project Property
2. Select Configuration → All Configurations and Platform → All Platforms
2. Go to Linker → Input
* For Release configuration:
  * `Aspose.Words.Cpp\lib\x64\Release\Aspose.Words.Cpp_vc14x64.lib`
  * `CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework_<version>\lib\codeporting.translator.cs2cpp.framework_vc14x64.lib`
* For Debug configuration:
  * `Aspose.Words.Cpp\lib\x64\Debug\Aspose.Words.Cpp_vc14x64d.lib`
  * `CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework_<version>\lib\codeporting.translator.cs2cpp.framework_vc14x64d.lib`

**Add the Commands:**

1. Open Project Property
2. Go to Build Events → Post-Build Event
3. Add the following Commands:
* For Release configuration:
    {{< highlight bash >}}
    xcopy /y /d  "$(ProjectDir)Aspose.Words.Cpp\lib\x64\$(Configuration)\Aspose.Words.Cpp_vc14x64.dll" "$(OutDir)"
    xcopy /y /d  "$(ProjectDir)CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework_<version>\lib\codeporting.translator.cs2cpp.framework_vc14x64.dll" "$(OutDir)"
    {{< /highlight >}}
* For Debug configuration:
    {{< highlight bash >}}
    xcopy /y /d  "$(ProjectDir)Aspose.Words.Cpp\lib\x64\$(Configuration)\Aspose.Words.Cpp_vc14x64d.dll" "$(OutDir)"
    xcopy /y /d  "$(ProjectDir)CodePorting.Translator.Cs2Cpp.Framework_<version>\lib\codeporting.translator.cs2cpp.framework_vc14x64d.dll" "$(OutDir)"
    {{< /highlight >}}