Item 

Description 

Debug/Release  

Indicates the current set of project options. By default, the distributed Debug and Release option sets have settings appropriate for debugging and deploying an application, respectively. The option sets provide an easy way to change project options based on your development activity. To create a user-defined option set, use the Save as button.  

Save as  

Displays a dialog box for naming and saving a user-defined set of project options.  

Delete  

Deletes the current option set. Only user-defined option sets can be deleted. The distributed Debug and Release option sets can not be deleted.  

Windows executable  

Creates a Windows executable next time you run the application. This option does not alter your code.  

Console executable  

Creates a console executable next time you run the application. This option does not alter your code.  

Assembly  

Creates an assembly next time you run the application. This option does not alter your code.  

Application Name  

Indicates the current name of the executable. By default, the project name is used as the executable name. To change the name, enter a new name in this field.  

Startup object  

Specify the class that contains the Main method to be used as the entry point for the program. This is useful is if your program contains more than one class with a Main method.  

Default namespace  

Specify the default namespace to be used for items that you add to the project by using the New Items dialog box. By default, the project name (without the extension) is used as the default namespace.  

Application icon  

Specify an icon (.ico) file to be inserted into the output file. The icon will be displayed next to the output file in Windows Explorer.