{"id":5883,"date":"2011-12-07T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2011\/12\/07\/team-foundation-service-preview-connect-visual-studio-2010-to-your-tfs-preview-account\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T02:54:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T10:54:20","slug":"team-foundation-service-preview-connect-visual-studio-2010-to-your-tfs-preview-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/team-foundation-service-preview-connect-visual-studio-2010-to-your-tfs-preview-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Foundation Service Preview \u2013 Connect Visual Studio 2010 to Your TFS Preview Account"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE June 11, 2012 – This blog post series has been updated by our new beginner’s guide hosted<\/span> here<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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This blog post is part of the Beginner\u2019s Guide series<\/a> with the goal to get you productive fast.<\/em><\/p>\n

Visual Studio can work seamlessly with the source, tasks, and builds stored in TFS. This post shows you how to connect Visual Studio to your TFS Preview Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Download the software.\n <\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n You need to ensure that you are running Visual Studio 2010 SP1<\/a> on your (local) computer
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\n Open Visual Studio 2010. In Team, select Connect to Team Foundation Server\u2026\n <\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n Click Servers\u2026\n <\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n Click Add\u2026\n <\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n Type your TFS Preview account URL\n <\/h5>\n

\n This is the same URL you use to access your account online.\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n Click OK to add the server.\n <\/h5>\n

\n Click Close<\/strong> to return to the Connect screen.\n <\/p>\n

\n Select your team project and click Connect<\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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That\u2019s it! You have now connected your IDE to your very own Team Foundation Server in the cloud. How cool is that?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next? Now you can:<\/h4>\n