Merge pull request #13911 from MicrosoftDocs/ghogen-patch-701054

Update procedure for VB Import namespaces

Author: JamesJBarnett

docs/ide/how-to-add-or-remove-imported-namespaces-visual-basic.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Add or remove imported namespaces (Visual Basic)
 description: Add or remove imported Visual Basic namespaces and add, remove, or update user imports with the Project Designer in Visual Studio.
-ms.date: 06/21/2017
+ms.date: 5/6/2025
 ms.topic: how-to
 helpviewer_keywords:
 - adding imported namespaces
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Imported namespaces are managed on the **References** page of the **Project Desi
 
 ### To add an imported namespace
 
-1. In **Solution Explorer**, double-click the **My Project** node for the project.
+1. In **Solution Explorer**, right-click the project node and select **Properties**, or press **Alt**+**Enter**.
 
-2. In the **Project Designer**, click the **References** tab.
+2. In the **Project Designer**, go to **References**.
 
 3. In the **Imported Namespaces** list, select the check box for the namespace that you wish to add.
 
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ Imported namespaces are managed on the **References** page of the **Project Desi
 
 ### To remove an imported namespace
 
-1. In **Solution Explorer**, double-click the **My Project** node for the project.
+1. In **Solution Explorer**, right-click the project node, and select **Properties**, or press **Alt**+**Enter**.
 
-2. In the **Project Designer**, click the **References** tab.
+2. In the **Project Designer**, go to **References**.
 
 3. In the **Imported Namespaces** list, clear the check box for the namespace that you wish to remove.
 
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ If you later change you mind and decide that was really the `EventLog` class tha
 
 ### To add a user import
 
-1. In **Solution Explorer**, double-click the **My Project** node for the project.
+1. In **Solution Explorer**, right-click the project node, and select **Properties**, or press **Alt**+**Enter**.
 
-2. In the **Project Designer**, click the **References** tab.
+2. In the **Project Designer**, go to **References**.
 
 3. In the text box below the **Imported Namespaces** list, enter the full name for the namespace you wish to import, including the root namespace.
 
@@ -59,16 +59,30 @@ If you later change you mind and decide that was really the `EventLog` class tha
 
 ### To update a user import
 
-1. In **Solution Explorer**, double-click the **My Project** node for the project.
+1. In **Solution Explorer**, right-click the project node, and select **Properties**, or press **Alt**+**Enter**.
 
-2. In the **Project Designer**, click the **References** tab.
+2. In the **Project Designer**, go to **References**.
 
 3. In the **Imported Namespaces** list, select the namespace you wish to change.
 
 4. In the text box below the **Imported Namespaces** list, enter the name for the new namespace.
 
 5. Click the **Update user import** button to update the namespace in the **Imported Namespaces** list.
 
+## In the project file
+
+As you make changes in the Project Designer, the project file is updated to reflect your changes. The imported namespaces appear in the project file as shown in the following code:
+
+```xml
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Import Include="System.Collections.Specialized" />
+    <Import Include="System.ComponentModel" />
+    <Import Include="System.Web" />
+    <Import Include="System.Windows.Markup" />
+    <Import Include="System.Xml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+```
+
 ## Related content
 
 - [Manage references in a project](../ide/managing-references-in-a-project.md)