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VS is different than SD. &nbsp;with VS, the concept is more similar to &quot;deploying&quot; a solution rather than saving it to the site.<br />
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it's closer to program development and compiling code than the editor interface of SD.<br />
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there's a web part project template available for VS 2008. &nbsp;this article gives a brief overview of the process for creating a web part in VS, and provides a link to the project template:<br />
<a href="http://grumpywookie.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/sharepoint-webpart-project-templates-for-visual-studio-2008/" rel="ugc">http://grumpywookie.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/sharepoint-webpart-project-templates-for-visual-studio-2008/</a>
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VS is different than SD.  with VS, the concept is more similar to "deploying" a solution rather than saving it to the site.

it's closer to program development and compiling code than the editor interface of SD.

there's a web part project template available for VS 2008.  this article gives a brief overview of the process for creating a web part in VS, and provides a link to the project template:
http://grumpywookie.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/sharepoint-webpart-project-templates-for-visual-studio-2008/ [http://grumpywookie.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/sharepoint-webpart-project-templates-for-visual-studio-2008/]

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I have been working on our Intranet using SharePoint Designer 2007 by editing the pages live. Everything has worked well. Now we're ready to start creating web parts. I've installed Visual Studio 2008 on my client machine. But it seems like VS doesn't open pages live?<br />
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What's the best practice using VS for SharePoint development?
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I have been working on our Intranet using SharePoint Designer 2007 by editing the pages live. Everything has worked well. Now we're ready to start creating web parts. I've installed Visual Studio 2008 on my client machine. But it seems like VS doesn't open pages live?

What's the best practice using VS for SharePoint development?

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