Setting the Active Project Configuration
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When you set the active project configuration, subsequent build commands act on the active configuration and build its output.
To set the active project configuration
On the Build menu, select Set Active Configuration and click a project configuration.
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On the Build toolbar, choose a project configuration from the Select Active Configuration drop-down list. (To view the Build toolbar, right-click an empty part of the menu bar and check Build.)