1. Start a new project – since this is the community edition I will save all when I get into VB and then I can choose the location and specify a folder.

2. I am choosing to save on the G drive and I want to create a folder/directory for the solution.

3. I right clicked on the database name and selected add and the new item.

4. I then select Data, Service-based Database and give the database a name with a mdf extension.

5. I have now added a database to my project.
If I click on it in the Server Explorer I will see Tables, Views etc.

6. Right click and select Add New Table

7. I layed out a table. Now I will rename it and update it.

8. I clicked on update here and then after the popup I clicked on Update Database.

10. I did a refresh (not sure I had to) and now I select Show Table Data.

11. I did a refresh and a save all and I now have my table.

12. I went back to the form and the toolbox and selected data grid view and then dragged it to the form.

13. In properties, find Dock and click on the inner rectangle to fill the form.

14. Click on the little arrow and the top of the grid (right top corner)

15. Click on Add Project Data Source

16. Click
next

17. Click
next

18. If this is not the
connection you
want, click new
connection to
find it. If it is
then click next.

19. Click
next

20. I checked all
the fields to
have them all available.

21. Notice the dataset information etc.