# File \> Add Code To Project is grayed out

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/file-add-code-to-project-is-grayed-out/1305>\
**Category:** C++\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [March 29, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/file-add-code-to-project-is-grayed-out/1305 "2014-03-29T04:47:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_da4c6f1f](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_da4c6f1f](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_da4c6f1f)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/file-add-code-to-project-is-grayed-out/1305/1 "2014-03-29T04:47:05Z")

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I can’t use the add code to project button. I have visual studio and I think setup properly as defined in the documentation. However I’m unable to select this option in the editor. I’m very new to unreal engine so I don’t really know where this would be coming from. I was following the first person shooter tutorial in the wiki. Link is below.

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Any help would be appreciated, let me know if you need more info.

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**Author:** ![clu](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@clu](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/clu)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/file-add-code-to-project-is-grayed-out/1305/2 "2014-03-29T23:49:36Z")

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Having the same issue, will post back here if I find an answer. Visual Studio 2013 is setup and installed correctly, but the “Add Code to Project” is greyed out

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**Author:** ![clu](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@clu](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/clu)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/file-add-code-to-project-is-grayed-out/1305/3 "2014-03-30T00:05:22Z")

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Reboot did the trick for me (I had never rebooted after installing Visual Studio).

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**Author:** ![ImporterX](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ImporterX](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ImporterX)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/file-add-code-to-project-is-grayed-out/1305/4 "2018-06-24T13:56:46Z")

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Have you stopped the process? I had a hard time noticing it, considering I had been up for 25 hours.