title: How do I create a Shared Code project (.shproj)
body: <p>How I add a <strong>.shproj</strong> to my Visual Studio solution and reference it from other projects?</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PzHX0.png" alt="Showing the Shared Project"></p>
  
  <p>I know that Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 added a new project type for "Shared Code."  This type of project does not produce a dll itself.  Instead the files from the Shared project are included as source files in the assemblies that reference it.</p>
  
  <p>I know it exists because I have seen one in an open source project.  However, looking through the project templates in Visual Studio I could not find a "Shared" project type.</p>