# Selecting referenced projects

The Referenced C/C++ Projects list on the Projects References page for a given project, displays every project in your workspace in the build order you specify. For more information, see Setting build order.

Projects selected in the list are built before the current project according to their dependencies. The least used projects are built first.

To select referenced projects:

1. In the C/C++ Projects view, right-click a project, and select Properties.
2. On the left, select Project References from the list.
3. In the Project references... list, select referenced projects..
4. Click OK.

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