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If the code for the user control is in the same project as the form you should see a little icon in the tool box that you can drag and drop onto the form.
Project->Components... (or press Ctrl+T), locate you UserControl in the list and add it to your project. at this point you should see its icon in the toolbox
"There are two ways to write error-free programs. Only the third one works."
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If the user control code is part of the same application as the forms that it will be used on then it is automatically added to the toolbox of the project without using the Project->Components dialog to add it.
Including activex
