This tutorial describes the steps required to download the Power Tools code from Google Code and setting up the CME extensions.

Getting the code

This tutorial will guide you through:

1. Installing the current set of PowerTools and downloading the source code from Google Code 
2. How does the sample PowerTool work
3. Creating a new PowerTool from scratch

What you will need:

• A working SDL Tridion 2011 environment ( click here for step-by-step instructions )
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• A Subversion client for Windows. In this example we use AnkhSvn with Visual Studio integration. If you use a different client the instructions may differ slightly.

Getting the current code from Google Code´s SVN repository.

Open Visual Studio and select File -> Subversion -> Open from Subversion

Enter the Url for the Power Tools repository: http://tridion-2011-power-tools.googlecode.com/svn/trunk

Select the "PowerTools2011" Solution file and click open.

Select the location where you want to store your local copy. It is very important that you remember this location.

Wait a few minutes while the files are copied to your local disk.

Once it's finished you should see a screen similar to this:

You now have the PowerTools on your local disk. Proceed to the next step: Configuring the Content Manager Explorer .