Visual Studio 2010 includes tools that provide support for developing SharePoint 2010 applications and solutions. The tools allow creating and managing SharePoint projects and solutions within Visual Studio. Developers can build, debug, and deploy SharePoint projects. The tools support sandboxed solutions and include visual designers for web parts, workflows, and business data connectivity models. The Visual Studio tools integrate with the SharePoint development lifecycle and allow importing and exporting between SharePoint Designer and Visual Studio.