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# Shelve checked-out files

To shelve checked-out files in a pending changelist:

1. Open the Shelve dialog by doing one of the following:

   - Go to View > Pending Changelists. On the Pending dialog, right-click the changelist and select Shelve…​.
   - In the Solution Explorer, right-click a file that is in a pending changelist and select Shelve…​.
2. In the Shelve dialog, select the files you want to shelve.

3. Select any of the following options that apply:

   - Revert checked-out files after they are shelved: The files in your workspace will revert to the head revision in the depot.
   - Clear changelist of all previously shelved files before shelving
4. Click Shelve.

5. When prompted, enter a description and click OK.

   P4 for Visual Studio shelves the file in the selected changelist or, if you are shelving files in the default changelist, creates a new changelist.

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