how to add .lib files to projects

this may seem like a dumb question but how to you include .lib files with your project...
i thought you just add them like a header files or .cpp file but my project keeps having errors

if i am adding them properly please tell me

if not... please tell me the right way to include them with the project

By using a pragma:

Code:

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#pragma comment(lib, "path to lib.lib")

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