Steps

1. From the main menu select File -> New -> Project
2. In the New Project window, Under Project types, select Win32 - Win32 Console Application
3. Name your project, and specify a location for your project directory
4. Click "OK", then "next"
5. In the Application Wizard: "Select Console application" > "Select Empty project" > "Deselect Precompiled header"
6. Once the project has been created, in the window on the left hand side you should see three folders: "Header Files", "Resource Files" and "Source Files"
7. Right-click on Source Files and Select Add-> New Item
8. Select Code, and give the file a name
9. The default here will be a file with a *.cpp extension (for a C++ file). But after creating the file, save it as a *.c file