How to Target .net Framework 7.0 in Visual Studio 2022? - visual-studio-2022

I just installed the Visual Studio Community 2022 and installed .net core 4.8.1 (ndp481-web.exe and the dotnet-sdk-7.0.102-win-x64.exe.) Dotnet 7.0 is not a preview, it is the released version, and VSCommunity 2022 is the released version.
C:\\Users\\TimE\>dotnet --list-sdks
5\.0.101 \[C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\sdk\]
5\.0.416 \[C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\sdk\]
7\.0.102 \[C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\sdk\]
However, I cannot target the .Net 7.0 framework for my existing applications.
7.0 does not appear in the dropdown. VS2022 Target Framework
Does anyone know what I need to do to get my existing apps to target the 7.0 framework?
Am I missing a setting to show the Framework instead of the Core?
Thanks much in advance!

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