Other answers posted here for this question did not work for me using the latest Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise edition (as of 2018-09-18).
Instead, I used this method:
- Close all but one instance of Visual Studio.
- In the running instance, access the menu Tools->Extensions and Updates.
- In that dialog, choose Online->Visual Studio Marketplace->Tools->Setup & Deployment.
- From the list that appears, select Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Installer Projects.
Once installed, close and restart Visual Studio. Go to File->New Project and search for the word Installer. You'll know you have the correct templates installed if you see a list that looks something like this:
