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<H1>Creating a project</H1>
<P>To create a project:
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<li>On the main menu bar, click <b>File &gt; New Project</b>. The New Project
wizard opens.</li>
<li>Select and expand a category, then select the type of project to create.
To assist in locating a particular wizard, the text field can be used to show only the wizards that match the entered text. Click <b>Next</b>.</li>
<li>In the <b>Project name</b> field, type a name for your new
project.</li>
<li>(Optional) The project that you create will map to a directory structure
in the file system. The default file system location is displayed in the Location
field. If you want to create the project and its contained resources in a
different location, clear the <b>Use default location</b> checkbox and specify
the new location.</li>
<li>If you want the new project to be dependent on one or more other projects,
click <b> Next</b> and select the projects to be referenced.</li>
<li>Click <b>Finish</b>. The new project is listed in one of the navigation views.</li>
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<p><em>Tip:</em> The <b>General &gt; Perspectives &gt;</b> preference page
allows you to specify the perspective behavior when a new project is created.
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts" ><br>
<a href="../concepts/concepts-12.htm">Resources</a><br>
<a href="../concepts/concepts-17.htm">Resource hierarchies</a>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" ><br>
<a href="tasks-43.htm">Creating a folder</a><br>
<a href="tasks-44.htm">Creating a file</a><br>
<a href="tasks-63cg.htm">Copying resources</a><br>
<a href="tasks-63.htm">Moving resources</a>
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