To create a project file

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1. Choose File|New Project. or click an Untitled icon on the Project tab of the Navigator

• In the New Project dialog box, type a name for the project.
  This name will become the name of the project folder and the project file.
  The Project Location text box updates to show your project name at the end of the path, in a subdirectory called My Projects (which is created during Setup). All of your projects will go in this directory, unless you specify otherwise. If you want to specify a different location, leave the Project Name text box blank, and add your new project name (directory) to the end of your specified Project Location path. A new directory is created at that location.

• Choose OK.

The Project Explorer opens, displaying a tree view of several empty folders on the left and a viewing panel on the right. The left panel looks and acts much like the Windows Explorer. Files have context (right-click) menus that let you open, run, compile, create something new, and so on.

When you have files in your project, the right-hand pane displays read-only views of a file you select. A file may have more than one view, in which case more than one tabbed page may appear. For example, one tab may show source code for a custom control, another, the visual object.