<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Creating a project</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <h1>Creating a project</h1> <p>You can create a standard make or managed make C or C++ project.</p> <p>To create a project:</p> <ol> <li>Click <b>File > New > Project</b>.<br> <img src="../images/file_menu.png" alt="File >New > Project"> </li> <li>In the New Project wizard, click <b>C</b> or <b>C++</b>.</li> <li>Choose either a <b>Standard Make C++ Project </b> or a <b>Managed Make C++ Project</b>.<br> <img src="../images/new_project_wizard.png" alt="New Project Wizard"></li> <li>Click <b>Next</b>.</li> <li>In the <b>Name</b> box, type a name.</li> <li>To specify a different directory in which to save your project, clear the <b> Use Default Location</b> check box, and enter the path in the <b>Location</b> box.</li> <li>For Managed Make projects, click <b>Next</b> to select a project type and the default configurations. For more information, see <a href="cdt_t_proj_platf.htm">Selecting a project type</a>.</li> <li>To create your project, click <b>Finish</b>.<br> <img src="../images/new_proj_wz_man_name.png" alt="Managed New Project Wizard"></li> </li> <li>If a message box prompts you to switch perspectives, click <b>Yes</b>.<li>Define your project properties. For more information, see <a href="../reference/cdt_u_properties.htm">Defining project properties</a>.</ol> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br><a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">CDT Projects</a> <br><a href="../concepts/cdt_c_proj_file_views.htm">Project file views</a></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"> <br><a href="cdt_o_proj_files.htm">Working with C/C++ project files</a></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br><a href="../reference/cdt_u_properties.htm">Project properties</a> <br><a href="../reference/cdt_o_views.htm">Views</a></p> <img src="../images/ng00_04a.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" > </body> </html>