<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <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> <div role="main"><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 <strong>File > New > Project</strong>. <br> <br> <img src="../images/file_menu.png" alt="File >New > Project"> <br> </li> <li>In the New Project wizard, open <strong>C</strong> or <strong>C++</strong> folder and select corresponding project. <br> <br> <img src="../images/new_project_wizard.png" alt="New Project Wizard"><br></li> <li>Click <strong>Next</strong>.</li> <li>In the <strong>Project Name</strong> box, type a name.</li> <li>To specify a different directory in which to save your project, clear the <strong> Use Default Location</strong> check box, and enter the path in the <strong>Location</strong> box.</li> <li>Select <strong>Project type</strong> on the left pane. For more information, see <a href="cdt_t_proj_platf.htm">Selecting a project type</a>.</li> <li>Select one or more toolchains from the list on the right pane.</li> <li>You can change build configurations list for the project. To do it, press <strong>Next</strong>. But usually you need not to do it.</li> <li>To create your project, click <strong>Finish</strong>. <br> <br> <img src="../images/new_proj_wz_name.png" alt="New Project Wizard"><br></li> <li>If a message box prompts you to switch perspectives, click <strong>Yes</strong>.</li> <li>Define your project properties. For more information, see <a href="../reference/cdt_u_properties.htm">Defining project properties</a>.</li> </ol> <p><img 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 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> <br><a href="cdt_t_proj_new_with_template.htm">Creating a project via a project template</a></p> <p><img 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" > </div></body> </html>