# New project (dialog)

The New project dialog is used to enter name, location and select a type of a new project.

## Activating the dialog

The dialog can be activated:

1. from the main menu: Project ‣ New.

2. from the main toolbar:

## The dialog controls

The “New project” dialog

(1) Enter a project name. Because the name of the file that keeps track of the data related to the project, the project file, is derived from the name, some characters cannot appear in the project name, do not use: / ? % * : | “ < and >.

The entry (2) shows a path to the directory where a new project will be created. You can edit the path directly in the entry field or you can also click the Browse button (3) to select a directory in a separate dialog.

(4) List of existing profiles is shown in the table. The profiles are divided into two categories - user-defined profiles and predefined profiles.

Click the button (5) to proceed.

See also

Projects, Profiles, Load profile (dialog).