Creating a new Project

To create a new project, simply choose the menu item 'File|New Project...'.

Choose one of the document templates from the list on the left side. The tabs are representing the available categories of the available templates. For more information please refer to the section How to use document templates.

The other controls have the following meanings:

'Project Name'
  Name of the new project. This will also be the title of the project file and of the project's main file.
'Project path'
  The directory, where the new project is located. If the directory does not exist, it will be created automatically.
'File format'
  Choose which line delimiter should be used for the newly generated files.
  Please refer to the section File options for detailed information.
'Uses BibTeX'
  Enable this option, if TeXnicCenter should run BibTeX, when generating output for this project.
'Uses MakeIndex'
  Enable this option, if TeXnicCenter should run MakeIndex, when generating output for this project.
'Template'
  The text displayed here is a description for the currently selected document template.

Press the button 'OK' to generate the new project. TeXnicCenter will create the project file and the project's main file, based on the choosen template. Afterwards the newly created project will be opened in TeXnicCenter.