.. index::
    single: Create a New Project
    single: User Manual; Create a New Project
    pair: Project; Create

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Create a New Project
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To start working with *ErbslandFORMER*, you need to create a new project. Follow the steps below to create and configure your project.

If there are no projects are available, you will see an empty project list as shown below.

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    The Projects page with an empty project list.

**Add a New Project**: Click the green :guilabel:`Add New Project` button to create a new project. This will open the "Add New Project" form.

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    The "Add New Project" form.

**Fill in Project Details**: In the form, enter the project details:

- :guilabel:`Project Name`: Provide a unique and concise name for your project. For example, "Erbsland Qt TOML".
- :guilabel:`Brief Description`: Optionally, add a brief description of the project. This can be helpful if you work in a team.
- :guilabel:`Primary Document Syntax`: Select the primary syntax to be used for the documents in this project. For example, "reStructuredText".

After filling in the details, click the green :guilabel:`Create Project` button.

**View the New Project**: After creating the project, you will be redirected to the new project's page. Here, you can start importing documents and managing your project.

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    The newly created project page.

With the project created, you can now proceed to import documents and begin working with *ErbslandFORMER*.