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Starting to Create New Projects

The New... command in the File menu lets you create new Jamba projects.

To create a new project:

1. Choose New... from the File menu or click on the New button.

2. The New Project dialog box appears.

This is where you name your project, decide which directory you want it to reside in, and optionally change the page size. If you name a directory that does not exist, Jamba creates it for you, along with a series of subdirectories in which you will store the files used by the application.

3. Enter the name of the project in the Name field.

As mentioned earlier, when you save a project, Jamba actually creates several files with different extensions (for example, MyApp.jmb, MyApp.html, and MyApp.jtf). However, you do not need to specify a file extension here. Jamba will append the appropriate extensions for you.

Notice that as you type the name of the project, a directory with the same name is appended to the path in the Directory field. For example, the following figure demonstrates that if you type the Project name "MyApp," the same characters are appended to the Directory value.

4. Optionally, you can further change the path in the Directory field.

Type a new path or click on browse button (labeled "...") in the Directory field to display the Browse for Folder dialog box. Use this dialog box to go to the alternative directory in which you want to place your project and its subdirectories. When you click on OK, the path you choose is automatically returned to the New Project dialog box.

5. Optionally, use the Page Size fields to set the width and height of the work area in the Page Layout Editor.

These settings also control the size of the window in which the application runs.

Note: You can also change the page size later in the project by using the Settings... command in the Project menu.

6. When you are satisfied with the application name and directory, click on OK in the New Project dialog box.

When you click on OK, Jamba creates the required directory structure and opens a new project window. The following figure shows the contents of the directory if you name the project MyApp.

Notice that several directories are created to store files used by your project. For example, the Audio directory is where you will store audio files and the Graphics directory is where you will store graphics. Also, Jamba creates the three files with the . html, . jmb, and . jtf extensions.

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