Now that you have an understanding of what a project is, it is time to learn how to work with them. The procedures in this section show you how to:
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To create a new project: |
When you create a new project, you must specify a folder to hold the .apf file. This folder must already exist somewhere on your computer. If the existing folder has files and subfolders, you can choose to add them to the project.
You see the New Project dialog box.
If you do not want to include files and subfolders from the Location folder in your project, deselect the Add all files in subfolders option.
Note | If you did not opt to have files and subfolders included in your project, this option will have no effect. |
The project is displayed in the Projects tab. An .apf file is added to the location you specified in step 5.
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To open an existing project: |
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Locate and select the .apf file for the project you want to open. (To open a Studio 4.0 project, you must locate the .apj file.)
Click Open to display the project in the Projects tab.
Note | You can also open a project by double-clicking the .apf file in the Windows Explorer. |
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To edit a project: |
On the General tab, you can see the folder that contains the project's .apf file. You cannot alter the settings on the General tab.
On the Deployment tab, you can specify how the project will be uploaded to the Web server. See Chapter 11, "Deploying Projects" for more information on uploading and setting deployment options.
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To close a project: |
The project is no longer displayed in the Projects tab. You can open the project again using any of the methods described above.
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To delete a project: |
You are asked to confirm that you want the project deleted.
The project is removed from the Projects tab and the .apf file is deleted from your computer.
Note | Removing a project has no effect on the actual files in the mapped directories. You are only removing the .apf file. |
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To open all documents in a project: |
All of the text-based files in the entire project are opened in the Editor window, with a tab for each file.
You are asked how to deal with any files that are not text-based.