Create a New Project

Before you can start adding items in Designer, you must first create your project.

1. In the Home tab, click New.
   
2. Fill in the below fields. Click Next.

   Project Name	The Name for the Project.
   Location	Where the project file will be saved to.
   Add to Version Control	If you have Version Control enabled, you can optionally check Add to Version Control.

3. If you would like to Add Workstations, click the Add button and fill the below fields. You can change these settings later. Click Next.

   Name	The Name of the Workstation.
   Host Address	The IP Address or Host name for the Workstation.

4. If you would like to add your Display Layouts now, select one of the below presets. Enter in its Name, Background Color, Width, and Height. These values can be changed later. To see what one of the presets will look like, select it and click Preview. When complete, click Next.

   Option	Description
   Blank	Contains only a Map Container.
   System Control	Contains: Map Title Map Container Date Time Function Panel Alarm Grid Navigation Item
   CCTV	Contains: Buttons Video Viewers Date/Time Display

5. If you would like to add Maps at this time, fill in the below fields. This can be changed at a later time. When complete, click Next.

   Title	The text which will be displayed for this Map in a Map Title item.
   Navigation Caption	The text which will be displayed for this Map on the button within a Navigation Item.
   Background	The image for the Map's Background.

6. If you want to add your Integrated Systems now, click Add. Fill in the below fields. If you want to configure this as soon as project creation is complete, check Configure on Finish.

   Name	The Name for the system.
   Type	Select the integrated system from this drop-down.

7. Click Finish to create the project.