New Project

A new project from scratch

1. From the menu, choose: File | New | Project.
   Be sure Java and Java Project are chosen in the displayed window. Click Next.
   
   
2. The next window is important:

• Enter a name for the project.
• In Project Contents, uncheck the box, use default and click on Browse.
• In the Browse for folder window, navigate to the parent folder for the new project. This may be your student folder on datastor. Then click the New Folder button to define the folder you wish to use for the project files and enter a name. Click OK.

3. Click Finish (don't click the Next button).
   

A new project from a non-Eclipse folder

Use this option when you wish to make a non-Eclipse folder of Java files into an Eclipse folder and project.

1. From the menu, choose: File | New | Project.
   Be sure Java and Java Project are chosen in the displayed window. Click Next.
   
   
2. In the next window:

• Enter a name for the project.
• In Project Contents, uncheck the box, use default and click on Browse.
• In the Browse for folder window, navigate to the Java folder. This may be your student folder on datastor. Click Finish.

3. Click Finish (don't click the Next button).
   

To do any of the following, go to the next subsection, Import.

• To import an existing Eclipse project on disk that is not in the workspace.
• To import Java files from another folder into an Eclipse folder/project.