Creating projects

To create a new project based on a project template

1. Start ProjectPilot and click Create New Project.
   

   • Click ProjectPilot on the File menu.

     Or:

     Press CTRL+R.

   Note: You cannot make any entries in Allplan while ProjectPilot is open.

   Or:

   On the File menu, click New Project, Open Project... and then New Project.

2. Enter the name of the new project in the New Project dialog box. Please see the notes on characters you can use in project names.
   

   The name of the project can be up to 50 characters long.

   You cannot include the following special characters in a project name:

   " / \ : * ? < > | @	Must not be used
   #	Must not be the first character of a project name

3. For Workgroup Manager only: select the computer where you want to create the project.
4. Select the project template you need and click OK.

To create a new project without a project template

1. Start ProjectPilot and click Create New Project.

   Or:

   On the File menu, click New Project, Open Project... and then New Project.

2. Enter the name of the new project in the New Project dialog box. Please see the notes on characters you can use in project names.
3. For Workgroup Manager only: select the computer where you want to create the project.
4. In the Project templates area, select No project template.
5. Specify whether you want to use the project resources of the office standard or project-specific resources. When you select Project, the program copies the office standard to the project. You can also use the project resources from any other project by clicking . For more information, see Using project resources.
6. Specify whether you want to apply a structure template to the project and click Finish.