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You can start a new blank project by selecting the menu item '''Menu > File > → New Project...''', or clicking the '''New''' [[File:New.png]] button of the System Toolbar, or using the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+N". In either case, the "New Project Dialog " opens up. The default name of the new project is "UntitledProj1". The new project folder by default is created in the "Projects Folder" of your [[EM.Cube]] installation folder. This is normally located in the "EMAG Folder" inside your hard drive's "Documents Folder". From the New Project Dialog, you can change the location of the new project folder to anywhere on your hard drive.

Before you start the new project, you can change its name to anything you would like. Simply type in a new name to replace the default "UntitledProj1". From the new Project project dialog, you can also set the project Length Unitslength units. The default option is millimeter. For computational modules, you need to set the operational frequency. The dialog lets you select the Frequency Unitfrequency unit, which is Gigahertz (GHz) by default. You can set the project's Center Frequency center frequency and Bandwidthbandwidth. Once you have changed all the settings, click the {{key|Create }} button to make the changes effective.

Previously saved projects can be opened through using the menu item '''Menu > File > → Open Project...''', or by clicking the '''Open''' [[File:Open.png]] button of the System Toolbar, or using the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+O". If you are in a different project that has been modified, and your changes have not been saved yet, a warning message will appear asking you whether you want to save the current project before opening another project. Once the standard Windows Open Dialog open dialog pops up, you can browse the Windows Explorer and locate any project you wish to open. You have to open the project folder and select the project file with a ".PRJ" file extension.

You can save the current project through using the menu item '''Menu > File > → Save Project''', or by clicking the '''Save''' [[File:Save.png]] button of the System Toolbar, or using the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+S". You can save the project under another name through using the menu item '''Menu > → File > → Save Project As...'''. This opens up the standard Windows Save Dialog. The Windows Explorer shows the current location of the project folder. You can type in any name in the provided file path. Or you may change the folder and save the project in another location. "Save As" can be used to make additional copies of the same project under different names.

You can close a project at any time via using the menu item '''Menu > File > → Close Project'''. A message pops up that prompts if you wish to save the existing project. You can quit the [[EM.Cube]] application via using the menu item '''Menu > File > → Quit''' or using the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+Q". Note that when you close a project, you are still in the [[EM.Cube]] application. If you start a new project, you may still carry some of the program settings from the previous project. Quitting and exiting the application ensures that all the default settings would take effect the next time when you start a new project.