Creating a New Project

Creating a New Project

To create a new project, select New > XML Project or New > Sample XML Project from the contextual menu or File menu.

This opens a dialog box that allows you to create and customize a new project and adds it to the structure of the project in the Project Explorer view.

You can either create a new XML document from scratch by choosing one of the available types in the wizard. You can also create one from a template by selecting File > New > New from Templates and choosing a template from the Global templates or Framework templates folders. If you are looking for a common document type, such as DITA or DocBook, you can find templates for these document types in the Framework templates folder. If your company has created its own templates, you can also find them there.

Adding Items to the Project

To add items to the project, select the desired document type or folder from the New menu of the contextual menu, when invoked from the Project Explorer view (or from the File menu). You can also create a document from a template by selecting New > New from Templates from the contextual menu.

Using Linked Folders (Shortcuts)

Another easy way to organize your XML working files is to place them in a directory and then to create a corresponding linked folder in your project. If you add new files to that folder, you can simply use the Refresh (F5) action from the project contextual menu and the Project Explorer view will display the existing files and subdirectories. If your files are scattered among several folders, but represent the same class of files, you might find it useful to combine them in a logical folder.