# Using the Java WorkShop Project Manager

After clicking the Project's button on the Java WorkShop main toolbar, the Java WorkShop project manager is displayed. The project manager organizes the portfolios and project files you create or add.

The current project and portfolio names are highlighted in blue in the Project Manager window. The current project is the file that is loaded in the source editor. To use the project manager, you select menu items according to your task. The task selected will be performed on the current project.

Managing Projects provides a list of tasks you may want to perform and the links to each task's procedures.

This page describes the following menus in the Java WorkShop project manager:

- File menu
- View menu
- Project menu

## File Menu

New | Creates any of the following: File Opens a file chooser for you to create a new file Java Bean Opens the New Java Bean dialog box for you to add a new bean to the selected beans project Project Opens the Create Project wizard for you to create a new project Subproject Opens the Create Project wizard for you to create a subproject for the selected project Portfolio Opens the Create Portfolio dialog box for you to create a new portfolio
Open Project Open Portfolio | Opens the project that is selected. If a portfolio is selected, Java WorkShop opens the portfolio.
Add | Adds any of the following: File Opens a file chooser for you to add a file into the selected portfolio or project Java Bean Opens a file chooser for you to add the sources for an existing bean into the selected beans project Project Opens the Add Project wizard for you to add a project into the selected portfolio or project Subproject Opens the Add Project wizard for you to add a project into the selected project Portfolio Opens the Add Portfolio dialog box for you to add an existing portfolio
Remove Project Remove Portfolio | Removes the project that is selected. If a portfolio is selected, Java WorkShop removes the portfolio.
Close | Closes the Java WorkShop Project Manager window.

## View Menu

Show Short Names | Shows file names without the path location.

## Project Menu

Edit | Opens the Edit Project dialog box
Build | Builds the current project
Run | Runs the current project
Profile | Runs the profiling tool on the current project
Browse | Select one of the following items: String Search Opens the string search dialog box View Classes Opens the class viewer
Copy Applet Tag | Copies the applet tag in the current project
Compile file | Compiles the current file

See also:

  Project Menu
  Managing Projects
  What Is a Project?
  Using the Create Project Wizard
  Running a Project
  Edit Project Attributes