# Creating a Project

You can use the Create Project wizard to create any type of project: an applet, a standalone program, a Java package, or a bean.

This page explains how to name the new project and how to select the application and GUI types. You will provide this information in the first Create Project wizard window displayed when you choose either:

- Project -> New in the Java WorkShop main menu
- File -> New -> Project in the Java WorkShop Project Manager window

## The Project Name

To name your project:

1. Select the default project name.
   For example, in the preceding figure, you would select `untitled1`.
2. Type the new name for your project in the project name box.

## The Project Type

In the first set of radio buttons, select the type of project you want to create. The default project type is an applet.

To select a project type:

- Click the radio button for the type of project you want to create.
  Review the project type information for descriptions of the project types.

  If you choose to create a package or beans project, click Next to display the next window in the Create Project wizard. If you choose to create an applet or standalone project, you will need to select a GUI type using the steps below.

## The GUI Type

If you choose to create an applet or standalone program, you must decide whether your program will have a graphical user interface (GUI) and, if so, how you will build the GUI.

To select a GUI type:

1. Click the radio button for the type of GUI you want to create.
   You can choose between the following:
     No GUI. Your project will not have a GUI.
     The GUI will be created manually. You will write code for the GUI in the source editor.
     The GUI will be created using the Visual Java GUI Builder. You will use the GUI builder to create your GUI project.

2. Click Next.
   The next wizard window is displayed.

See also:

  The Next Steps in Creating an Applet or Standalone Program
  The Next Steps in Creating a Package or Beans Project