Opening a Project

When you first launch Studio, the Project last worked on is opened by default. There are several ways to open a different project.

The steps below explain how to open a project using the menu toolbar. You can have only one project open at a time.

Procedure

  1. Select File > Open Project , or select the Open Project Open Project toolbar icon.
  2. Navigate to the location of the project you want to open.
  3. Select the project to open. Either:
    • Select a project file that ends in the .sp3 extension and click Open.
    • To view a project that was recently opened, select File > Reopen Projects > OldProjectName, where OldProjectName is the name of the recently opened project.
    If the project is secure, you must enter a valid password to open it.
You can also open a project using the Studio Introduction pane or by using the keyboard.
  • Using the Studio Introduction pane, click Open Project to display the Open dialog box
  • Using the keyboard, use CTRL+o to select a project file that ends in the .sp3 extension