The project pane is the top left pane of the AppBrowser. The project pane shows the current open project and all the nodes (files, packages, and descendants) it contains.
To open a file, either:
To expand a package and view its descendants, click the expansion widget next to it.
To open a project, choose File|Open Project and browse to the project you want to open. To create a new project, choose File|New Project and use the Project wizard to create the project.
If you open more than one project, only one active project will be visible. To activate another open project, click the project list drop-down arrow on the project pane toolbar to display a drop-down list of open projects. Select the project you want to make active. The project you selected appears and the previous project is no longer visible, but you can access it again from the project drop-down list.
You can add a file or class to a project in several ways:
If you want to add folders to your project, note that project folders are for organizational purposes only and do not correspond to directories on disk. Right-click in the project pane and choose New Folder to make a new organizational folder in your project.
You can search for a particular file or package in the project by moving focus to the project tree and beginning to type. For more information, see searching trees.
To remove a file or class from a project, click the Remove From Project icon on the project toolbar. You can also right-click the node you want to remove and select Remove From Project from the pop-up menu that appears.
To close any number of open files, right-click a file tab at the top of the content pane and choose Close Files. Check the boxes of the files you want to close and click OK or press Enter.
Tip: To view the Javadoc documentation for a package, double-click the package node in the project pane. The Javadoc appears in the content pane.
Right-click a node in the project pane to display the project pane context menu. The commands on this menu vary depending on the type of node you selected and the relative state of the node.
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