Your first application – Hello World

In Qt Creator, select New File or Project from the File menu. Qt Creator will present you with the New File or Project wizard, which lets you choose the kind of project you want to create, give it a name, and so on. To create your first application, perform the following steps:

  1. Select New File or Project if you haven't done so already.
  2. Qt Creator presents you with a dialog that has a dizzying array of project choices. Choose Application, then Qt Console Application, and then click on Choose....
  3. Qt Creator asks you for a name and a path to the directory where you want to store the files for the project. For the name, enter HelloWorldConsole and choose a path that makes sense to you (or accept the default). ...

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