IntelliJ IDEA Essentials

Creating a project

Now that we have the most important IntelliJ IDEA project concepts explained, we can create or import the project. Let's start with the creating a completely new project.

Creating a new project from scratch

To create the new project, select New Project form the File menu or use the standard Alt shortcuts for operation on menus: Alt + F, Alt + N, and then press Enter. You will be presented with the New Project wizard window, as shown in the following screenshot:

In the New Project wizard window, choose the technology you would like to develop with. Depending on the selected option, the dialog will change to allow you to enter settings ...