03. New Project Wizard

The project wizard will take you through the steps needed to set up and save a new project.

1.Select 'New Project Wizard' from the 'File' menu and a box will appear informing you

that “This wizard will help you set up a yWriter project. Fill in the required fields and

click Next to progress through the wizard.

At the end, click Finish."

2.Press the 'Next' button to be taken to

the 'Step 1' tab.

3.Type in the project title (eg. 'Hal

Spacejock') and press 'Next' to proceed to

the 'Step 2' tab.

4.Type in the author's name (eg. your

name) and press 'Next' to proceed to the

'Step 3' tab.

5.Step 3 asks you to specify your project folder. Click the button as shown:

6.Go to the place on your hard drive where you want to save your project; click the 'Make New Folder' button (as shown) and enter the folder name (eg. 'My Novel') and press 'OK'.

7.Back in the yWriter Project Wizard, press 'Next' to proceed to the 'Finished' tab.

8.Check that your 'Title', 'Author' and 'Filepath' are correct then press 'Finish'. A box will tell you “Now add chapters, characters and scenes to the project." Press 'OK'. You will now be returned to

the yWriter main screen.

Important: If you decide to move your yWriter5 project file elsewhere, you MUST move the RTF5 and Autobackups folders too. The RTF5 folder contains the scene text, and the autobackups contains your backups. Failing to move the RTF5 folder will prevent your project working.