Creating New Project

Open the Quartus software. You should see the following window

Click on the "New Project wizard", the following dialog box opens. Click on Next >

Specify a name to create a new directory for the project. Here "project1" directory is created in the current working directory. Specify the name of the project, "project1_specification" in this case. It automatically sets "project1_specification" as top level design entity of the project. You need to change this manually if you wish to change the top level design entity. Click on Next >

Click on Next >

If you have downloaded the right Device family, you should see "Cyclone IV E" under family. Select it and Click on Next >

Select the Modelsim-Altera under the simulation tool name and VHDL format. Click on Next >

Finally all the settings are listed for the project created. You can always change these settings using the Project > Add Remove Files in the Project.

Click on Finish to exit the wizard. The project created is listed below to the left. under the device you have selected.