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When a project component has been modified since the last time you saved it, you see an asterisk (*) next to the name of your project and the name of the component. To save a component in your project:

1. Select the component you want to save.
2. In the File menu, click Save.

   or

   Click the Save button on the General toolbar.

To save the entire project, do one of the following:

• In the File menu, click Save all.

  or

• Click the Save all button on the General toolbar.

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To automatically save your project:

1. In the Tools menu, click Environment options.
2. Select the Automatically save projects every n minutes check box.
3. Enter how often you want to save your projects, or leave the default set to five minutes.
4. Click OK to confirm your changes.

Note: The default for this option is on.

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By default, the path of the project includes the directory IBI\apps\projectname, but you may want to add new directories to this path.

1. In the Explorer window, right-click the project, and then click Properties.
2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Directories tab.
3. You can do any of the following:
   1. To add a new directory, click the New button to open the Browse for folder dialog box, select a directory you want to add, and click OK.
   2. To remove a directory from the path, select it and click the Delete button .
   3. To change the search order of a directory, select it and use the Move item up button or the Move item down button .
4. Click OK when you are done.

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By default, you can see HTML files (.html, .htm), Maintain files (.mtn, .for), Master files (.mas, .acx), and Procedures (.fex) in the Explorer.

1. In the Explorer window, right-click the project, and then click Properties.
2. In the Properties dialog box, click the Edit Filters tab.
3. Click the Add new file type filter(s) button .
4. In the New filter dialog box, select the file type you wish to add and click OK.
5. In the Properties dialog box, click OK.

The WebFOCUS Maintain Development Environment can now display files of this type.

Note: You can customize the folders in a project to display various file types. For more information, see the Creating Reporting Applications With Developer Studio manual.

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To show or hide files in the path of the project:

• Click the Display all files in the project paths button .

  or

• In the View menu, click Show All Files.

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To rename a project or component:

1. Right-click the project or project component and click Rename.
2. Type a new name and press Enter.

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To delete a project or component:

1. Right-click the project or project component and click Delete.
2. Confirm that you want to delete the project or project component.

Note:

• Deleting a project component is different from removing it from the project.
• If you delete a project this way, WebFOCUS Maintain deletes the .gfa file in the project folder, but does not delete the folder in the Windows file system.
• If you delete a project component this way, WebFOCUS Maintain deletes the corresponding file from your hard drive.

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To remove a project component from a project:

• Right-click the project component and click Remove from project.

Note: The project component still exists, so you can add it back to the project, if you wish.