1 Creating a new project

1. If it’s not already open, open R-Studio
   
2. Go to the File menu at the very top and click New Project.
   
3. Select New Directory, then New Project.
   
4. Name your project after your lab .
   
5. Under “create project as a subdirectory of”, hit the browse button and go inside your GEOG-364 main folder (you just need to be in the folder, you don’t need to have selected anything). Press open.
   
6. Finally, press Create Project,
   

2 How do I know it’s worked?

R will change slightly.
- If you look at the top of the screen in the title bar, it should say Lab1-Project R Studio.
- The Files tab should have gone to your project folder. Essentially, R-Studio is now “looking” inside your Lab 1 folder, making it easier to find your data and output your results.

3 Returning to your lab project

1. On your computer, find your GEOG-364 folder and go to the lab you want.
   
2. Double click on the file with the extension .RProj.