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# Creating, Saving, and Loading a New Project

To create a new Katana project:

| 1. | Select File > New (or press Ctrl+N).

| 2. | If needed, click New Project in the Unsaved Changes dialog window to confirm.

Note: Ctrl+N does not work within the Node Graph.

## Saving a Project

To save your current Katana project:

Select File > Save (or press Ctrl+S).

If the file has not been saved before, the file browser dialog displays. See steps 2 to 4 below to select a location to save.

### Saving to a New File

To save your current Katana project to a new file:

| 1. | Select File > Save As... (or press Ctrl+Shift+S).

The file browser dialog displays.

| 2. | Navigate to the directory to save the file.

| 3. | Add the filename to the text field below the main window.

| 4. | Click Accept.

Note: If you’re using a custom asset management system, the dialog you see may be different.

## Loading a Project

To load a Katana project:

| 1. | Select File > Open... (or press Ctrl+O).

| 2. | If needed, click Load New Project in the Unsaved Changes dialog window to confirm.

| 3. | Select a Katana project from the file browser dialog (see Using the File Browser below).

| 4. | Click Accept.

### Loading a Recently Saved Project

To load a recent Katana project:

| 1. | Select File > Open Recent > ... and select from one of the previously saved projects in the dropdown menu.

| 2. | If you have a project open already and you've made unsaved changes you don't wish to keep, click Don't Save, in the Open dialog to continue.

Tip: You can clear the list of recently opened projects by selecting File > Open Recent > Clear Menu.

### Reverting Back to the Last Save

You can revert back to the last time you saved, to do so:

| 1. | Select File > Revert.

| 2. | Click Revert Scene in the Unsaved Changes dialog window to confirm.

The Katana project reverts back to the last save.