# Creating a Microsoft Blend Project

## Content

To create a new Blend project, complete the following steps:

1. From the File menu, select New Project or click New Project in the Blend startup window.

The **Create New Project** dialog box appears.

2. Make sure WPF Application (.exe) is selected and enter a name for the project in the Name text box. The WPF Application (.exe) creates a project for a Windows-based application that can be built and run while being designed.
3. Select the Browse button to specify a location for the project.
4. Select a language from the Language drop-down box and click OK.

A new Blend project with a XAML window is created.

## See Also

[Creating WPF Project in Visual Studio](/componentone/docs/wpf/online-studio/CreatingaWPFProjectinVisualStudio)