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| <span class="PlainText"><a name="ProjectAddFields1"></a> <span class="Header"><b>Project |
| Add Page Fields Explained</b></span> |
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| <dt><a href="ProjectAdd.html">Creating a New Project: Index</a></dt> |
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| <li><b>You are here: Create a New Project (Step One): "Project Add" fields explained </b></li> |
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| <li><a href="ProjectAddStep2.html">Create a New Project |
| (Step Two): Choosing your project's license and profile </a></li> |
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| <li><a href="ProjectAddStep3.html">Create a new project |
| (Step Three): Inviting people to join your project</a></li> |
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| <li><a href="ProjectAddConfirm.html">Project Creation |
| Confirmation</a></li></dd> |
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| <p>The fields available on the "Start a Project" page allow you |
| to configure your project. Below, we have explained each of the fields and their |
| function. </p> |
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| <blockquote><a name="ProjectNameField"></A><B>Project Name</B> |
| Enter what you wish to call your project. Choose a name that both describes |
| the project and conforms to the naming conventions. That is, use characters |
| a-z (mixed case okay), 0-9, and dash (though not as first or last character); |
| no spaces, underscoring, capitalization, or other punctuation. Keep in mind |
| that the project name cannot be changed. An example of a name for a project |
| dealing with porting a sophisticated chess game to the telephone might be |
| "chessphone." Unimaginative, to be sure, but descriptive. |
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| <P><a name="SummaryField"></A><B>Summary</B><BR> |
| Enter a one-line description of your project, no longer than the field length. |
| The description should be in plain text; HTML and formatted text are not supported. |
| The description will be adjacent to the name of the project and be what registered |
| users see first when they view the list of available projects. It should therefore |
| be descriptive and concise. For instance, in the case of the chess game, you |
| might write: "Porting an advanced chess game to the phone." Unlike |
| the project name, you can edit this field at any time.</P> |
| <P><a name="DescriptionField"></A><B>Description</B><BR> |
| This description makes up the bulk of your project's home page. It is where |
| you can present the project in as interesting a light as possible. You can |
| include HTML, formatted text, and so on, but keep in mind that most developers |
| prefer simple and fast over complicated and slow (and confusing). State here |
| your project's mission, background, methodology, tasks available, and other |
| information that a developer might need to begin working on your project. |
| This field can be edited at any time by clicking on the "Edit Project" |
| link once you have finished creating a project, but the information should |
| remain consistent. |
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| <p>In <a href="ProjectAddStep2.html">"Create a New Project (Step 2): Choosing your project's |
| license and profile"</a>, we examine the licenses and profiles by which you can characterize your project. |
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