Basic Working Procedures > Importing Data > New project with imported data

If you have existing documentation in other formats you can import it to Help & Manual and create a new project in one easy process. An interactive wizard guides you through each step of the process of importing the data.

1.	Click on the Application Button and select New.

2.	Select the option "Import existing documentation from...".

3.	Select the documentation format, then follow the instructions displayed in the interactive wizard.

See Settings for importing data for details on the optimum settings for each data format.

See Settings for importing data for full details. The following settings are the same for all formats:

•	Output file: Name and location of the new project.

•	Project file format: Save in a single-file compressed format (.hmxz) or uncompressed XML (with .hmxp project file, Professional version only)

•	Project title: The title of your project. This can be changed later.

•	Project language and character set: You can also change these settings later. See International languages setup for details.