# Projects overview

## Projects at a glance

A project is the workspace entry for documentation work. Use it to reach project documentation
and relationship views.

| If you need to… | Go to |
| --- | --- |
| Understand how project work is organised | Projects overview |
| Create a project | [Create a project](doc:create-a-project) |
| Change project configuration | [Manage project settings](doc:manage-project-settings) |
| Work with documents | [Documents overview](doc:documents-overview) |
| Follow documentation generation | [Documentation generation lifecycle](doc:documentation-generation-lifecycle) |
| Work with project versions | [Project versions](doc:project-versions) |
| Review project changes and audit information | [Project changes and audit](doc:project-changes-and-audit) |

Open **Projects** to reach the project list. From there, continue into the project work you need.

## Before you start

Know which project you need and which documentation task you want to complete next. Use the focused
pages linked below when your task is project creation, project configuration, document work,
generation, versioning, or audit.

## Find and open a project

The project list is the starting point for locating project work.

**Prerequisites**

- You know which project you need to work with.

**Steps**

1. Open **Projects**.

**Result:** The project list is on screen.

## Understand the project screen

The project screen is where you choose whether to continue into documentation work or relationship
views. Use the focused destination that matches the work you want to complete.

## Use the documentation surfaces

| If you need to… | Go to |
| --- | --- |
| Work with documents | [Documents overview](doc:documents-overview) |
| Work with project versions | [Project versions](doc:project-versions) |
| View relationships | The graph surface |

## Know what to do next

Choose the focused page that matches the work you want to complete:

| Next task | Page |
| --- | --- |
| Create a project | [Create a project](doc:create-a-project) |
| Change project settings | [Manage project settings](doc:manage-project-settings) |
| Work with documents | [Documents overview](doc:documents-overview) |
| Follow documentation generation | [Documentation generation lifecycle](doc:documentation-generation-lifecycle) |
| Review project versions | [Project versions](doc:project-versions) |
| Review project changes and audit information | [Project changes and audit](doc:project-changes-and-audit) |