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Chris@498: <h2>I want to start a completely new project using version control</h2>
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Chris@498: <p>To start using version control for an initially empty project, just
Chris@498: initialise a repository in an empty folder:</p>
Chris@496: 
Chris@496: <p><b>1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open</b></p>
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Chris@498: <p><center><img src="images/openfolder50.png"></center></p>
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Chris@498: <p><b>2. Select &ldquo;File folder&rdquo; as the thing you want to open</b></p>
Chris@496: 
Chris@498: <p><b>3. Make a new folder in the file dialog and browse to it</b></p>
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Chris@496: <p><b>4. Click OK</b></p>
Chris@496: 
Chris@498: <p>A new repository will be created, stowed into the empty working folder
Chris@498: you selected.  At first, it will have an empty history.  You can then
Chris@498: start to add and commit changes to your files.
Chris@498: <ul><li>Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is <b>hg init</b></li></ul>