{"id":45,"date":"2017-10-25T11:44:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T15:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks-dev.library.yorku.ca\/scalar\/?post_type=chapter&p=45"},"modified":"2018-05-30T13:06:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T17:06:11","slug":"create-a-project","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks-dev.library.yorku.ca\/scalar\/chapter\/create-a-project\/","title":{"raw":"Create a Project","rendered":"Create a Project"},"content":{"raw":"In this chapter, we will discuss how to edit the global aspects of your book from the Dashboard<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0As mentioned during the tour, the\u00a0Dashboard<\/strong> is the location from which you can control different aspects of your book from who can add content, to creating and sharing your first project.\r\n\r\n \r\n

My Account: Creating a Book<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nTo begin working with Scalar, you will first need to create a book where you can add all your content including pages, media, and relationships. To create a book, first navigate to your Dashboard\u00a0<\/strong>by clicking the wrench icon.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThe My Account <\/strong>tab lets you edit information associated with your account. Importantly, the My Account<\/strong> tab is where you create new projects<\/strong>;\u00a0in Scalar projects are called\u00a0books<\/strong>. To do this, scroll to down to Create new book<\/strong>. Enter the project title (the title can always be changed later). If you have multiple books, you will see them displayed here.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n \r\n

Book Properties<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nBook Properties<\/strong> contains various settings for the book.\r\n\r\nIn Basics<\/strong>, add a Subtitle<\/strong> and Description<\/strong> for the project. The URI segment of the project\u2019s web address can be edited. \u2028Table of Contents<\/strong> can be created once pages have been added to the book. \u2028In\u00a0Style<\/strong>,\u00a0ensure that the latest version, (Scalar 2) is selected. The rest of the Style settings can be revisited later on.\r\n\r\nCustom CSS<\/strong> or Javascript<\/strong> enable customization of global style aspects of a project, and page level aspects of a project can be modified.\"\"<\/span>\r\n

Book Users<\/strong><\/h4>\r\nSelect\u00a0Book Users\u00a0<\/strong>tab to search for and add users. Depending on the permissions you assign them, book users can engage with the project in different ways. There are four different types of users:\r\n