Start up the Bloodshed Dev-C++ IDE. The interface should look similar to the image at the right.

Click New then select Project ...

A window similar to the image at the right will pop out. Since our Projects are designed to compile and run on a Unix server, select Console Application as the project type. You may enter a different Project filename in the Name textbox. Be sure that you correctly specify whether you are developing a C Project or a C++ Project by clicking the appropriate radio button.

Click the Ok button to continue ...

You will be prompted for a destination where your Project will be saved. Next, the interface will look similar to the image at the right.

Dev-C++ generates a skeleton Project for you. By default, this Project contains a single source file (named main.c). You can rename this source file by clicking File and then Save As ... to give it a new name. (Note: the [*] next to any filename in a Project indicates that the file has not been saved since the last modification.)

To include additional header or source files to a project, click New, followed by Source File. Click the Yes button when prompted if you want to "Add new file to the current project?". By default, Dev-C++ names this new source file Untitled1 – which can be renamed by selecting File then Save As ... as before.

You can use either the Project Tree or the Filename Tabs to switch to different files in a Project ...

The Classes Tab shows what classes and functions are available in this Project. You can click on a class or function name to jump to the definition for that class or function.

To compile and run a Project, click Execute and select Compile & Run (or hit the F9 key).

Alternately, to simply compile a Project, click Execute and select Rebuild All.