On the tool bar, click 
 to open the Start panel.  You can click the buttons on the panel to create a new project or open an existing one.
Note that the Start panel opens automatically the first time that CS+ starts.
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 See "2.3.2 Create a new project".  | 
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 See "2.3.4 Create a project for multi-core [RH850]". 
Note that this area is minimized by default; click   | 
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 See "(1) Open an existing project".  | 
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 See "2.4.10 Convert an e2 studio project into a CS+ project [RX][RL78]". See "2.4.11 Convert a CubeSuite project into a CS+ project".  | 
 to resize the area.