# Creating a Project

After launching Squirrel365, there are a couple of ways to **Create a Project**, including starting a **New Project** or opening a **template**.

### Create a New Project

Selecting '**Start new project**' will create a blank canvas for you to work with.

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After creating the project, the canvas size will default to 1366x768, which we've dubbed 'Desktop Small'. You can easily change the canvas size in a couple of ways:

* **Via the Width/ Height properties** - these properties can be manually edited to change the canvas size, **or** bound to the spreadsheet.
* **'Canvas size' dropdown** - displays a list of predefined canvas sizes suitable for projects of desktop, tablet, and mobile sizes.

### Load a Template

The Squirrel home screen allows you to load a template downloaded from the [**Squirrel Marketplace**](https://marketplace.squirrel365.io/templates). When you select a template, the canvas will fill with pre-designed components and a fully functional spreadsheet.

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Each template provides distinct designs, base functionality, and calculations, all clearly labeled in the Object Browser and within the spreadsheet. The data in the spreadsheet is organized into '**About this Template**', '**Calculations**', '**Styling**', and '**App Logic**' sheets.


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