# Open Several Project Files at Once: Workspaces

Occasionally, you might be responsible for projects that are unrelated but run concurrently, so you must work with them at the same time. Because they’re unrelated, it probably wouldn’t make sense to consolidate them into one project file. One alternative to consolidating them is to open each project individually, in its own window. But if you work with the same group of projects frequently, that could get time-consuming. A faster way to open the projects is to create a workspace.

A workspace is a list of project names that are linked to the project files you specify. When you open a workspace, you open all the listed projects at the same time.

To create a workspace

1. Open all the files you want to include in the workspace.
2. On the File menu, click Save Workspace.
3. In the File name box, type a name for the workspace file.
4. Click Save.

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