# Project Basics

## Overview

A **Project** is the next level in the hierarchy after a workspace and serves as the primary organization unit for all your tasks. 

With projects, you can **structure your workspace in any way to fit your needs**. For instance, you can create projects for each of your clients or departments, populate them with tasks, add members, assign roles, and get to work.

[tasks-page](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page "mention") is where you'll primarily work with your projects. In the left sidebar, you'll see a list of all your projects. To **view the tasks** within a specific project, simply select it from the list.

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## Project Chat

Each project has its own dedicated **chat,** where you can communicate with your team regarding project-related matters. You can **access a project chat** in three main ways:

1. From [chats-page](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/chats-page "mention"): Find the project in the chat list and click on it;
2. From [tasks-page](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page "mention"):
   1. Find the project in the [#tasks-block](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page#tasks-block "mention");
   2. Hover over the project name;
   3. Click the chat icon that appears to the right of the project name.
3. From Project Info:
   1. Click on the project on Tasks page;
   2. Click the `Info`icon in the top-left corner of the screen;
   3. Click the chat icon in the top-left corner of the Info block.

## Project Nesting

Orchestra supports **two levels of project nesting**, allowing you to organize your projects into a clear hierarchy, like:

* Product development
  * Product design
  * Frontend
  * Backend
* Marketing
  * Landing page
  * FB campaigns

You can nest projects in three ways:

* By dragging the project to the second level of nesting. Here's how you can do it:
  * Open [tasks-page](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page "mention");
  * Hover over the project you want to nest in the[#tasks-block](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page#tasks-block "mention");
  * Click and hold the `Drag` icon;
  * Move the subproject to the right and below the parent project you want to nest it under;
  * You can also drag the subproject to the first nesting level (above the parent).
* &#x20;By setting a parent project in the project [info-sidebar](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/info-sidebar "mention"):
  * Open [tasks-page](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page "mention");
  * In the [#projects-block](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page#projects-block "mention"), click on the project you want to nest under another project;
  * Open the project's [info-sidebar](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/info-sidebar "mention") by clicking the `Info` icon in the top-right corner of the screen;
  * Click on the Parent selector;&#x20;
  * Choose the project you want to nest your current project under;
  * To remove the nesting, select `Set no parent` in the Parent field selector.
* By creating a subroject. Here you can read more about it: [#create-a-subproject](#create-a-subproject "mention").

## Create a Project

You can **create a new project** from the following pages:

1. Chats page;
2. Tasks page.

### Create a Project on the Chats Page

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* Go to the Chats page;
* Click the `Create New Chat` icon in the top-right corner of the left sidebar;
* Select `Project` from the dropdown menu;
* Enter the project name and press Enter.

This method is convenient if you don't need to set up a project structure right away or if you want to start a conversation about the project immediately.

### Create a Project on the Tasks Page

* Navigate to the Tasks page;
* Find the Projects section in the left sidebar;
* Click the `+` button;
* Enter the project name and press Enter.

Once the project is created, you can add users and start creating tasks.

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### Create a Subproject

To **create a subproject**, you can either drag one project into another in the [#projects-block](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page#projects-block "mention"), or right-click on a project in the [#projects-block](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page#projects-block "mention") and select `+ Add subproject` from the [context-menu](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/context-menu "mention").

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## Delete a Project

You can **delete a project** in three ways:

1. On the Chats page;
2. On the Tasks page;
3. In the Project Info.

*Deleting a project will also delete all data inside the project. This action cannot be undone.*

### Delete a Project on the Chats Page

* Find the project you want to delete in the chat list;
* Right-click on the project;
* In the [context-menu](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/context-menu "mention"), select `Delete`;
* Click `Yes` in the confirmation window.

### Delete a Project on the Tasks Page

* Find the project you want to delete in the left sidebar;
* Right-click on the project name;
* In the [context-menu](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/context-menu "mention"), select `Delete`;
* Click `Yes` in the confirmation window.

### Delete a Project in the Project Info

* On the Chats or Tasks page, select the project you want to delete;
* Open the Project Info by clicking the Info icon in the top-right corner of the screen;
* Click the `...` icon in the top-right corner of the screen;
* In the [context-menu](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/context-menu "mention"), select `Delete`;
* Click `Yes` in the confirmation window.

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## Leaving a Project

You can **leave a project** in several ways:

* From the [#projects-block](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page#projects-block "mention") on [tasks-page](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/tasks-page "mention")
  * Find the project you want to leave;
  * Right-click on the project;
  * In the opened context menu choose `Leave` ;
* From the Project header
  * Open the project you want to leave;
  * Right-click on the Project header;
  * In the opened context menu choose `Leave` ;
* From the Project [info-sidebar](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/info-sidebar "mention")
  * Left-click on the `...` icon in the top right corner of the [info-sidebar](https://docs.orch.so/pages-and-ui-elements/info-sidebar "mention");
  * In the opened context menu choose `Leave` .