Create a new MegAlign Pro project

To create a new MegAlign Pro project:

Do any of the following:

• From the Welcome tab, click New Project on the left. Then choose one of the options on the right:
  
  
  
  
  • New blank alignment project – Opens an empty project window.
    
    
  • New alignment – Launches a file chooser. Choose files and press Open to create a new MegAlign Pro project with the default alignment already in progress.
    
    
  • New alignment with options – Launches a file choose. Choose files and press Open to create a new MegAlign Pro project with the Align Sequences dialog open. Specify the alignment algorithm, change other settings as desired, then press Align to begin the alignment.

• Choose File > New Alignment Project from the menu. Three options are available:
  
  
  • Blank Document – Creates an empty document, regardless of whether any sequences or subsequences are currently selected. See Add ungapped sequences to a project for an alternative method.
    
    
  • With Selected Sequences – Creates a new document containing the currently selected sequences. If no sequences are selected, this option is disabled.
    
    
  • With Selected Subsequences – Creates a new document containing the currently selected subsequences. If no subsequences are selected, this option is disabled.

• To create a new project and add sequences to it simultaneously, drag sequence files from a file explorer and drop them on the project tab row of the MegAlign Pro window.

• Click the Create a new alignment project tool ().

• Press Ctrl/Cmd+N.

If you elected to open a blank project, see Sequences to learn how to add sequences to it.