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Select File»New to display this dialog box.

Use this dialog box to create different components in LabVIEW that help you build an application. You also can use the New dialog box to create a new component based on a template.

In the Getting Started window, press the <Ctrl-N> keys to bypass this dialog box and create a new blank VI.

Mac OS Press the <Command-N> keys. Linux Press the <Meta-N> keys.

This dialog box includes the following components:

• Create New—Displays starting points for VIs and other LabVIEW documents. Select an item from one of the following categories and click the OK button to start building a VI or other LabVIEW document.
• VI
  • Blank VI—Creates a new, blank Virtual Instrument (VI).
  • Polymorphic VI—Creates a new, blank, polymorphic Virtual Instrument (VI).
  • From Template—Creates a VI from a template. From the Create New list, select a template in the VI»From Template category to display the block diagram and a description of the template in the Description section.
    • Tutorial (Getting Started)—Opens a VI with the components you need for the exercises in the Getting Started with LabVIEW manual.
    • Simulated—Opens a VI with components to simulate acquiring data from a device.
    • Instrument I/O (GPIB)—Opens a VI with components to communicate with an external instrument attached to the computer through a port, such as a serial or GPIB-enabled interface.
    • Frameworks—Opens a VI with components and settings for general-purpose applications.
    • User—Opens a VI with components from a template that you created.
• Project
  • Empty Project—Creates a project to manage VIs, support files, applications, and hardware configurations.
  • Project from Wizard—Interactively creates a project based on details you provide about the intended application.
• Other Files—Creates the tools you use to build other LabVIEW objects.
• Description—Displays an image and a description of the component you selected in the Create New list.
• Add to project—Adds the component to the project you select in the Projects pull-down menu. If no project is available, LabVIEW disables this checkbox.
• Projects—Specifies the project to which LabVIEW will add the selected component. This pull-down menu appears only if you have more than one project open.

Note  LabVIEW automatically selects and disables the Add to project checkbox. If no project is available, LabVIEW disables the OK button. If multiple projects are available, you can select the project to which you want to add the item from the Projects pull-down menu.