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<h3>Help Sections</h3>
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<li><a href="mainwindow.html">Main Window</a>
<li><a href="login.html">Login</a>
<li><a href="config.html">Configuration File</a>
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<h3>Create Release</h3>
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<li><a href="new_release.html">New Release</a>
<li><a href="file_selection.html">File Selection</a>
<li><a href="progress.html">Progress</a>
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<h3>Edit Release</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="edit_release.html">Select Release</a>
<li><a href="edit_release_details.html">Details</a>
<li><a href="edit_release_files.html">File Selection</a>
<li><a href="release_status.html">Edit Release Status</a>
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<h3>Other</h3>
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<li><a href="preferences.html">Preferences</a>
<li><a href="news.html">Submit News</a>
<li><a href="freshmeat_setup.html">Freshmeat Setup</a>
<li><a href="freshmeat_release.html">Freshmeat Release</a>
<li><a href="email_setup.html">Email Address Setup</a>
<li><a href="email_announcement.html">Email Announcement</a>
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<h1>Creating a New Release</h1>
To create a new release you must first select a project and a package from the Main Window and then press the
<i>Create new release</i> button (<b>note:</b> you can also create a new release by <i>double clicking</i> on
a package name).
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The release entry wizard will guide you through the steps required to create a new release on SourceForge.
These steps will be similar to the steps you would normally take when creating a new release on the SourceForge
website, however, ReleaseForge has streamlined the process and you will benefit from this greatly.
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<img src="new_release.png"><br>
<font size="-1">Creating a new release</font>
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The first page of the release wizard provides you the opportunity to:
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<li>Enter the name of the new release
<li>Inform SourceForge users that are monitoring this package
<li>Add release notes about this release
<li>Add a change log describing this new release
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Before you can proceed to the <a href="file_selection.html">next wizard page</a> you must provide a name for
this new release. A release name is typically a version number of the package but you are free to use whatever
name you feel would be meaningful to the users of your SourceForge project.
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<img src="release_name.png"><br>
<font size="-1">Naming your release</font>
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You can also choose to notify SourceForge users that are monitoring your project of the impending release.
The release notification checkbox is <i>checked</i> by default. If you do not wish to notify SourceForge users
of this new release, simply <i>uncheck</i> this field.
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<b>Note:</b> The actual notification email will not be sent until the release is succesfully uploaded and
entered into the SourceForge system.</b>
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<img src="release_notification.png"><br>
<font size="-1">Notifying users monitoring the package</font>
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If you'd like, you can also enter release notes describing this new release. You have the ability to enter the
notes manually into the <i>release notes</i> entry field. The releases notes will automatically word-wrap to
fit the entry area.
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<img src="release_notes.png"><br>
<font size="-1">Entering release notes</font>
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Alternatively, you can import the release notes from a text file. If you choose to import the release notes you
can still edit the text manually, as before, however, word-wrapping will be disabled to preserve your desired
formatting.
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<img src="release_notes_import.png"><br>
<font size="-1">Importing release notes</font>
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Similarly, you can enter your <i>change log</i> in the designated entry field. As in the case of the release
notes, word-wrapping will automically be applied.
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<img src="change_log.png"><br>
<font size="-1">Entering the change log</font>
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Alternatively, you can import the change log from a text file. If you choose to import the change log you
can still edit the text manually, as before, however, word-wrapping will be disabled to preserve your desired
formatting.
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<img src="change_log_import.png"><br>
<font size="-1">Importing a change log</font>
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To proceed to the next wizard step, press the <i>next</i> button
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<a href="file_selection.html"><img src="next.png" border="0"></a><br>
<font size="-1">Advance to the next step</font>
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