### Help Sections Main Window Login Configuration File ### Create Release New Release File Selection Progress ### Edit Release Select Release Details File Selection Edit Release Status ### Other Preferences Submit News Freshmeat Setup Freshmeat Release Email Address Setup Email Announcement | # Creating a New Release To create a new release you must first select a project and a package from the Main Window and then press the Create new release button (note: you can also create a new release by double clicking on a package name). 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. Creating a new release The first page of the release wizard provides you the opportunity to: Enter the name of the new release Inform SourceForge users that are monitoring this package Add release notes about this release Add a change log describing this new release Before you can proceed to the next wizard page 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. Naming your release You can also choose to notify SourceForge users that are monitoring your project of the impending release. The release notification checkbox is checked by default. If you do not wish to notify SourceForge users of this new release, simply uncheck this field. Note: The actual notification email will not be sent until the release is succesfully uploaded and entered into the SourceForge system. Notifying users monitoring the package 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 release notes entry field. The releases notes will automatically word-wrap to fit the entry area. Entering release notes 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. Importing release notes Similarly, you can enter your change log in the designated entry field. As in the case of the release notes, word-wrapping will automically be applied. Entering the change log 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. Importing a change log To proceed to the next wizard step, press the next button Advance to the next step