In Event Design App, a project is the container (folder) for one event, and the individual layouts (seating charts or floor plans) live in plans inside it. To create one, select New Project on the dashboard, type a Project title, and select Create. You can later edit the title and description, and you can delete a project only after its plans are deleted. This applies to all accounts.
If you run more than a handful of events, loose layouts become impossible to find. A project is the container for one event; the individual layouts live in plans inside it. Get that distinction right and every Delete button becomes much less frightening.
📺 Tour the Dashboard and Create a Project and Rename, Describe, and Safely Delete Projects — two short lessons, about the dashboard and about editing and deleting safely.
You create a project from the dashboard.
From the dashboard, select New Project. The Your Projects section lists everything you can open.
Type a Project title. Create stays disabled until you enter one.
Select Create. The dashboard opens the new project on its Plans page.
An empty list reading No plans yet is the expected starting state. Creating a project prepares the container only — it does not create a layout. The Create First Plan button is the next step (see Create a new plan).
[SCREENSHOT 1 — dashboard with New Project form open, Project title filled in]
Name it so it still makes sense in a year. The event name plus the date, such as "Harper Wedding – Oct 2026", beats "Test 3". The creation form asks for the title only; add the description afterward.
⚠ Check the account menu before you create. The top-right menu shows the signed-in user and company. If you belong to more than one workspace, confirm you're in the right one first — a project created in the wrong workspace is not where your team will look for it.
You edit a project from its card on the dashboard.
On the project card, open Project actions and choose Edit.
Change the title, or fill in the Description field.
Select Save Changes.
The new name and description appear on the dashboard card together, along with the creation date and the plan count. A good description says what the project is for ("Gala layouts and training revisions") rather than repeating the title.
Renaming does not create a second project. It is still the same project with the same plans.
[SCREENSHOT 2 — Edit Project dialog with title and Description, and the updated card behind it]
The dashboard shows project cards without a dedicated search field, so you find a project by its name and description. If the one you expect isn't there:
Clear any search or filter your workspace provides.
Check the signed-in account and company in the top-right menu.
In company workspaces, remember that your role and project assignment decide which projects you see.
Deleting a project is permanent, so identify the right card before you start.
⚠ Deleting a project cannot be undone, and the confirmation does not repeat the project's name. When you choose Delete, the confirmation replaces the card itself and asks Delete this project? — identify the card before you open it.
Open Project actions on the project you want gone.
Choose Delete.
Read the warning. If it's the wrong project, select Cancel — that is always the right response to doubt.
Select Delete only when you're sure.
A project that still has plans can't be deleted. The Delete action is greyed out with the hint Delete all plans first. Open the project, delete the plans you no longer need (see Create a new plan), then come back.
💡 Practice on a throwaway. Make a project called "Disposable Project", delete it once to see how the confirmation behaves, and you'll never hesitate over the real thing.
To confirm your project saved, refresh the dashboard. The title, description and plan count should still be on the card. Open the card: you should see the project name at the top and the Plans heading below it. That confirms the project is saved and ready to hold layouts.
The Create button is greyed out. It needs a Project title. Type one and it enables.
My new project has no layout in it. That's normal. A new project is an empty container; select Create First Plan to add a layout.
I can't delete my project. It still contains plans. The Delete action stays disabled (Delete all plans first) until the project is empty.
I deleted the wrong thing. Project and plan deletion can't be undone, and the confirmation doesn't show the name. Always identify the card first, and use Cancel if you have any doubt.
A project I expected isn't on my dashboard. Check you're signed in to the right account and company, and clear any search or filter. In company workspaces your role and assignment limit what you see.
I renamed the project and now there are two. There aren't. Renaming edits the existing project; check the dashboard and refresh.
A project that still contains plans cannot be deleted. The Delete action on the project card stays greyed out with the hint Delete all plans first. Open the project, delete each plan you no longer need, then return to the dashboard and delete the now-empty project.
No. Deleting a project cannot be undone, and the confirmation does not repeat the project's name because it replaces the card itself. Identify the correct card before opening Project actions, and select Cancel whenever you have any doubt. Practice on a disposable project first.
No. Creating a project only creates an empty container, and the Plans page shows No plans yet. You add a layout by selecting Create First Plan. Each layout is a separate plan, so one project can hold the ceremony, reception and rain plan for one event.
No. Editing a project's title or description changes the existing project, and all of its plans stay inside it. Open Project actions on the card, choose Edit, change the Project title or Description, then select Save Changes. The updated card appears on the dashboard.
Check which account and company you are signed in to using the top-right menu. The dashboard has no dedicated search field, and in company workspaces your role and project assignment decide which projects you see. A project created in the wrong workspace will not appear where your team looks.