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&gt; **TL;DR**
&gt; `File | Project Structure | Artifacts`
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&gt; `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (Windows), `⌘ ;` (macOS), `⌘ ;` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⇧ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ;` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ ;` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ ;` (Eclipse (macOS)) `| Artifacts`
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&gt; ![the Project Structure button](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.projectStructure.svg) `| Artifacts`

For more information about working with artifacts, refer to [Artifacts](working-with-artifacts.html).

![Project Structure dialog / Artifacts page](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/project_structure_artifacts.png)

| Name | The name of the artifact configuration and also that of the artifact. |
| Type | The artifact type. Defines the artifact format and structure, highlighting of problematic parts in the artifact layout as well as the options that IntelliJ&nbsp;IDEA suggests (or assumes acceptable) in relation to the artifact composition. |
| Output directory |    The artifact, when built (`Build \| Build Artifacts`), is placed into the directory whose path is specified in this field.      If the artifact is not going to be used on its own but only as a part of other artifacts, the field may be left empty. In this case, the artifact will not appear in the suggestion list on choosing `Build \| Build Artifacts` and no target will be generated for it in `build.xml` on choosing `Build \| Generate Ant Build`.    |
| Include in project build | Build the artifact automatically when building the project (`Build \| Build Project`). |

## See also

### Procedures

[Artifacts](working-with-artifacts.html) [Configure Web application deployment](configure-web-app-deployment.html)

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