You populate your project by creating new elements of various types ( directories , packages and files). IntelliJ IDEA suggests the following alternative ways of accessing the corresponding functionality:

  • File | New in the main menu.
  • The New context menu command.
  • The keyboard shortcut ⌘N, ⌃⏎, ⌘N or ⌃⏎⌃N, ⌃⏎, ⌃N or ⌃⏎⌘N, ⌃⏎, ⌘N or ⌃⏎^ N, ⌥ Insert, ⌃N or ⌃N⌥ Insert.

As a result, the New menu is shown in which you select the type of an element to be created.

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