# Create a job

Follow these instructions to create your job:

1. Perform one of the following actions:
   * Click **File** > **New** > **Job**.
   * Click the **New file** icon in the toolbar and select **Job**.
   * Hold down the CTRL ALT N keys.
2. Go to the **Design** tab. Expand the folders or use the **Entries** field to search for specific entries.
3. Either drag or double-click an entry to place it on the PDI client canvas.
4. Double-click the entry to open its properties window. For help on filling out the window, click the **Help** button that is available in each entry.
5. To add another entry, either drag or double-click the entry to place it on the PDI client canvas.
   * If you dragged the entry to the canvas, you can add a hop by pressing the SHIFT key and drawing a hop from one entry to the other.
   * If you double-click it, the entry appears on the canvas with a hop already connected to your previous entry.

When finished, save the job.