For the first time to use Colasoft Capsa, you can simply click the Start Capture Now button to automatically apply the predefined settings for capture. You don't need to set project settings, except you have to select the adapter for this project. Each time when you create a new project, you may always use the blank project to save the time for setting. If you want to change the settings during capture, you could click the Settings... icon in the toolbar, or General Settings... from the Project menu to open the Project Settings dialog, and after alteration, save the project or save it as a template.

You can open a saved project (if applicable) with its data and settings from the Start Page or by clicking the Open icon; but when you start capture, Colasoft Capsa will clear or reset some contents in the project buffer. See "Restarting capture" for more information.

Colasoft Capsa supports project templates, you can first customize the settings for a project and then save it as a template. Project templates can be easily loaded from the Start Page.