# Creating a Test Automation project

> Create a Test Automation project in Studio to perform application testing, including browser test automation with the built-in Google search example.

Test Automation projects are used to perform application testing. Only App Test Developer users can create and publish Test Automation projects.

This tutorial explains how to create a simple Test Automation project in Studio. The example automates a browser test that opens the built-in Google calculator and verifies if it functions correctly. While the example uses low-code activities, you can implement the same steps using coded automations and coded automation APIs.

1. Open Studio.
2. On the **Start** page, select **Test Automation** under the **New Project** section.
3. In the **New Blank Test Project** window, perform these steps:
   1. Enter a name for the new test project.
      :::note
      The project name cannot exceed 128 characters.
      :::
   2. Optionally, enter a description.
      :::note
      The project description cannot exceed 500 characters.
      :::
   3. Select **Show advanced options**:
      1. Choose the project **Location**.
      2. Set **Compatibility** to **Windows**.
      3. Set **Language** to **VB**.

Figure 1. New Blank Test Project window

   ![New Blank Test Project window](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio/studio-new-blank-test-project-window-571320-73a78f7a.webp)

4. Select **Create**. The new testing project is opened in Studio.
5. Open the **TestCase.xaml** file within the project, and follow these steps to build the test:
   1. Add a [Use Application/Browser](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/ui-automation/n-application-card) activity to indicate the application that you want to automate. In this example, use the activity to indicate a Google browser tab. The rest of the activities that you want to use to automate the steps performed in the indicated application, must be added within the **Do** block of the **Use Application/Browser** activity.
   2. Inside the **Do** block add the following activities:
      1. Add a [Set Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/ui-automation/n-set-text) activity and indicate the Google search bar.
      2. Set the **Text** field to `"calculator"`.
      3. Add a [Select](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/ui-automation/n-select) activity and indicate the Google search icon to initiate the search.
      4. Add four more **Select** activities to form the radical of 25 math expression.
      5. Add a [Get Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/ui-automation/n-get-text) activity to retrieve the result offered by the built-in Google calculator. Indicate the calculator result displayed in the browser. Assign the result to a variable, such as `calculatorResult`.
      6. Add a [Verify Expression](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/workflow/verify-expression) activity to check if the retrieved result is correct. In the **Expression** field, enter the following expression: `calculatorResult = "5"`.

## Result

The Test Automation project is created in Studio with a test case that verifies the Google calculator result.

## Next steps

To learn how to work with test cases visit [Test Cases](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/2025.10/user-guide/application-testing-test-cases#test-cases), and [Test Case Templates](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/2025.10/user-guide/test-automation-test-case-templates#test-case-templates).