In the following steps, you will create a Galaxy and connect to it

1. Open the ArchestrA IDE The Connect To Galaxy dialog box appears with the local node name displayed in the GR node name drop-down list. Once a Galaxy has been created and accessed, the last GR node name connected to will be shown by default.

2. Click the New Galaxy Button to create a new Galaxy.

The New Galaxy dialog box appears.

3. In the Galaxy name field, enter GISizeGalaxyTraining.

4. In the Galaxy type field, confirm Default.cab is selected.

5. Click Create. 

The Create Galaxy dialog box appears and shows the Galaxy creation progress. This will take a few moments.

6. When complete, the Create Galaxy progress displays 100% completed. 

7. Click Close.

The newly created GISizeGalaxyTraining you entered in the previous steps now appears in the Galaxy name drop-down list. 

8. Click Connect.

The Connect to Galaxy dialog box closes and, after a few seconds, the ArchestrA IDE opens.