# How do I convert a traditional project to a collection project?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-convert-a-traditional-project-to-a-collection-project/38276>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 2, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-convert-a-traditional-project-to-a-collection-project/38276 "2023-01-02T19:27:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![sulcatus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/sulcatus/32/32839_2.png) [@sulcatus](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/sulcatus)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-convert-a-traditional-project-to-a-collection-project/38276/1 "2023-01-02T19:27:05Z")

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I keep getting this suggestion. I agree, I like the idea of all my observations subject to project criteria being automatically added.

But how?

The tutorial gives me tons of information about the project, types, the why, the what, the who. But I cannot find the button to change project type :(

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**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-convert-a-traditional-project-to-a-collection-project/38276/2 "2023-01-02T20:00:11Z")

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edit your traditional project. at the top of the edit screen, you’ll see a note that you can convert it. click on the link to preview:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/6/6/6654041176a7a9af7e8c424afd26b3ace7f43664.png)

if you like the preview, click the link at the top to convert:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/0/f/0fe9fa3f4f591abbbc9e2188a5f79afa8ea51747.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-convert-a-traditional-project-to-a-collection-project/38276/3 "2023-03-03T20:00:47Z")

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