# Setting project study area

**URL:** <https://community.geodesignhub.com/t/setting-project-study-area/81>\
**Category:** Administration\
**Created:** [January 5, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.geodesignhub.com/t/setting-project-study-area/81 "2017-01-05T12:17:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![hrishiballal](https://community.geodesignhub.com/user_avatar/community.geodesignhub.com/hrishiballal/32/2_2.png) [@hrishiballal](https://community.geodesignhub.com/u/hrishiballal)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.geodesignhub.com/t/setting-project-study-area/81/1 "2017-01-05T12:17:42Z")

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NB It is recommended that you do not change the project bounds once the project has started.

1. If you are an administrator, you should see a series of panels that can be used to configure the project.
2. Go to the “Project Area” panel.
3. You will see a square map that can be panned within the square; it can also be zoomed in our out.  
 ![](https://community.geodesignhub.com/uploads/default/original/1X/e2d20e30e9bed180c3fc0648c69c1da51b79a759.png)
4. Pan and zoom the map to include the study area as desired. Once satisfied, click on the set project area button to submit the new bounds.  
 ![](https://community.geodesignhub.com/uploads/default/original/1X/061b2879b49eb54cc8b75d6137576c40dd2d653d.png)
5. The project bounds have now been set, all the maps, diagrams in the grid will have been updated.

[![](https://community.geodesignhub.com/uploads/default/original/1X/37175b95a0cb64d6985dce0b18250ffbd79ad5d2.jpeg "Project Administration: Change Study area") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd1wMC5UpVg)