You can open projects from version 2.0 or up. Older projects need to be opened using version 3.x and saved.
In the function bar below the main menu click on 
Open... or in the main menu on File and Open....
Mark the required file and click on Open. If the required file should not be visible, click on Search in 
to select the corresponding folder.
If the complete number of media files cannot be found at the corresponding location a dialog will appear offering to search for the missing files. See also Searching for missing files.
It may not be possible to open a project if it was created with a higher version. If it contains more than two picture tracks, it cannot be opened in a Starter License. This needs to be considered when handing over projects to other people or opening projects created by somebody else.
Any projects saved on CD/DVD should be copied onto the hard disk before opening them. Otherwise the pictures in the objects cannot be not displayed and editing may get very slow. If, upon opening the project, not all media files are found, enter the corresponding hard disk in the search dialog and not the CD/DVD drive.
A project that has accidentally been overwritten can be restored by opening the previous version saved as a BAK file. In field File name enter *.*, click on OK so that the BAK file is displayed and can be opened.
Folder Autosave contains the backup copies that are created at regular intervals. Click Extras - Open folders 
Autosave. See also Automatic backup copies.
See also
Opening old projects containing tracks with "Addition"
In the function bar below the main menu click on 
New... or in the main menu on File and New....
On the left, click on Last Projects and select the required project on the right by double-clicking it.