Step 01 - Create Project

Create a new Android application, as demonstrated in the following 5 screenshots:

Note the 'Minimum Required SDK' which may be different from the default (as above).

The opening project perspective is shown below, with the content_donate layout open in the visual designer:

The project will look like this

It is important to become familiar with the structure and purpose of the three panes surrounding the Donation 'canvas':

Pallette:

Outline

Properties

These views are closely related - and you will need to monitor the information displayed there continually as you evolve the appearance of your activities screens.

Also, take a quick look at your build.gradle file to see the configuration and dependencies of your app.