diff --git a/FlowBoard/Helpers/FileHelper.cs b/FlowBoard/Helpers/FileHelper.cs
index 3684424..ac2fcbb 100644
--- a/FlowBoard/Helpers/FileHelper.cs
+++ b/FlowBoard/Helpers/FileHelper.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 using Windows.Graphics.Display;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 namespace FlowBoard.Helpers
 {
@@ -148,6 +149,24 @@ public static async Task<bool> IsFilePresent(string fileName)
             return item != null;
         }
 
+        public static async Task<string> GetSequentialNewWhiteboardFilename()
+        {
+            Regex rx = new Regex(@"(New Whiteboard$|New Whiteboard \(([0-9]+)\)$)");
+
+            int highestNumber = -1;
+            var items = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.GetItemsAsync();
+            foreach (var item in items)
+            {
+                foreach (Match match in rx.Matches(item.Name))
+                {
+                    highestNumber = match.Groups[2].Length == 0 ? 0 : int.Parse(match.Groups[2].Value);
+                }
+            }
+
+            string postfix = highestNumber < 0 ? "" : " (" + (highestNumber + 1).ToString() + ")";
+            return "New Whiteboard" + postfix;
+        }
+
         // Save the project + add it to the most recently used list + get a preview image
         public static async Task<bool> SaveProjectAsync(Color canvasColor, InkCanvas inkCanvas, ProjectClass project, string PreviewName, bool IsSilent)
         {
diff --git a/FlowBoard/NewProjectPage.xaml b/FlowBoard/NewProjectPage.xaml
index 891a2bb..614ee5f 100644
--- a/FlowBoard/NewProjectPage.xaml
+++ b/FlowBoard/NewProjectPage.xaml
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
                     <TextBlock FontSize="24" FontWeight="SemiBold" Margin="0, 0, 0, 12">New Project</TextBlock>
                     <TextBlock FontWeight="SemiBold">Project Name:</TextBlock>
                     <toolkit:DropShadowPanel ShadowOpacity="0.4" OffsetX="4" CornerRadius="8" Margin="0, 12, 0, 16" OffsetY="4">
-                        <TextBox x:Name="Name" Height="20" Width="340" PlaceholderText="New Project" Style="{ThemeResource GlowTextBox}"/>
+                        <TextBox x:Name="Name" Height="20" Width="340" PlaceholderText="New Whiteboard" Style="{ThemeResource GlowTextBox}"/>
                     </toolkit:DropShadowPanel>
                     <TextBlock FontWeight="SemiBold">Canvas Background:</TextBlock>
                     <controls:BackgroundSelectorControl x:Name="Backgrounds" SelectedIndex="0" Margin="8, 12, 0, 12"/>
                     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right" >
                         <TextBlock x:Name="Status" Foreground="Red" Width="250" TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords" Margin="0, 0, 4, 0"/>
-                        <Button IsEnabled="{x:Bind helpers:UIHelper.TextToBool(Name.Text), Mode=OneWay}" Width="80" Click="CreateProject_Click">Create</Button>
+                        <Button Width="80" Click="CreateProject_Click">Create</Button>
                     </StackPanel>
                 </StackPanel>
             </Grid>
diff --git a/FlowBoard/NewProjectPage.xaml.cs b/FlowBoard/NewProjectPage.xaml.cs
index ba76b35..58dc403 100644
--- a/FlowBoard/NewProjectPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/FlowBoard/NewProjectPage.xaml.cs
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@ private async void CreateProject_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             await Task.Run(() =>
                 CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, async () =>
                 {
+                    string fileName = Name.Text;
+                    if (fileName == "")
+                    {
+                        fileName = await FileHelper.GetSequentialNewWhiteboardFilename();
+                    }
+
                     try
                     {
-                        if (await FileHelper.IsFilePresent(Name.Text))
+                        if (Name.Text != "" && await FileHelper.IsFilePresent(fileName))
                         {
                             Ring.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                             Content.Opacity = 1;
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@ await Task.Run(() =>
                         Status.Text = "Invalid project name";
                         return;
                     }
-                    bool success = await FileHelper.CreateProjectAsync(Name.Text, UIHelper.IndexToColor(Backgrounds.SelectedIndex).Color);
+                    bool success = await FileHelper.CreateProjectAsync(fileName, UIHelper.IndexToColor(Backgrounds.SelectedIndex).Color);
                     if(!success)
                     {
                         Ring.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;