I have a Lenovo laptop with hdmi socket and a hitachi cp-x268a projector with a vga socket?

I have a Lenovo laptop with hdmi socket and a hitachi cp-x268a projector with a vga socket?

Added (1). could I get a hdmi to vga cable and use the projector with my laptop.
my laptop in 2014 with windows 8.1 and my projector is about 6 years old thanks

You need an HDMI to VGA Adapter, but be warned, they are rubbish.