Once you’ve carried out a few simple tasks in Solar Fire, you’ll probably be able to run the program without much reference to the manual, unless you wish to learn about some of the advanced operations possible. This section takes you through the basic tasks and gives you an idea of some of the things that Solar Fire can do.
If you have never used any version of Solar Fire before, then the easiest way to learn the program is to go through this chapter and try out each operation that is described. If you are eager to plunge in on your own, we recommend that you start with the tasks below.
If you have already used earlier versions of Solar Fire, then you can skip most of this section, simply noting the parts that are new.
•Starting Solar Fire
•Casting a natal chart
•Saving your charts
•Opening a chart
•Casting a solar return chart
•Changing aspects (and redrawing a chart)
•Exiting from Solar Fire
If you haven't already started Solar Fire refer to Starting Solar Fire to do so.
Displaying or Printing a BiWheel