Using Solar Fire

When you start Solar Fire, the Main Screen appears, ready for you to create charts. To use the program, you will need to be able to select menu items and command buttons, enter information into dialog boxes, and use scroll bars and list boxes. If you are unfamiliar with using menus, dialog boxes, list boxes and scroll bars, then it is desirable that you read your Windows documentation & Help to familiarize yourself with these concepts.

A few essential concepts are...

•The Main Screen is the main Solar Fire window that is first displayed when Solar Fire is opened

•To select an item in a list, a command button, or a menu or menu option - means to click on it with the left mouse button.

•To "click" on something, unless explicitly stated otherwise, always means to use the left mouse button to click on an icon, item in a list, a button, menu option etc.

•Right-clicking on something means to click with the right mouse button.

•Double-clicking on something means, clicking the left mouse button quickly two times in a row.

•When you see three dots after a menu item e.g. the "Open..." option on the "Chart" menu, it means that if you click on this option no action will occur immediately, instead a dialog box will be displayed where you usually can select some options before finally confirming you want to proceed, usually by clicking on an "OK" button, or a button indicating to go ahead. Usually there is a way of cancelling the task on the dialog box if you change your mind and don't want to proceed, e.g. a "Cancel" or "Quit" button.