The ribbon offers you convenient access to the FlexPro commands. It is divided into several tabs. Only one tab is active at a time. The example above shows the Cursor Tools/Cursors tab. You can switch tabs by clicking on the tab title. The commands are arranged in groups. Their names are below the icons. The FlexPro documentation uses the following syntax to refer to a command: Tab[Group] > Command, e.g. Cursor Tools/Cursors[Event] > Next. Some icons open menus from which you can choose an entry. This can be identified by a small arrow next to or under the icon; for instance: Cursor Tools/Cursors[Edit] > Dimension > Perpendicular.

You can use the commands in the Display options ribbon to hide the ribbon automatically or to display only the tabs so that you have more workspace.

The customizable Quick Access Bar lets you access important commands without switching tabs.

In the field Tell me what do you want to do? you can search for commands by their name and execute them directly.

In this window, which is usually displayed on the left-hand side of the main FlexPro window, you can view the entire folder hierarchy of your project database.

All objects and subfolders of the folder selected in the Folders window are displayed in the Object List.

You can move, copy, rename and delete objects just as you would in Windows Explorer. What is different from Windows Explorer, however, is the fact that in Object List you can also re-sort data sets; for instance, you can stipulate a certain order when creating a diagram.

You can divide the objects in the Object List into categories to later be able to display only the objects from one or more categories.

Only the content of the folder selected in the Folders window is displayed in the Object List. You can display the content of additional folders by opening these in the workspace.

When you use your mouse to point to the name of an object in the Object List, a popup window appears for this object. If the object is a data object, all numerical properties of the object's data, such as extreme values or data structure, are displayed.

This window displays the objects of the folder selected in the Folders window hierarchically. You can therefore simply reconstruct which objects are linked directly or indirectly with a particular object. The display is clearer than the object list, since only the objects not used in any other object, such as your documents or worksheets, appear at the very top level. When you select an object in the hierarchy, the selection represents not only the object itself, but also all of the subordinate objects that it uses. This makes it easier for you to copy complete object networks, for instance.

All errors and warnings that occur when updating analyses and documents are displayed in the Event Log with the time of their occurrence and the name of the source. Typical events include: data sets not found, syntax errors in formulas or calculation errors, such as a division by zero. The Event Log supports two modes: Event History and Troubleshooting. Event History logs all events chronologically, while Troubleshooting deletes old messages before each update so that only errors that still remain are displayed.

These windows show the objects found when searching in the project database.

This window displays the result of the current statement as well as the contents of selected variables while you are debugging FPScript code.

The Preview window allows you to quickly view the content of a selected object.

Data Preview is an advanced preview window specifically designed for data sets. The data set just selected is displayed there as a curve. You can use data cursors to measure the data or enlarge a section.

The powerful Properties window allows you to quickly edit the properties of selected objects.

This window displays selected sections and statements related to the object that you are currently processing or to the window in which you are currently working. Simply click on a help topic to display it.

This windows shows the coordinates while you are using the data cursors in diagrams.

This is the core area of the main window where FlexPro displays the open objects in the project database on tabs. You can divide the workspace horizontally and vertically into tab groups to display windows side by side.

A context menu allows you to choose the most important commands for the current selection or the current working environment. You obtain a context menu for a certain object by clicking on the object with the right mouse button.

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