# Part 1 - Basic Operations

This portion of the Technical Documentation provides a detailed discussion of the essential features of the software. As indicated below, the chapters are organized around the Controls, the Menus, the Building Blocks, the Tools, and the Objects found within the software.

Chapter 2 describes the workings of the controls, at each level within the software. Chapter 3 describes each item found under each menu. In Chapter 4, you'll get a detailed treatment of building blocks-both on the Interface level and on the Map/Model level. Chapter 5 discusses the operation of the tools in the software. Finally, Chapter 6 provides information on the operation of objects: the Loop Pad, the Button, the Input Devices, the Graph Pad, the Table Pad, the Numeric Display, the Text Block, the Sector Frame, and the Graphics Frame.

The Chapters in this part of the Technical Documentation are designed to be used as reference material. When you need to know something about the basic operation of the software, the answer is likely to be somewhere within Chapters 1 through 6. For your convenience, the first page of each chapter provides a summary of the topics covered within the chapter. In addition, the index will help you to find the information you require. If you are using the Windows version of this help file, you may wish to utilize the Favorites feature to build your own index of frequently-used topics.