Opening Flowcode - Revision history

MartinW at 14:36, 24 November 2022

2022-11-24T14:36:42Z

MartinW at 14:32, 24 November 2022

2022-11-24T14:32:31Z

DavidA at 07:35, 2 July 2019

2019-07-02T07:35:25Z

DavidA at 13:50, 1 July 2019

2019-07-01T13:50:57Z

DavidA at 13:50, 1 July 2019

2019-07-01T13:50:21Z

PaulN at 11:35, 6 July 2016

2016-07-06T11:35:33Z

PaulN at 11:34, 6 July 2016

2016-07-06T11:34:29Z

PaulN at 14:00, 27 June 2016

2016-06-27T14:00:11Z

BenR at 16:07, 7 March 2014

2014-03-07T16:07:20Z

BenR at 15:55, 7 March 2014

2014-03-07T15:55:41Z

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 </tab>
 <tab name="USER FORUM">
-'USER FORUM' will open the forums homepage, either in a new Flowcode window or an external browser window (depending on settings within Global Settings> Application tab).
+'USER FORUM' will open the forums homepage, either in a new Flowcode window or an external browser window (depending on settings within [[Global_Settings|Global settings]]> Application tab).
 </tab>
 <tab name="FLOWCODE WIKI">
-'USER FORUM' will open the Flowcode Wiki homepage, either in a new Flowcode window or an external browser window (depending on settings within Global Settings> Application tab).
+'USER FORUM' will open the Flowcode Wiki homepage, either in a new Flowcode window or an external browser window (depending on settings within [[Global_Settings|Global settings]]> Application tab).
 </tab>
 <tab name="Global Settings">
-See Global settings
+See [[Global_Settings|Global settings]]
 </tab>
 <tab name="Licensing">

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-[[File:Opening_flowcode_v8.png|right]]
+When the Flowcode application starts, you will see the following options
+[[File:Opening_Flowcode_v10.png]]
-Firstly, you can [[Creating Flowcharts|create a new flowchart]] to begin a brand new project file to start building your program from scratch. Clicking on this button will prompt you to choose an embedded project or a SCADA project.
+<tabs>
+<tab name="NEW PROJECT">
+Clicking on 'NEW PROJECT' button will allow you to create Embedded project, Embedded Templates, or an App Developer project, to start building your program from scratch.
-[[Opening an Existing Flowchart|Opening Project]] is very simple and easy to do in Flowcode, simply select the 'Open Project...' option to bring up the Windows File Explorer to browse and select an existing Flowcode project file to open.
+</tab>
+<tab name="OPEN PROJECT">
+[[Opening an Existing Flowchart|Opening Project]] is very simple and easy to do in Flowcode, simply select the 'OPEN PROJECT' button, then select 'Browse...' to bring up the Windows File Explorer to browse and select an existing Flowcode project file to open.
-There is also the option to open a template to start a document with a pre-defined flowchart for quick and easy access to expand a program effectively. This is to aid users by saving time and improving efficiency when using Flowcode, you can create your own template files to fast track programs to save time and allow you to focus on specific areas to expand upon.
+There are also two other windows.
+One shows all the recent projects that have been opened and the other is for recent places where the recent projects have been stored.
-For further information on templates see the [[Selecting a Template]] article.
+</tab>
+<tab name="GETTING STARTED">
+'GETTING STARTED' brings up the same options as when A project is open and File menue is clicked.
-Flowcode also keeps a list of the most recently used files which can be selected and opened by clicking a project file in the list.
+</tab>
+<tab name="USER FORUM">
+'USER FORUM' will open the forums homepage, either in a new Flowcode window or an external browser window (depending on settings within Global Settings> Application tab).
-Finally, the option to launch the built-in Flowcode help files which, when offline consists of the base content of the Flowcode wiki, similar to the structure in the previous version of Flowcode. When online you can access this wiki which will contain much more content and even user submitted articles to further expand your knowledge of Flowcode. There will also be various links throughout Flowcode which will link to specific help content pages to assist you in the specified area, this content can be accessed by clicking the question mark [[File:Btn_Question_Mark.gif]] button.
+</tab>
+<tab name="FLOWCODE WIKI">
-For additional information specifically related to the [[Component]] help files see the [[Component Help Files]] article.
+'USER FORUM' will open the Flowcode Wiki homepage, either in a new Flowcode window or an external browser window (depending on settings within Global Settings> Application tab).

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−	~~<sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Help Overview:GetStart</sidebar>~~
	[[File:Opening_flowcode_v8.png\|right]]		[[File:Opening_flowcode_v8.png\|right]]
	When the Flowcode application starts, you are presented with 5 options, 'New project', 'Open Project', 'Open template', 'Recent files' and 'Launch help'.		When the Flowcode application starts, you are presented with 5 options, 'New project', 'Open Project', 'Open template', 'Recent files' and 'Launch help'.

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 [[File:Opening_flowcode_v8.png|right]]
 When the Flowcode application starts, you are presented with 5 options, 'New project', 'Open Project', 'Open template', 'Recent files' and 'Launch help'.
 Firstly, you can [[Creating Flowcharts|create a new flowchart]] to begin a brand new project file to start building your program from scratch. Clicking on this button will prompt you to choose an embedded project or a SCADA project.
 [[Opening an Existing Flowchart|Opening Project]] is very simple and easy to do in Flowcode, simply select the 'Open Project...' option to bring up the Windows File Explorer to browse and select an existing Flowcode project file to open.
 There is also the option to open a template to start a document with a pre-defined flowchart for quick and easy access to expand a program effectively. This is to aid users by saving time and improving efficiency when using Flowcode, you can create your own template files to fast track programs to save time and allow you to focus on specific areas to expand upon.
 For further information on templates see the [[Selecting a Template]] article.
 Flowcode also keeps a list of the most recently used files which can be selected and opened by clicking a project file in the list.
 Finally, the option to launch the built-in Flowcode help files which, when offline consists of the base content of the Flowcode wiki, similar to the structure in the previous version of Flowcode. When online you can access this wiki which will contain much more content and even user submitted articles to further expand your knowledge of Flowcode. There will also be various links throughout Flowcode which will link to specific help content pages to assist you in the specified area, this content can be accessed by clicking the question mark [[File:Btn_Question_Mark.gif]] button.
 For additional information specifically related to the [[Component]] help files see the [[Component Help Files]] article.

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 <sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Help Overview:GetStart</sidebar>
-[[File:SplashScreen2.png|right]]
+[[File:Opening_flowcode_v8.png|right]]
-When the Flowcode application starts, you are presented with 4 options, 'New project', 'Open template', 'Launch help' and 'Open an existing Flowcode project' (which includes opening recent Flowcode projects).
+When the Flowcode application starts, you are presented with 5 options, 'New project', 'Open Project', 'Open template', 'Recent files' and 'Launch help'.
-Firstly, you can [[Creating Flowcharts|create a new flowchart]] to begin a brand new project file to start building your program from scratch.
+Firstly, you can [[Creating Flowcharts|create a new flowchart]] to begin a brand new project file to start building your program from scratch. Clicking on this button will prompt you to choose an embedded project or a SCADA project.
 There is also the option to open a template to start a document with a pre-defined flowchart for quick and easy access to expand a program effectively. This is to aid users by saving time and improving efficiency when using Flowcode, you can create your own template files to fast track programs to save time and allow you to focus on specific areas to expand upon.
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 For further information on templates see the [[Selecting a Template]] article.
 Finally, the option to launch the built-in Flowcode help files which, when offline consists of the base content of the Flowcode wiki, similar to the structure in the previous version of Flowcode. When online you can access this wiki which will contain much more content and even user submitted articles to further expand your knowledge of Flowcode. There will also be various links throughout Flowcode which will link to specific help content pages to assist you in the specified area, this content can be accessed by clicking the question mark [[File:Btn_Question_Mark.gif]] button.
 For additional information specifically related to the [[Component]] help files see the [[Component Help Files]] article.

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−	Finally, the option to launch the built-in Flowcode help files which, when offline consists of the base content of the Flowcode 6 wiki, similar to the structure in the previous version of Flowcode. When online you can access this wiki which will contain much more content and even user submitted articles to further expand your knowledge of Flowcode. There will also be various links throughout Flowcode which will link to specific help content pages to assist you in the specified area, this content can be accessed by clicking the question mark [[File:Btn_Question_Mark.gif]] button.	+	Finally, the option to launch the built-in Flowcode help files which, when offline consists of the base content of the Flowcode wiki, similar to the structure in the previous version of Flowcode. When online you can access this wiki which will contain much more content and even user submitted articles to further expand your knowledge of Flowcode. There will also be various links throughout Flowcode which will link to specific help content pages to assist you in the specified area, this content can be accessed by clicking the question mark [[File:Btn_Question_Mark.gif]] button.

	For additional information specifically related to the [[Component]] help files see the [[Component Help Files]] article.		For additional information specifically related to the [[Component]] help files see the [[Component Help Files]] article.

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-<sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Help Overview</sidebar>
+<sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Help Overview:GetStart</sidebar>
 [[File:Gen_Startup_Selection.png|450x300px|right]]
 When the Flowcode application starts, you are presented with 4 options, 'New project', 'Open a template', 'Launch Flowcode help' and 'Open an existing Flowcode project' (which includes opening recent Flowcode projects).