In the Corte’s Window you can see, from top to bottom, the following items:

 

· Menu Bar: Groups by categories all the options of the program.

 

· Tools Palette: Shows the Corte’s Tool Bars which contain icons for accessing directly the more used options of the program.

 

To see a short explanation about the icon, put the arrow cursor over and don’t move.

 

To change the visualization state  of a tool bar, select Tool Bars from the View menu or right -click  in the palette to show a context menu. 

 

To change the position of a tool bar, drag from the separator on the left.

 

· Desktop: The desktop is where the Launch Windows are located. By default, this windows are maximized when creating or opening Launches. Corte is a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application which means that you can work on several launches at the same time, each of them in a different MDI window. 

 

To arrange Launch Windows in the desktop, select the options in the Window menu.

 

To activate a launch, bringing it to front, click in its window or select in the list at the bottom of the Window menu.

 

The information contained in a launch is shown via the different sheets of the Launch Window:  Parts, Materials, Results, Patterns and Report.

 

To bring a sheet to front, select it  from the View menu or in the tabs at the bottom of the Launch window.

 

Tip: You can right-click in active sheet to show a context menu containing the more used options related to that view of the launch.

 

· Status Bar: Contains, from left to right, three panels showing, respectively, the full path to the active launch, a description of the active pattern (id, dimensions and repetition) and the items counter of the active view.

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