4.2.1. Main program menu<br>

### 4.2.1. Main program menu

Under the title you can see the main menu. After clicking the mouse button on any menu position the commands of this menu will appear. If there is following record in instruction >> command “File/ Save as…”<< it means that you have to select “File” from menu bar located above and then select command “Save as…” which appears after opening of this menu.

Menu bar contains following elements:

- File – opening, saving, printing, import, terminating of work with the program,

- View – showing/hidding of supportive windows such as toolbar, clipboard, status bar in main window,

- Tools – program options, material edition,

- Window – this function is used at work with many documents,

- Help – access to supportive information and to information about program.

In names of main menu commands you can see underlined first letters which means, that some commands can be selected by means of key combination Altl+<underlined letter>. Whereas in selected command list they can be called selecting from keyboard the letter corresponding to the underlined letter in command. If there are some shortcut keys displayed next to the command, we can call them using this shortcut.

To the most popular commands have been assigned other key combinations, than these resulting from command names, for example Ctrl+P for printing:

The most important commands from main menu have been described below.

Menu „File”

- New Ctrl+N – this command is used for creating of new file. Program enables simultaneous work wirk several data files – see chapter 6.1.

- Open Ctrl O – this command is used for opening of data file, which has been previously saved to disc.

- Recently opened – the User can select from a pop-up list a file, which has been recently opened and saved,

- Save Ctrl+S – this command enables saving to disc of current data in file under actual name. If a file is saved first time, a window “Save as...” will appear. In this window you can save the file to computer disc under any required name.

- Save as ... – enables saving of selected or new file under any name or in specified location on a disc. Selecting this command enables creating of another version of file, which is already saved under another name.

- Import – this command enables data import from previous versions of Instal-heat&energy program. Description of file import from previous program versions you can find in Polish version of manual – see APPENDIX E .

- Print Ctrl+P – this command is used for printing of calculation results on a printer. Detailed description of this function you can find in chapter 7.

- Close – by means of this command you can close current file,

- Finish – by means of this command it is possible to close the program. If entered data do not have been saved, a data saving message with data saving window will appear. It is now possible to save data.

Menu „View”

Enables showing/hiding of additional supportive windows by selecting/deselecting of appropriate field at chosen window:

- Toolbar – window with main toolbar commands,

- Clipboards – window containing clipboard cells,

- Status bar – window in which current information concerning operations performed by the User are displayed.

Menu „Tools”

- Options – after selecting this command a program setup window will open. There are following tabs in this window:

Tab „Application”:

- „Allow edition of units aliases” – allows for renaming of any unit to chosen name and for performing of mathematical operations (for example addition) on these units. This is an advanced program option, described in detail in chapter 6.3.

- „Allow edition of window/door from the partition level” – allows edition of windows/doors from the partition level. After selecting this command the User being in “Building structure” or selecting a partition with window/door will call the table with window/door data in edition window.

- „Compartment selection on a tree” – selection of this function will cause displaying of compartments as a tree structure in compartment edition fields.

- „Selection of partition definitions on a tree” – selection of this function will cause displaying of partitions definitions in a tree structure in compartment edition fields.

- „Selection of partitions on a tree” – selection of this function will cause displaying of partitions as a tree structure in compartment edition fields.

- Use the file “Self reading” for new projects” – selecting a field will cause calling in new opened projects the pre-defined data and calculations options included in file “Self reading”. Setting saved here have highest priority among declared as default. File “Self reading” can be also created by oneself, selecting the function “New (Ctrl+N) and determining the content of this file by its edition. Then it must be saved under the name “Self-reading”.

- “Auto save” – selecting this field will cause selecting of automatic file saving function. It is also possible to declare in field “Time of auto save [min.]” the time, after which the program will save current project version.

Tab „Default values for new projects”:

- „Perform calculations of seasonal energy demand” – selecting this field will cause selection of this calculation option for every new established project.

- „Calculate condensation inside partitions” – selecting this field will cause selection of this calculation option for every new established project.

- „Norms package” – in this field the User can select from a pop-up list a norms package, on the basis of which calculations in program will be performed

! Remember, that if the field “Use file “Self reading” for new projects” will be selected and on tab “Default values for new projects” calculations options will be selected and the calculations options declared on this tab will not be compliant with defined ones in file “Self reading”, then as priority will be selected these defined in this last one.

- Materials edition – this command will call a window including list of building materials. The User, depending on requirements can enter materials not included in materials base. More information concerning materials edition you can find in chapter 4.6.

Menu „Window”

Option window is used at work with many projects. Following functions are available here:

- Cascade – causes arrangement of all opened project windows one on another, so that the window edge with project name is always visible.

- Arrange icons – if any windows are minimized and if they are in any position on the screen, thanks to this command it is possible to arrange their icons in bottom part of main window work area.

- Next – this function causes displaying of window after currently edited, of the next opened project.

- Previous – this function causes displaying of window of previously opened project.

- Minimize all – causes minimizing of all project windows and their arrangement in bottom part of main window work area.

- Close all – causes closing of all opened project windows. If a project has not been saved to disc, the program will ask whether it should be saved.

More information concerning work with many documents you can find in chapter 6.1.

Menu „Help”

- Contents – after selecting this function a help window will open.

- Index – it displays information according to indexes given,

- About... – includes general information about program.