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Once a project has been created or opened, the Project Viewer opens. This interface displays a single project at a time. The Project Viewer window has the Menu and Tool bars like the opening window, but it is split into three panes. The larger pane on the left side is the Project Navigator window. The two panes on the right side are the Node Change Log and the Edit Annotations window.

3.2.1 The Menu Bar

The menu bar has three drop-down menus:

• The Project Viewer’s File Menu lets you open a new, old or recent project; save or close a project; import data or quit.
• The Tools Menu lets you set project options, view logs, run a Python shell, and update Optimus RP.
• The Help Menu, as well as the F1 key or Help icon, brings up a Help window with information regarding the window you have open.

3.2.2 The Tool Bar

The Tool bar has a row of icons that provide quick access to some of the menu options. A description of the Tool bar icon appears when you place the cursor over the icon. You can perform the following tasks using the Tool bar icons:

• Create a new project.
• Open an existing project.
• Close the current project.
• Save the current project without closing it.
• Megaphone. This feature for giving feedback pops up an e-mail window with the TO: and Subject lines filled in. This is a fast way to Report a bug, Request a feature or Share your experience.
• Get Help.

3.2.3 The Project Navigator Window

The project Project Navigator view contains a dynamic tree that grows as all the project’s steps (Navigator Nodes) are recorded with icons and text. A Navigator Node is created whenever one of the analysis tools is used or when a tree or spreadsheet is created. The Navigator Nodes are displayed showing parent/child relationship of the nodes. Subtrees of a Navigator Node can be expanded or collapsed by clicking on the ’+’ or ’-’ next to the node. If there are no signs present, there are no subtrees for that node.

NOTE: Since the default naming scheme is fairly non-descriptive, it may be helpful for you to rename the viewers to more descriptive names to help you find your data faster.

3.2.4 The Node Change Log Window

The Node Change Log logs and displays messages generated by the system for each Navigator Node. Each node has an initial log entry with it’s unique ID, date and time the node was created, the creator and the action that caused the creation of the node. The ID never changes even if the node is renamed and so provides an unambiguous way to describe the Node relationships in the logging system. The Node Change Log view shows all log messages associated with the currently highlighted Navigator Node. If a Navigator Node is deleted its log messages are also deleted.

3.2.5 The Edit Annotations Window

The Edit Annotations window has a push button labeled Edit Annotations. Pushing this button opens up a free-form rich text editor for entering notes to yourself, documenting decisions or recording observations regarding the currently highlighted Navigator Node. The Edit Annotations window can be a valuable documentation tool as well as the repository for information needed to create project reports. The information displayed in the Edit Annotations window is deleted if the associated Navigator Node is deleted. In addition to the rich text editor you can also directly edit the text in the window to make quick changes.