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When the Flowcode application starts, you will see the following options
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_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.
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<tab name="NEW PROJECT">
 
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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.
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<tab name="OPEN PROJECT">
 
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[[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.
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There are also two other windows.
 
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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.
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</tab>
 
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<tab name="GETTING STARTED">
 
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'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.
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</tab>
 
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<tab name="USER FORUM">
 
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'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).
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.
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<tab name="FLOWCODE WIKI">
For additional information specifically related to the [[Component]] help files see the [[Component Help Files]] article.
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'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).
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</tab>
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<tab name="Global Settings">
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See [[Global_Settings|Global settings]]
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<tab name="Licensing">
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See Licensing
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<tab name="Library Updates">
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See Library Updates
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 24 November 2022

When the Flowcode application starts, you will see the following options

Opening Flowcode v10.png

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 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 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.

'GETTING STARTED' brings up the same options as when A project is open and File menue is clicked.

'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 Flowcode Wiki homepage, either in a new Flowcode window or an external browser window (depending on settings within Global settings> Application tab).

See Licensing

See Library Updates