User guide

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Preface
1. About This Document
This user guide is designed to be used as a reference in your everyday use of
Quantity One
®
. It provides detailed information about the tools and
commands of Quantity One for the Windows and Macintosh platforms. Any
platform differences in procedures and commands are noted in the text.
This guide assumes you have a working knowledge of your computer
operating system and its conventions, including how to use a mouse and
standard menus and commands, and how to open, save, and close files. For
help with any of these techniques, see the documentation that came with your
computer.
This guide uses certain text conventions to describe specific commands and
functions.
Some of the illustrations of menus and dialog boxes found in this manual are
taken from the Windows version of the software, and some are taken from the
Example Indicates
File > Open Choosing the Open command under the File
menu.
Dragging Positioning the cursor on an object and holding
down the left mouse button while you move the
mouse.
CTRL+S Holding down the Control key while typing the
letter s.
Right-click/
Left-click/
Double-click
Clicking the right mouse button/
Clicking the left mouse button/
Clicking the left mouse button twice.