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Main Menu

The Main Menu is located in the second row at the upper left-hand corner of your screen, directly below the title row at the very top. It consists of five choices explained below: File, Situation, View, Tools, and Help. Selecting one of these will cause the Sub-Menu for that choice to drop down.

You can select one of the choices either by clicking on it with your left mouse button or by holding down the "Alt" key and typing the underlined letter (File, Situation, View, Tools, or Help).

As your mouse moves over one of the choices, it will appear as a three-dimensional raised button. When you click on it, the button will appear depressed.

File

Select "File" from the Main Menu using either the mouse or keyboard (hold down the "Alt" key while pressing "F"):

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This will give you the following options (which you can then select using your mouse or by typing the underlined letter):

·         New - to create a new file.

·         Open - to open a previously saved file.

·         Delete - to delete a previously saved file.

·         Close - to close the currently open file.

·         Save - to save the currently open file.

·         Save As - to save the currently open file with a new name.

·         Print - to print all or portions of the file.

·         Properties - to name the file and add identifying information, if desired.

·         Exit - to close the current file and exit WorkWORLD.

Situation

Select "Situation" from the Main Menu using either the mouse or keyboard (hold down the "Alt" key while pressing the "S" key):

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This will drop down the following options:

·         New - Create a new situation

·         Delete - Delete the situation your cursor is in

View

Select "View" from the Main Menu using either the mouse or keyboard (hold down the "Alt" key while pressing the "V" key):

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This will drop down the following options:

·         Inputs - to use all the available screen area below the toolbar for display of the input questions you answer. Makes it easier to compare the answers you supplied for multiple situations.

·         Outputs - to use all the available screen area below the toolbar for display of the outputs the program generates. Makes it easier to compare the results of multiple situations.

·         Inputs and Outputs - aptly named; splits the screen horizontally to show both inputs and outputs. Allows you to see the results of different inputs without making you remember what was different.

·        SSI/DI - in the input screen, shows the first of the questions in the SSI/DI part of WorkWORLD questions; and in the output screen, shows the SSI/DI results.

·        Housing - in the input screen, shows the first of the questions in the Section 8 part of WorkWORLD questions; and in the output screen, shows the Section 8 results.

·        Food Stamps - in the input screen, shows the first of the questions in the Food Stamps part of WorkWORLD questions; and in the output screen, shows the Food Stamps results.

Tools

Select "Tools" from the Main Menu using either the mouse or keyboard (hold down the "Alt" key while pressing the "L" key):

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This will drop down the following options:

·         Export - allows you to export internal files to external case files, for use by others.

·         Import - permits you to import external case files from others into the internal WorkWORLD database.

·         Case Notes - allows you to write and store a text file containing any information you wish to save as part of the case.

·         Speak - causes a slide-out option menu to appear with two options:

The slide-out menu has an On and Off option. The currently selected option will be grayed-out, since you cannot select it. Once you choose an option to turn speech on or off, WorkWORLD will remember that preference and use it the next time you start the program.

Help

Select "Help" from the Main Menu using either the mouse or keyboard (hold down the "Alt" key while pressing the "H" key):

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This will drop down the following options:

·         Contents and Index - to open the Table of Contents and tabs to Index and Find.

·         About WorkWORLD - for the WorkWORLD version number, registration, and copyright information. Also leads to System Information screens.

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