HOW TO...

1. How to open a project
2. How to edit a file
3. How to add a file to the User Library
4. How to remove a file from the User Library
5. How to compile a project
6. How to customize the makefile
7. How to add source to project

1. How to open a project
In the main panel menu "File" select the command "Open project..." and choose one from the available projects. (see "Open project" for details) 

2. How to edit a file
You can edit the file in the Text editor window. Select the file you wish to edit in the Project manager window by right mouse button clicking on the file item and choose command "Edit ..." in menu "File" in the popup menu. The command opens the file in the Text editor window. (see "Text editor" for details)

3. How to add a file to the User Library
The user can add the file to the User library in Project manager. Click on the file by right mouse button in the Project manager and select the command "Add file to  User library" in the popup menu. The user can select a directory in the User library structure or create a new one. (see "Project manager" for details)

4. How to remove a file from the User Library
The user can remove any file added to the User library. Click on the file in the Library Manager (folder User library) with right mouse button and select the command "Delete this file from library". The file will be deleted from the User library.
(see "Library manager" for details)

5. How to compile a project
Click on the command  "Build Project" in the Main Panel window in menu "Tools". The compilation will be started. In the Status window a message if whether the process was successful will be shown. If an error was  indicated during the process, there all the reasons why the compilation process was not successful will be listed in the Status window. 

6. How to customize the makefile
The user can edit the makefile in the Text editor. First, it is recommended to create a new project and the makefile will be created with a default setting. The user can remove the first line from the makefile (#AUTOGENERATE) in the Text editor and also add the user's parameters which will not be later overwritten. The makefile will be created already when the command make/build is used. 
(see "Makefile" for details)

7. How to add source to project
The user can add a source file from National Semiconductor library, from User library or create a new one and also add an existing one. See "Library manager" for more information how to add a source file in Library manager, more information how to create a new source file can be found in chapter Create new file, and the information how to add an existing source file can be found in chapter Add to project.