## The Screen Appearance

PC-DMIS presents a consistent screen appearance to the user.

The screen is divided into several distinct areas, each of which fulfills a specific function or supplies needed information. A brief description of each screen area can be found below. (Additional information is located throughout the documentation as indicated.)

Screen Appearance of PC-DMIS's Graphical User Interface

1. The Title bar displays the title of the current part program. It also contains the maximize and minimize buttons.

2. The Menu bar contains the menu selections available from the main PCDLRN application. See "The Menu Bar".

3. The Toolbar area contains toolbars with frequently used commands. These toolbars are easily accessible by right-clicking on the Toolbar area. See "The Toolbar Area".

4. The Graphics Display window (see "The Graphic Display Window") presents graphic representations of the part (the top view is shown in the illustration). The size of this area remains constant. However, the display area can be divided into as many as four different views of the part.

5. Dialog boxes are the main communication channels between PC-DMIS and the user. Available features appear in the dialog box, and most input data is entered through it. See "Dialog Box Description".

6. The Edit window displays the part program. This window allows you to access specific commands within the part program and make changes to meet individual specifications. See the "Editing a Part Program: Introduction" and "Using the Edit Window: Introduction" chapters for fully documented operations of the Edit window.

7. The Status Bar displays information important to the current operation (i.e., current probe calibration data, standard deviation of the last feature measured) and number of hits. It also contains a message box that displays pertinent information about the operation in progress. See "The Status Bar" for more information.