VISSIM 5.30-05 User Manual

3 Program Handling
3.1 The VISSIM Desktop
The desktop of VISSIM is divided into the following areas:
Header Shows program title, version and service pack no. and also the name of the
network file; for demo versions, “Demo” is added to the version no.
Menu bar Access is provided via mouse click or keyboard shortcut, cf. section 3.1.1.
Some of the menu commands point to a submenu or window:
4 Indicates a pull-out menu.
“...“ Indicates that a window will open.
The last eight network files accessed by VISSIM (“most recently used files”)
are listed in the FILE menu. Click one of hese files to open it.
Tool bars Control network editor and simulation functions (cf. section 3.1.2).
Status bar Shows editing instructions and simulation status (cf. section 3.1.3).
Scroll bars Horizontal and vertical scrolling of network viewing area.
Logo Depending on the location of the sale of the software license a logo will
appear in the upper right corner of the VISSIM network.
In the lower right corner, you may display a custom logo by naming it
CUSTOM.BMP and placing it in the same directory as VISSIM.EXE.
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