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If you experience problems or difficulties while using the TOPS Pro software, please call the TOPS Technical Support Department or your TOPS sales representative at (972) 739-8677. Getting Started This section of the tutorial walks you through the installation process and gets you logged into the system. To install the TOPS Pro demo software, follow these instructions: 1. Start Windows. 2. Insert the TOPS Pro CD into your CD-ROM drive. Note: For more information on installing the software, please refer to the installation sheet included with the software package. Follow the instructions on the screen until the installation is complete. 3. Double-click on the TOPS for Windows DEMO icon. System Response: The User Login panel appears, as pictured below. 4. Select the user group you belong to and click on the Login button. System Response: The Control Panel appears, as pictured on page 4. Congratulations! At this point, the installation is complete and you've logged on. Now you're ready to go to work with TOPS Pro. First, we'll walk through a General Overview, where you'll get acquainted with the Control Panel and the layout of the system. After you're familiar with the primary elements, then we'll walk through some real-world packaging analyses. These exercises will demonstrate the ease and flexibility with which TOPS Pro generates a number of detailed solutions for the packing professional. 2 TOPS User Guide Supplement and Tutorial
General Overview Before you start using TOPS Pro, let's get acquainted with the primary features and functions of TOPS Pro, as listed below: Control Panel: The primary window in the system that allows you to select the type of analysis you want to perform, the stages to be used in the analysis, and the dimensions of each stage. Menu Bar: Provides a number of pull-down menus that allow you to perform common tasks such as setting print parameters, changing languages and defining stages in an analysis. Windows Toolbar: Contains a number of icons that allow you to perform standard, commonly used functions. Template Toolbar: Contains a number of buttons that give you easy access to analysis templates set up in the system. Button-Style Menus: Allow you to set up a Package Design Sequence, in which you select the various stages to be used in an analysis. Package Design Sequence Area: The area on the screen in which you define a series of stages that comprise an analysis. For example, you might set up a sequence in which you analyze how to best load shipcases onto a pallet. Shortcut Buttons: Allow you to view solution panels for an analysis record or calculate solutions for an analysis. Let's discuss these features in more detail. TOPS Pro Tutorial 3
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Shipcase Solution List: This pane,
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Step 2: Create New Packages. Look a
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