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1 Introduction 31.3 User InterfaceNewASReml is essentially a batch program with some optional interactive features.The typical sequence of operations when using ASReml is• Prepare the data (typically using a spreadsheet or data base program)• Export that data as an ASCII file (for example export it as a .csv (commaseparated values) file from Excel)• Prepare a job file with filename extension .as• Run the job file with ASReml• Review the various output files• revise the job and re run it, or• extract pertinant results for your report.So you need an ASCII editor to prepare input files and review and print outputfiles. We directly provide two options.ASReml-WASReml-W is a graphical tool distributed by VSN (http://www.vsni.co.uk)allowing the user to edit and run ASReml programs, and then view the output.It is available on the following platforms:• Windows 32-bit,• Windows 64-bit,• Linux 32-bit,• Linux 64-bit, and• Sun/Solaris 32-bitASReml-W has a built-in help system explaining its use.ConTEXTConTEXT is a third-party freeware text editor, with programming extensionswhich make it a suitable environment for running ASReml under Windows. TheConTEXT directory on the CD-ROM includes installation files and instructionsfor configuring it for use in ASReml . Full details of ConTEXT are available fromhttp://www.context.cx/.