

Take a few moments to become familiar with the controls: Click each menu to see the options - the "Edit" menu is particularly important. Initially, we should make a quick survey of the possibilities. Each of us will eventually develop our own preferred work flow.

There is list of keyboard shortcuts in the "Edit" menu. For example, typing "r" creates a resistor and typing "g" creates a ground symbol.

There a keyboard shortcuts that will be place components invoke or invoke various actions.There are menu items for some commands.(Note the figure above shows a truncated view of the window - there are important controls farther to the right on the toolbar.) There is toolbar along the top of the window with clickable icons for various actions.There are many ways to invoke the various actions that will be needed to set up and simulate a circuit. (A bit of abstract art appears in the program window.) To begin a new circuit, choose "New Schematic" from the File Menu.
