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Application Development
Environment — Getting Started
Starting the ADE
The ADE Desktop provides access to a number of ADE tools. To start the Desktop, choose Programs
Progress
Desktop from the Windows Start menu. An ADE Desktop window similar to the one shown in Figure 1–1 opens.
Figure 1–1: ADE Desktop
NOTE: The contents and appearance of the ADE Desktop depend upon the tools licensed and installed at your site. You might see fewer or more tools than those shown in Figure 1–1.The ADE Desktop has a:
- Menu bar — Provides access to the available ADE Desktop menus. You use the Desktop menus to perform file operations, start ADE tools, minimize or maximize the Desktop, view messages, and access online help.
For a description of the selections on the Help menu, see the "Progress Online Help System" section later in this chapter.
- Toolbar — Provides access to a set of icons that you use to easily access your ADE Tools. The individual tools are discussed in the "ADE Toolset" section.
NOTE: If you leave your cursor over an icon, a ToolTip appears naming the tool.
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