Main Window

This is Amathmetic's main window:

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The main window is made up of 4 components:
·Toolbar  
·Problem List  
·Problem Definition Panel  
·Status Bar  


Toolbar:
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Each button, from left to right, is as follows:
New Button - Create a new worksheet. The values defined in the 'Default.mth' file will be used.

If you would like to create a new 'Default.mth' file, do the following:
1. Exit Amathmetic
2. Delete the existing Default.mth file
3. Run Amathmetic. A new Default.mth file will be created

Open Button - Open an existing worksheet.
Save As... Button - Save the existing worksheet.
Preferences Button - Open the preferences dialog.
Print Button - Print the worksheet.
Exit Button - Close the application.
Click the toolbar to display the 'About...' panel.


Problem List:
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This is the list of available problems. Use this checklist to display the Problem Definition Panel for any problem type. Check the checkbox to include this problem type in the current worksheet.


Problem Definition Panel:
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Use the controls found in this panel to define how the selected problem will be created. All Problem Definition Panels have 2 common characteristics:
1) The name of the problem is displayed in the upper left corner of the panel (Addition in this example) and
2) The number of questions of this problem type that will appear on the worksheet is selected by the edit control in the upper right corner of the panel.

·See the help topic for a discussion of that problem's controls.  
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Before / After
Counting
Comparing
Ordering
Patterns
Percentage
Place Value
Roman Numerals
Rounding
Word Problems


Status Bar:
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The status bar displays the name of the current worksheet.