Main Sections of the Interface

The user interface consists of the following major sections:

• Top—Ribbons This area is used to access features.

  

• Left—Explorers and Window Panes This is the default location for many different explorers and window panes (e.g., Content Explorer, Project Organizer), which can be used to create, open, and view various elements in the project.

  

• Middle—Editors and Start Page This is the default location for the many editors in Flare (e.g., XML Editor, TOC Editor, Stylesheet Editor), which are used to enter and design the vast majority of the content for your project. It also displays some window panes (e.g., File List, Analysis Summary window) and the Start Page, which is used for quickly performing high-level tasks and accessing information.

  

• Right—Window Panes Like the left side, this is the default location for many different window panes (e.g., Dynamic Help, Styles window pane).

  

• Bottom—Window Panes This is the default location for yet more window panes (e.g., Builds window pane).

  

For the most part, the explorers and window panes on the edges of the interface are used to support the work that you do in the middle. You have the flexibility to close or move elements around as you like, so it is not mandatory that every window pane remain permanently in its default location.