CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Starting DECdecision 1.2 Defining DECdecision 1.3 Using DECdecision 1.4 Using the Components and Macro Facility 1.4.1 Using Access 1.4.2 Using Calc 1.4.3 Using DECchart 1.4.4 Using Builder 1.5 Using This Documentation Set 1.6 Using Sample Data 1.7 Getting Help 1.8 Quitting DECdecision 2 Simplifying Data Management-A Tutorial 2.1 Defining the Task 2.2 Gathering the Data 2.2.1 Using Sample Data 2.3 Outlining the Solution 2.4 Implementing the Solution 2.5 Streamlining the Task with a Blueprint 3 Simplifying Complex Data-An Example 3.1 Defining the Task 3.2 Gathering the Data 3.3 Outlining the Solution 3.4 Implementing the Solution 4 Customizing Your User Profile 4.1 Customizing from the DECdecision Control Panel 4.1.1 Customizing the Appearance of DECdecision at Startup 4.1.2 Customizing the Components and the Macro Facility 4.2 Customizing from Within a Component or the Macro Facility 4.3 Customizing from DCL A Using DECwindows A.1 Using the Mouse A.2 Selecting Windows A.3 Choosing Items from Pull-Down Menus A.4 Choosing Items from Submenus A.5 Choosing Items from Pop-Up Menus A.6 Choosing Items from Option Menus A.7 Supplying Information in Dialog Boxes A.7.1 Moving in a Dialog Box A.7.2 Making Selections from List Boxes A.8 Scrolling A.9 Moving Windows A.10 Changing the Size of Windows A.11 Shrinking Windows A.12 Expanding Icons to Windows A.13 Stacking Overlapping Windows A.13.1 Making Stacked Windows Stick in Place A.13.2 Releasing Windows Locked in the Stacking Order A.14 Editing Text A.14.1 Selecting Text A.14.2 Copying Text A.14.3 Moving Text Between Windows A.14.4 Deleting Text with Pending Delete A.14.5 Text Editing Key Definitions A.15 Composing Special Characters A.16 Invoking Help A.16.1 Invoking Help A.16.2 Navigating in Help A.16.3 Searching Help for Titles and Keywords A.16.4 Exiting from Help A.17 Putting a Session on Hold A.18 Ending a Session Glossary FIGURES 1-1 How to Get Help on Objects 2-1 UNIT_REVENUE Data Table 2-2 DECISION$YEARLY_REV Worksheet 2-3 UNIT_REVENUE Table After User Has Reduced Collection 2-4 DECISION$YEARLY_REV Worksheet with AVERAGE Label and Functions 2-5 DECISION$YEARLY_REV Worksheet Containing Data from the UNIT_REVENUE Table 2-6 Column Chart of Regional Revenue Data 2-7 Column Chart Illustrating Live Link to Calc 2-8 Column Chart with Modified Baseline 2-9 Printed Calc Worksheet 2-10 Blueprint to Compute Total Revenue and Average Revenue by Region 3-1 Budgets for the United States, France, Norway, and West Germany 3-2 A View of the CONVERSION_SHEET Showing the Exchange Table TABLES 4-1 DECdecision Control Panel Qualifiers and Their Functions 4-2 Access Component Qualifiers and Their Functions 4-3 Builder Qualifiers and Their Functions 4-4 Calc Qualifiers and Their Functions