# Documentation

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Download the PDF version of this document.

## Tutorial

- Quick Start Guide

## Installation

- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Mac OS X
- Installation on Debian GNU/Linux
- Installation on Ubuntu
- Installation on Fedora
- Installation on Mageia
- Installation of extra catalogs
- Make a portable installation

## Reference Manual

### The menu bar and pop up windows from the chart

You can choose from the following menu items:

- File
- Edit
- Setup
- View
- Chart
- Telescope
- Window
- Update
- Help
- Pop-up windows from the chart

### The tool bars

Since the version 3.11beta of May 2014 you can configure the tool bar button as you want by using the Tool bar editor. The “Standard” layout is described in the following pages.

- Main Bar
- Object Bar
- Left Bar
- Right Bar
- Left Tool box
- Tool bar editor

### The Information Areas

- Status Bar
- Detailed Information
- Object List
- Information about the planets

### The astronomical calendar

- Input Area
- Twilight
- Solar System
- Comet
- Asteroid
- Solar Eclipses
- Lunar Eclipses
- Artificial satellites

### Settings

- Date, Time
- Observatory
- Chart, Coordinates
- Catalog
- Solar System
- Display
- Pictures
- General
- Internet

### Tools

- Labels
- Advanced Search
- Position and Field of Vision
- Observing list
- Observing Tour
- SAMP Virtual observatory interface
- CatGen
- The Tool Box editor

### Miscellaneous

- Add orbital elements manually
- Display of NEOs
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Command line options
- Server Commands
- Directories and Files
- Scripting reference
- Scripting examples
- Computation method and precision
- Installation and compilation of the source code
- FAQ

## License

- Documentation license Creative Commons and GNU Free Documentation License
- Software license GNU General Public License

— Patrick Chevalley 2006/10/14 22:16

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