The Beginning

If you have started AnimalTracker you will usually see an empty window. Before you start you might want to change some general options. Select "File/Gen. Options" from the menu. There you can change three settings:

• Autosave Intervals The application can automatically save your work. You can specify the interval in minutes. A value of "0" disables the automatic save function.

• Grid Intervals This interval is used for the "Snap to grid" function in the editor view.

• Language You can choose the language of the text. There are two choices: English and German.

You then can start working. Open the File menu and click on New File or Open File, if you already have a file. If you choose New File a dialog window will open. There you can set several values for your project.

• Animals The number of animals you observed.

• Days The number of days.

• Scans The number of scans per day.

• Cage Height The maximum height.

• Height Intervals The divider for the cage height.

• Distancefactor This is a value which is used if the distance for two animals should be calculated that are not in the same area. If the value is zero, the distance to the animal outside of the area will not be considered in the calculation.

If you are creating a new project the map editor view will be shown next. The position animals view will be shown if you open an existing file.