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Chapter 1: Getting Started
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1.1: Starting the program
Double click on the CRYSTALS icon on the desktop, the "Browse for Folder" dialog will be displayed. The selected directory should already be demo, if it isn't then browse to find it: c:\wincrys\demo\demo, highlight it and then click OK.
CRYSTALS will start, and the demo / workshop dialog will open automatically.
Choose Cyclo from the list of workshop structures and click "Open workshop structure".
We will use this starting point throughout the workshop to choose different starting structures. To bring this dialog either close and restart CRYSTALS, or choose "Demo" from the "Help" menu.
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1.2: Customising CRYSTALS to suit your screen size
It is important to be able to read the text output in the left hand pane of the CRYSTALS window.
From the menus choose "Appearance"->"Set Text Font" Choose the smallest font size that you can read.
I would recommend Lucida Console in size 7.
The area on the right will eventually display a representation of the atomic co-ordinates, so leave it at least a little bit of space.
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