# Screen components

The EthoVision XT interface is made of three main elements: the menu bar (A), the Experiment Explorer (B), and the Working area (C).

When you click an item in the Experiment Explorer, the Working area shows the elements related to that item.

Use the Show/Hide button at the top-right corner to specify which windows and other elements in the Working area you want to show.

Menu bar

Throughout this Help, instructions like “Choose File > Open...” refer to menu items. The three menus Setup, Acquisition and Analysis contain the same functions as the Experiment Explorer.

With the View menu you can show or hide the Standard toolbar, the Experiment Explorer and the Status bar.

The Experiment Explorer

The Experiment Explorer helps you keep an overview of your experiments, including your data and the settings used for tracking. It consists of three main items: Setup, Acquisition and Analysis.

▪Expand and collapse. Click an item to view its components.

▪View or hide. By default, the Experiment Explorer is visible. To hide it, choose View and deselect Experiment Explorer.

▪Auto hide. You can minimize the Experiment Explorer by clicking the Auto hide button in its upper-right corner.

To expand the Experiment Explorer s again, hover with your mouse over the minimized Experiment Explorer on the upper-left corner of your screen. To expand it permanently, click the Auto hide button once more.

▪Right-click menus. Most items in the Experiment Explorer have right-click menus to access key functionality. For example, to create a new settings profile.

Other tools

The Working area shows specific toolbars, which depend on the function that is currently open. For example, when you open the Arena Settings, this toolbar includes the tools for drawing arenas and zones.

The Standard toolbar includes icons for basic functions like creating and opening experiments, saving and copying-pasting. To view the Standard toolbar, choose View > Standard Toolbar.

The Status bar is located at the bottom of the screen. It gives information about the status of some keyboard keys: Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock. To view the Status bar, choose View > Status Bar.