Welcome to Nooleus
This guide will give you enough information to begin using Nooleus for the first time.
The basics…
In Nooleus, diagrams are drawn onto Pages. Nooleus always has at least one Page, called the ‘Home’ Page. The Home page is what you see when Nooleus is first started-up.
Pages contain two main types of item:
- Objects – These are typically used to represent servers, or pieces of network equipment, but they can be used to represent anything. Each Object can have up to fifty user-defined ‘Actions’ assigned to it. Actions are programs (like PuTTY, Ping, VNC etc.), URLs (http://...), documents (PDF, Doc, etc.), or folders. The ‘Welcome Plant’ on the Home page is an example of an Object.
- Pages – Pages can also contain links to other Pages. Having multiple Pages provides an easy way to organise your diagrams. The ‘Example Diagram’ item on your Home page is a Page link.
Nooleus has two modes of operation; View mode, and Edit mode:
- View Mode - Nooleus starts in View mode. In view mode Pages can be navigated, but cannot be altered. Double-clicking on an Object in View mode will run its 'Action'.
- Edit Mode - Edit mode allows new Objects and Pages to be created. Double-clicking on an object in edit mode will display its properties.
To switch to Edit mode, right-click on the Page and select ‘Edit This Page’. When you’ve finished editing, right-click on the page again and choose ‘Finish Editing’. The TAB key can also be used to quickly switch between the two modes.
For a more thorough introduction, try the Tutorial, or the User Manual.
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