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1 Starting EPLAN
After installation, you can start EPLAN via the Windows Start menu.
Precondition:
You have the required software protection dongle for EPLAN and the required
license.
1. Click the Windows Start button and select All Programs.

2. Open the EPLAN program group and click the icon for your EPLAN version.


1. The EPLAN main window will open. By default EPLAN opens the Tip of the
Day dialog.
3. Deselect the Show tips at startup check box if you do not wish for it to
appear every time the program is started.

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4. Click [Close].

Notes:
You can set up EPLAN such that after the program is started the most recently
opened project, or the most recently opened page, appears. The settings for
this can be changed via the menu items Options > Settings > User >
Display > User interface.
If you use EPLAN Rights management you may (depending on the operating
mode) have to log on via Logon dialog before you can work in EPLAN.
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2 Exiting EPLAN
You can exit EPLAN at any time. All of the data and settings, including those relating
to the user interface (i.e. open dialogs, displayed toolbars, etc.), are saved and used
again when the program is restarted.
Precondition:
You have closed all of the dialogs in the foreground using the [Esc] key or the
shortcut key [Alt] + [F4].
1. Select the menu item Project > Exit or use the shortcut key combination [Alt]
+ [F4].


2. EPLAN is exited.
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