Basic Operations

Solar Fire is generally a very intuitive program to use. It is also flexible and efficient in the way it allows you to work with many different windows at the same time without creating clutter on your screen. Additionally, most of the common operations can be carried out either by using the mouse or the keyboard (see Shortcut Keys).

The topics in this chapter cover the procedures you need for basic chart casting.

Exiting from Solar Fire

Casting a New Chart

Places: Using the ACS Atlas

Viewing Charts, Grids and Pages

Using the View Chart Window Features

Manipulating Calculated Charts

Saving Charts to a File

Retrieving Charts From a File

Manipulating Charts in Files

Using the File Manager

Generating Chart Reports and Tabulations

Printing from Solar Fire

Changing Chart Options

Working with Life Events

Casting Subsidiary Charts

Backing Up and Restoring Chart Files

Entering Angles