# Getting Started Guide for Boa Constructor

Kevin Gill

November 1, 2000
March 2005 Updated for Boa 0.4.0
by Werner F. Bruhin

- 1. A tour of the Boa Constructor Development Environment

- 1.1 Installing and Starting Boa Constructor
- 1.2 The Palette Window
- 1.3 The Editor Window
- 1.4 The Designer Window
- 1.5 The Inspector Window
- 1.6 Managing the Application
- 1.7 Getting around using Explorer
- 1.8 Using Help

- 2. Tutorial - Building your first application

- 2.1 Creating a new App
- 2.2 Using the Designer to set the Title
- 2.3 Add a Status Bar
- 2.4 Add a Menu Bar
- 2.5 Adding the Text Control
- 2.6 Adding File Menu Functionality
- 2.7 Creating a Dialog Window

- 3. Other Useful Items

- 3.1 Setting Preferences