First Use

Figure: New log dialog
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When xlog is first started, an empty window is shown. You must select "Log $\rightarrow$ New" from the menu (Ctrl+N) to create a new log. QSO's are entered into the QSO frame on the left of the main window. Clicking the Date button will update the date field, the UTC button will update the UTC field.

Figure: The main xlog window
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After all the fields are entered, click on the Write in the button bar, to write the QSO to the log list on the right side of the main window. QSO's can be deleted from the log by selecting a row in the log list and clicking on Delete. Likewise, a log entry can be changed by selecting a row in the log, changing the QSO in the QSO frame, and clicking on Update. Finally, selecting "Edit $\rightarrow$ Clear All" from the menu will Clear all the fields in the QSO frame.

Joop Stakenborg 2009-01-14