A Dynamic Welcome

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I’m not sure if you’ve heard yet, but we have just recently released a little program and we’re pretty excited about all the new changes that were made in this release. I am talking of course, about the PIPE-FLO software that our company was founded on, and has recently undergone a three-year major rewrite.

The new PIPE-FLO 12 release has a whole new look and one of the first things you notice is the new Start Menu or Welcome Screen.

 

The whole purpose of the Start Menu aims at giving you quick access to a number of the common tasks and allows you to get familiar with some of the major features very easily.

The new Start Menu is part of the fast and fluid PIPE-FLO 12 experience. We really wanted to make this opening screen a hub for users of the program, does come in handy when you first open the program at the beginning of the day to do some work.

We have made the Tutorial, New and Recent Systems, Contacting Support and the Knowledge Base all accessible from the first screen. Doing this shortens the amount of clicks a user needs to start their project and get down to business!

The Start Menu will only display when no PIPE-FLO project is open.

Also, and arguably most important, the Reactivation Date is shown in the upper right corner. This Reactivation Date includes a link to more information about how to keep the software license operating.

This new design concept includes new Dynamic Content that works like a bulletin board for Engineered Software to share program updates and new feature information directly with users!

For instance, we have the Yellow Box in the Dynamic Content alerting users to whether their version of PIPE-FLO is the most Up-to-date and including links to more current downloads when appropriate.

This is also a great way for updated program announcements to be communicated and maintenance releases to be distributed immediately – which is why it is a good idea to make sure the IT department has allowed the dynamic content to run.

Dynamic content requires an internet connection, and there is a check box to show/hide this information. If there is no internet connection or the internet is disabled, the Dynamic portion of the Start Menu should show as blank. If the Dynamic content is enabled, and appears not to be displaying correctly, then your IT department may have other network settings affecting the display.

So the next time you start up PIPE-FLO 12 take a closer look at the Dynamic Content on the Start Menu. You might find that there is some interesting Video or Program Announcement there for you!



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