Previewing

You may preview the report of your model or project on the screen before sending it to the printer. To do this:

 If the model or project that you want to preview is not open, select Openfrom theFile Menuand then select the file for your model or project.

 Select the Summary Information Windowfor your model or project to make it the active window.

 Select Filefrom theMenu Bar. TheFile Menuwill be displayed.

 Select PrintPreview. The report will now be displayed in thePrint Preview Window.

 When you have finished previewing the report, you may select Print to display thePrint Dialog Boxor selectCloseto return to your model or project.

Setting Up Your Printer

COSMOS allows you to change printers or to modify the settings for your current printer. To do this:

 Select Filefrom theMenu Bar. TheFile Menuwill be displayed.

 Select Print Setup. ThePrint Setup Dialog will now be displayed.

 Select the printer you wish to use or modify the settings for your printer.

 Select OKto apply your changes or selectCancelto disregard the changes.

Appendix A COSMOS System Messages

Message Boxes

All system messages produced by the COSMOS system are displayed in Message Boxes. Many of these messages are provided by the Microsoft Foundation Classes, upon which COSMOS was built. See the Microsoft Foundation Classes reference manuals for more information on these messages.

About Message Box

This message box gives general information, including version and copyright date, about the COSMOS product. It is displayed when the Aboutselection is chosen from theHelpMenu.

Bad File Type Message Box

"This file is not recognized by COSMOS"

This informational message is displayed when you are performing a file operation, such as Open and the specified file type is one which COSMOS does not recognize.

Close Message Box

"Save Changes to filename"

This confirmation message is displayed when you attempt to close a Model or Project without saving the latest changes to the current Model or Project or when you exit COSMOS without saving the latest changes to any opened Model or Project. This message gives you a chance to save the current Model or Project, to continue without saving, or to abort the close or exit operation.

COCOMO Initialization Message Box

"All existing data for the COCOMO model will be reset to their default values. Continue?"

This warning message is displayed when you attempt to initialize the current COCOMO Model, to give you a chance to abort the initialization process.

Function Point Initialization Message Box

"All existing data for the function point model will be reset to their default values. Continue?"

This warning message is displayed when you attempt to initialize the current Function Point Model, to give you a chance to abort the initialization process.

Rayleigh Initialization Message Box

"All existing data for the Rayleigh modelwill be reset to their default values. Continue?"

This warning message is displayed when you attempt to initialize the current Rayleigh Model, to give you a chance to abort the initialization process.

Integer Message Box

"Please enter an integer"

This error message is displayed any time you enter non-integer data into a text box when COSMOS is expecting integer data. Select OKand correct the input.

Load Languages for Customization Message Box

"Load languages from filename? (Selecting 'NO' will load the COSMOS default languages.)"

This warning message is displayed when you have a Function Point Model or a Project as the active window and select Language Customizationfrom theOptions Menu. TheLanguages Customization Dialog Boxallows you to modify the languages and language multipliers used by COSMOS. This message box allows you to choose whether to load theLanguages Customization Dialog Boxwith the languages saved with your model or project or with the default languages list from the COSMOS.INI file. Regardless or which option you choose, you will be able to save your modified languages list to your active model and/or to the COSMOS.INI file.