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 Let's move to a description of Mervis IDE's individual components. We will refer to those parts frequently in other tutorials. ​ Let's move to a description of Mervis IDE's individual components. We will refer to those parts frequently in other tutorials. ​
  
-On the upper edge of the window, a list of icons is placed, called **Ribbon**. Icons change depending on the part of the IDe you are currently ​in.+On the upper edge of the window, a list of icons is placed, called **Ribbon**. Icons change depending on the part of the IDE you are currently ​using.
  
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-In the middle of the screen is a working canvas ​called **Main window**, containing a number of sub-panels that are displayed as tabs on the main window'​s upper edge. That allows you to close any subpanel at any time and return to it simply by clicking its tab. Right now, the only visible tab is **Variable Browser**. ​+In the middle of the screen is a workspace ​called **Main window**, containing a number of sub-panels that are displayed as tabs on the main window'​s upper edge. That allows you to close any subpanel at any time and return to it simply by clicking its tab. Right now, the only visible tab is **Variable Browser**. ​
  
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-On the right side, you can see the **Properties** panel. This panel displays all available properties of the currently selected object, be it a controller, a channel, Modbus device, input/​output or anything else. As nothing is selected right now the panel is empty. ​+On the right side, you can see the **Properties** panel. This panel displays all available properties of the currently selected object, be it a unit, a channel, Modbus device, input/​output or anything else. As nothing is selected right now the panel is empty. ​
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-Another important Mervis IDE part is placed below the main window - in this tutorial, we will call it **Lower panel**. It also features a lot of fixed tabs placed on its bottom edge. +Another important ​part of Mervis IDE is placed below the main window - in this tutorial, we will call it **Lower panel**. It also features a lot of fixed tabs placed on its bottom edge. It is worth mentioning the Results and Output tabsused, for example, for compilation control, Chart for graphing the values of variables and also the Port monitor tab for viewing communication on a given channel.
  
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-The last, but also very important component is the **Status Bar**. Many actions in Mervis IDE do not display any messages upon their finish and their outputs are displayed only in the status bar. In such cases, the bar displays **Save ​successful** message referring to a successful saving of the project. ​  +The last, but also very important component is the **Status Bar**. Many actions in Mervis IDE do not display any messages upon their finish and their outputs are displayed only in the status bar. In such cases, the bar displays **Save ​succeeded** message referring to a successful saving of the project. ​  
  
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