Gretl Manual: Gnu Regression, Econometrics and Time-series Library
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# The gretl toolbar

At the bottom left of the main window sits the toolbar.

The icons have the following functions, reading from left to right:

1. Launch a calculator program. A convenience function in case you want quick access to a calculator when you're working in `gretl`. The default program is `calc.exe` under MS Windows, or `xcalc` under the X window system. You can change the program under the "File, Preferences, General" menu, "Programs" tab.

2. Start a new script. Opens an editor window in which you can type a series of commands to be sent to the program as a batch.

3. Open the gretl console. A shortcut to the "Gretl console" menu item (the Section called The main window menus above).

4. Open the gretl session window.

5. Open the `gretl` website in your web browser. This will work only if you are connected to the Internet and have a properly configured browser.

6. Open the current version of this manual, in PDF format. As with the previous item, this requires an Internet connection; it also requires that your browser knows how to handle PDF files.

7. Open the help item for script commands syntax (i.e. a listing with details of all available commands).

8. Open the dialog box for defining a graph.

9. Open the dialog box for estimating a model using ordinary least squares.

10. Open a window listing the datasets associated with Ramanathan's Introductory Econometrics (and also the datasets from Jeffrey Wooldridge's text, if these are installed — see Chapter 12).

If you don't care to have the toolbar displayed, you can turn it off under the "File, Preferences, General" menu. Go to the Toolbar tab and uncheck the "show gretl toolbar" box.

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