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Step 0: Orienting yourself

When you start Logisim, you'll see a window similar to the following. Since you'll be using a different system, some of the details may be slightly different.

All Logisim is divided into three parts, called the explorer pane, the attribute table, and the canvas. There are also the menu bar and the toolbar above them.

The menu bar is self-explanatory. You can ignore the explorer pane and the attribute table; they're for accessing Logisim's more advanced features, not covered in this tutorial.

That leaves the toolbar and the canvas. The canvas is where you'll draw your circuit; and the toolbar contains the tools that you'll use to accomplish this.

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