# Launching StairBiz
- Switch on your computer.
- Double click the StairBiz shortcut on your Desktop.
- Double-click on the StairBiz folder to open it (i.e. move your mouse over the folder, then click the mouse button twice in rapid succession). Then double-click on the StairBiz.exe file in the StairBiz folder (this file may be called ‘StairBiz’, without the ‘.exe’ extension, depending on the files options your system is using).
An alternative to the above is to double-click on the StairBiz folder to open it (i.e. move your mouse over the folder, then click the mouse button twice in rapid succession), then double-click on the StairBiz.exe file in the StairBiz folder (this file may be called ‘StairBiz’, without the ‘.exe’ extension, depending on the files options your system is using). The StairBiz program will be launched.
Another alternative is to launch StairBiz is via the Start menu. Click the Start menu at the bottom left of your screen, click the Programs menu-item, and select StairBiz from the list.
# The Password window
The first window to open when you launch StairBiz for the first time will prompt you for a Registration Password (if the grace period has expired), or a User Password if you have set them. See Password window, Registration Password and User Passwords for more information.
# Page Setup
StairBiz can automatically choose the paper size and orientation when printing sheets, but we need to set this up for your current default printer. Do a Page Setup (from the Project menu).
For more information see Page Setup.
# Dimension system, and nosings vs. face of riser
There are two settings you need to fix so that you can feel at home right away:
- In the Preferences window (open from the Defaults menu), choose your preferred measurement system (metric, imperial etc.).
- In the Setout Defaults window, the first item in the list relates to whether the fundamental setouts of you stairs are to the nosings, or to the face of the riser.
# What do you call things
StairBiz has a feature whereby any or every label or text in every window, menu, button etc. can be changed by you to reflect your own terminology. See Languages window.