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Section 2 – Introduction to InTouch Section Objective: Be able to run InTouch for the first time and use the InTouch Application Manager. Wonderware InTouch is the quickest and easiest way to create HMI applications for the Microsoft Windows 95/98 SE and Windows NT 4.0 operating systems. InTouch is a component of the Wonderware FactorySuite . InTouch applications span the globe in a multitude of vertical markets including food processing, semiconductors, oil and gas, automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, transportation, utilities, and more. By using InTouch, you can create powerful, full-featured applications that exploit the key features of Microsoft Windows, including ActiveX controls, OLE, graphics, networking and more. InTouch can also be extended by adding custom ActiveX controls, wizards, generic objects, and creating InTouch QuickScript extensions. InTouch consists of three major programs, the InTouch Application Manager, WindowMaker and WindowViewer. InTouch also includes the diagnostics program Wonderware Logger. InTouch Components InTouch consists of three major programs, the InTouch Application Manager, WindowMaker and WindowViewer. The InTouch Application Manager organizes the applications you create and establishes which application is the default application. The default application is opened when either WindowViewer of WindowMaker is launched, whether they are launched from the InTouch Application Manager or from the Windows Start menu. The Application Manager is also used to configure WindowViewer as an NT service, to configure Network Application Development NAD for client-based and server-based architectures, and to configure Dynamic Resolution Conversion DRC and/or distributed alarming. The DBDump and DBLoad database utilities are launched from the Application Manager. WindowMaker is the development environment, where object-oriented graphics are used to create animated, touch-sensitive display windows. These di